IBM Certified Mainframe Professional Cerification
Hi All, Is there a certification exam available for like “IBM Certfied Mainframe professional”. I see resume’s in net with people certified in the course but don’t see the course listing in IBM’s websites. Can you pls let me know some certifications other than DB2 that are available for IBM Mainframe technologies?

Answer Question   |  August 12, 2011  12:47 PM
Certifications, Mainframe

Is there a way to execute a REXX utility when a user logs off the mainframe session
I am planning to write a utility which would cancel all the active jobs by a user when he logs off from mainframe. Like logon script is there a logoff scripts that executes when the user logs-off?

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2008  7:09 PM
Logoff Script, Mainframe, REXX

Mainframe Career – is it possible for me?
hello, I have been working for a MNC in India for the past 2 years.My nature of Job includes creating SAS programs and using JCL to run this SAS and get reports or other stuff from the DB2 databases or files.I also write simple SQL queries for DB2.I am right now in a stage where [...]

Answer Question   |  July 31, 2008  5:51 AM
CICS, COBOL, DB2, Developer, Mainframe, Mainframe jobs, SAS, VSAM.MVS

CA-Telon forgot about subprograms……
CA is telling me that there is no way to put a subprogram in telon without doing manipulation to the generated code. I am trying to suppress the fallout section. I am a novice at Telon but I can not believe that you cannot turn the fallout section off or something to allow a subprogram [...]

Answer Question   |  January 24, 2008  7:16 PM
Mainframe, Subprogram, Telon

CICS map
In my CICS screen, irrespective of any case the user types in any string field, after receiving the map I found that its automatically converts to Upper case. I tried ASIS option and also NOUCTRAN. But nothing worked out. Can any one help on this?

Answer Question   |  December 11, 2007  10:38 AM
CICS, Mainframe, Mapping software

Automated testing for Migration from AS/400 to Mainframe
I am planning a solution for a Migration Project from AS/400 to Mainframe. Writing to you to find if you can please suggest any tool that might 1. Capture all key strokes during Online data feeding on the AS/400 (OS/400, DB2/400, COBOL, CL etc.) 2. Replay sequentially all of the captured events and data into [...]

Answer Question   |  January 30, 2008  6:02 AM
AS/400, Automated Testing, Mainframe, record, replay

Mainframe Performance Testing
I am doing a research and would like to get answers to the following questions, I appreciate and value your experience and time: 1) What are the different types of mainframe applications? 2) What are the general performance issues that are expected? 3) What tools are used in performance testing mainframe applications? 4) Any high [...]

Answer Question   |  November 8, 2012  3:27 AM
DB2, Mainframe, Software testing tools, zSeries

AMD Sempron
Hi all, I have one desktop running on AMD sempron 2200. In my home network. It?s clock speed is 1.5 GHz as per manufacture?s specification. but in system properties It showing only 800 MHz. OS is using XP SP2. But it working very smoothly. Anybody have any idea about why it likes this?

Answer Question   |  April 9, 2012  4:25 AM
390, Cabling, DataCenter, DB2, Desktop management applications, Desktops, Hardware, Hubs, Linux, Mainframe, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking, OS, Routers, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Switches, Systems management software, Tech support

hi all
last day i installed one new xp theam on my xp system. recently i noticed that “RUN” option deleted from my start menu. can anybody help me in this problem ? thanks in advance

Answer Question   |  February 23, 2010  2:29 AM
390, Administration, Application and Web development, Cabling, DataCenter, DB2, Desktops, Exchange, Hardware, Hubs, Instant Messaging, Linux, Lotus Domino, Mainframe, Management, Microsoft Windows, Network management software, Networking, OS, Routers, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Switches, Systems management software, Tech support

Mainframe quality assurance testing tools
I need to find a quick and cheap mainframe testing tool for an insurance application. The client will not spend the dollars till the concept is proven. I have looked for open source for the mainframe and found nothing. The client is running a batch system processing input are batch claims. Any help or direction [...]

Answer Question   |  November 27, 2008  9:02 AM
390, Automated, Billing and customer care, Billing Support Systems, DB2, Development, Functional, IBM, Lifecycle development, Mainframe, Performance/Load, Project management, Software testing, Software testing tools, Systems management software, Training, Web, zSeries

Uploading a file from a USB up to Mainframe & re-generating a PDS
I created a flat file from a PDS using IEBCOPY, downloaded that flat file to hardrive and subsequently copied to a flash drive. Now, I’m trying to upload this file & re-create the PDS that it originally came from but am getting errors: “wrong length record” Have tried uploading to various record lengths and record [...]

Answer Question   |  September 4, 2006  11:02 AM
390, DB2, Mainframe

passing variables………………
hello, i am calling 3 variables A,B,C by issuinng CALL A,B,C.in the called programme i have by mistake coded procedure division using C,A,B. how will the actual and formal variables get attached,i mean what values would be passed to the main programme. thanx a lot

Answer Question   |  July 20, 2006  10:41 AM
390, DB2, Mainframe, zSeries

problem while accessing a Temporary dataset
hello, i have about 25 steps in my jcl, in the 4th step i have created a temporary data set and passed it to subsequent steps(5th,6th,9th and so on). while accesing it in the 7th step an ABEND occurs and the job terminates abnormally. now i want my jcl to RESTART from step 7th itself. [...]

Answer Question   |  July 12, 2006  7:18 AM
390, DB2, Mainframe, zSeries

z/VM Linux
We currently run IBM Websphere on z/890 1400MIPs mainframe under z/os 1.7. How do I calculate how much capacity I require if I migrate to WCS z/VM LINUX?

Answer Question   |  June 21, 2006  11:47 AM
390, DB2, Mainframe

Number of records in the Flat file
I have a huge Flat file in the Mainframe. What is the quickest way (utility, TSO command or TSO function) to find the exact number of records in the file? Thank you for your help!

Answer Question   |  April 27, 2006  10:26 AM
390, Application development, Career development, Data analysis, DataCenter, DB2, DB2 Universal Database, Development, Mainframe, zSeries

QSAM Buffer
We are writing to a QSAM output file which we will require in case of an abend. The problem we are faced with is – what happens if the job abends prior to all the records in the QSAM buffer being physically written to the QSAM output file. Are there any JCL statements that can [...]

Answer Question   |  April 4, 2006  12:51 PM
390, DB2, Mainframe

Mainframe to SAP
Hi, I’m a cobol programmer working on Mainframes with a work exp. of 2 yrs. I’ve worked in technologies like JCL, COBOL, VSAM, DB2, IMS DB/DC, IDMS, FOCUS etc. I have an opportunity to get into SAP technical(ABAP/4) as a programmer in my organisation. Looking at the future prospects of the Industry, do you think [...]

Answer Question   |  October 31, 2011  6:40 AM
390, ABAP, Application development, AS/400, AS/400 careers, Backup & recovery, Basis, Billing and customer care, Billing Support Systems, Career development, Certifications, CLP, CO, Database, DB2, DB2 Universal Database, Development, ED, Email, Enterprise Desktop, FI, Financials, IBM Marketing Sound Off, Industry solutions, IS-B, IS-H, IS-Ill, IS-P, IS-Retail, IS-T, Linux, Mainframe, MySAP, MySQL, NetWeaver, Oracle, PC/Windows Connectivity, RIVA, RPG, RPGLE, SAP, SAP APO, SAP careers, SEM, TR, Training, Upgrades / implementations, Windows, zSeries

Batch FTP Question – Server to Mainframe
I recently tested a batch FTP which gets a file from a Unix server and downloads to a flat file on an IBM mainframe. When I run this on our test box, it creates a fixed block flat file of 128 bytes. When I run the exact same batch FTP on our production box, exact [...]

Answer Question   |  February 28, 2006  8:24 PM
390, DB2, Development, Mainframe

execution of multiple querries with SPUFI and QMF tools
hello, how can i execute multiple queeries with the help of tools- SPUFI and QMF respectively. thank you

Answer Question   |  June 19, 2010  8:51 AM
390, DB2, Mainframe

IMS conversational transactions
I am looking into IBM’s IMS SOAP Gateway to expose our IMS transactions as Web Services. 98% of our IMS transactions are conversational. I am looking for possible ways of exposing them as SOAP/Web services without acquiring WebSphere or IMS Connect for Java on the Mainframe

Answer Question   |  February 9, 2006  2:32 PM
390, DB2, Mainframe, Web services