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Q: How to use temporary storage?

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TS queue stores data across tasks. EXEC CICS WRITEQ TS QUEUE(name) FROM(data). READQ retrieves. DELETEQ removes. ITEM number for multiple items. MAIN/AUXILIARY for storage type. Named by string.
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Q: What is PRTY parameter?

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PRTY sets selection priority. PRTY=15 on JOB card. Values 0-15 (15 highest). Affects when job selected from queue. JES2 processes higher PRTY first within class. Different from PERFORM (execution priority).
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Q: How to WRITEQ with REWRITE?

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WRITEQ TS with REWRITE updates existing item. EXEC CICS WRITEQ TS QUEUE(name) FROM(data) REWRITE ITEM(n). Without REWRITE, adds new item. ITEM must exist for REWRITE.
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Q: What is transient data?

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TD queues for sequential I/O. EXEC CICS WRITEQ TD QUEUE(name) FROM(data). Intrapartition for CICS internal. Extrapartition for external datasets. Defined in DCT. Automatic trigger level option.
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Q: What is QIDERR?

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QIDERR is queue ID error. TS/TD queue not found. Check queue name. May need to create first (TS) or define (TD). Spelling error common.