Q11)   Mention the option (along with argument type) used in a CICS command to retrieve the response code after execution of the command.
A11)   RESP( S9(8) COM.)
Q12)   What’s the CICS command used to access current date and time?
A12)   ASKTIME.
 
Q13)   Into what fields will the date and time values be moved after execution of the above command?
A13)   EIBDATE & EIBTIME.
 
Q14)   How do you terminate an already issued DELAY command?
A14)   EXEC CICS CANCEL
        REQID(id)
END-EXEC
 
Q15)   How do you dynamically set the CURSOR position to a specific field?
A15)   MOVE -1 to …

Q1) What are the six different types of argument values in COBOL that can be placed in various options of a CICS command?
A1)

·Data Value                 – EX (Literal 8 or 77 KEYLEN PIC S9(4) COMP VALUE 8.)
·Data Area   – EX  (01 RECORD-AREA.

05 FIELD1 PIC X(5). )

·Pointer-Ref                – EX (05 POINTER-I PIC S9(8) COMP. )
·Name                           – EX (05 FILE-NAME PIC X(5) VALUE ‘FILEA’. )
·Label                           – Cobol paragraph name
·HHMMSS   – EX (77 TIMEVAL PIC S9(7) COMP3. )

 
Q2) Kindly specify the PIC clause for the following
Any BLL Cell, …

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