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1) What is Region in CICS ?
2) IF I want to delete a record in KSDS through COBOL program ,what is the procedure?
3) If I want to copy a particular PS record into VSAM file ,what is the procedure?
4) If program A is linked to Program B & Program B is XCTL’ed to Program C & in program C if you code
RETURN ,where will the control go?
5) How to pass the data from Cataloged procedures to COBOL program?
6) How to delete a particular record from ESDS?
7) If you code PEND in CATALOGED procedures ,what will happen?

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Hi,

My reply to the above questionneries was as below -

1) A region in CICS is an area where one can initiate a transaction.

2) I don't know the second query

3) Using REPRO

4) Control will go to CICS region

5) Using PARMS

6) Record cannot be deleted in ESDS

7) It will give JCL error

Hi Dick,

Please review the above answers also rectify if wrong.

Thanks.

2. Use the COBOL DELETE verb.
4. Assuming an EXEC CICS LINK was used, control would return to program A, not CICS. This is explicitly shown in section 1.3.4.1 of the CICS Application Programming Guide manual.
5.. The term is PARM, not PARMS -- PARMS will give you a JCL error.
7. From the JCL Language Reference manual, there is no JCL error:

23.0 Chapter 23. PEND Statement

Purpose

Use the PEND statement to mark the end of an in-stream procedure. You may end a cataloged procedure with a PEND statement, but it is not required.

2. Use the COBOL DELETE verb.
4. Assuming an EXEC CICS LINK was used, control would return to program A, not CICS. This is explicitly shown in section 1.3.4.1 of the CICS Application Programming Guide manual.
5.. The term is PARM, not PARMS -- PARMS will give you a JCL error.
7. From the JCL Language Reference manual, there is no JCL error:

23.0 Chapter 23. PEND Statement

Purpose

Use the PEND statement to mark the end of an in-stream procedure. You may end a cataloged procedure with a PEND statement, but it is not required.

Hi,

Thanks very much for this comment. It help me to think about my ideals.

Tks again and pls keep posting.

jerryvn01 wrote:

2. Use the COBOL DELETE verb.
4. Assuming an EXEC CICS LINK was used, control would return to program A, not CICS. This is explicitly shown in section 1.3.4.1 of the CICS Application Programming Guide manual.
5.. The term is PARM, not PARMS -- PARMS will give you a JCL error.
7. From the JCL Language Reference manual, there is no JCL error:

23.0 Chapter 23. PEND Statement

Purpose

Use the PEND statement to mark the end of an in-stream procedure. You may end a cataloged procedure with a PEND statement, but it is not required.

Hi,

Thanks very much for this comment. It help me to think about my ideals.

Tks again and pls keep posting.

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