ILE RPG IV Beginning Programming (Part 1 of 2 Courses) Course

In this course, participants will review the basic features and functions of RPG IV for Version 5. They will develop and maintain simple RPG IV programs using features and functions available in the Version 5 compiler. This workshop gives experienced programmers unfamiliar with RPG, the skills required to write simple interactive and batch programs using free format RPG IV.

This course is designed for technicians familiar with other programming languages and who need to learn RPG IV coding principles. 

Upon completion of this course, the participants will be able to:
> Write RPG IV Version 5 programs to produce reports
> Write simple RPG IV Version 5 inquiry programs that interact with displays
> Use the editor to enter and modify source programs compile RPG IV programs
> Review compilation listing, find and correct compilation errors
> Maintain existing applications written in the RPG IV Version 5 language
> Use the debugger tool to determine the cause of incorrect results
> Use many popular RPG IV Built In Functions (BIF)
> Using the code debugger

CODE/400 review
Coding specifications for RPG IV
Manipulating data
Data representation and definition
Printing from an RPG IV program
Structured programming and subroutines
Accessing the DB2 database using RPG IV
Coding Inquiry Programs

Attendees should know how to use iSeries programming facilities such as PDM and/or CODE/400. Participants should have attended the iSeries Programming Facilities Workshop or have equivalent working knowledge.  Attending the CL Programming Workshop would be helpful, but not required, prior to attending this class.