This course is designed for programmers intending to learn REXX in the z/OS MVS environment to write drivers for the ISPF Dialog Manager. Participants will study the REXX interpreter as a basis for understanding techniques for writing efficient and readable REXX code. During laboratory experiments, participants will test REXX in a variety of commonplace application scenarios. During the course participants will also gain an increased awareness of the z/OS MVS environment. Full screen panels will provide front ends to z/OS TSO/E REXX execs via the interface with the ISPF Dialog Manager.
This course is intended for all programmers intending to master the z/OS TSO/E REXX language on the z/OS MVS platform to create drivers for the ISPF Dialog Manager to tailor and customize its appearance and functionality.
Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:> Write efficient, readable REXX code > Provide ISPF panel front ends to z/OS TSO/E REXX execs > Effectively manage terminal I/O > Recognize the basics of the z/OS TSO/E REXX interface with the ISPF Dialog Manager > Set up an ISPF environment to allow the development, testing and execution of dialogs > Describe the set of services ISPF provides to a dialog > Define a simple dialog manager panel, and use that panel to enter data into and retrieve data from a command procedure > Define messages and tutorials for the panel, and cause them to be displayed at selected times > Define a dialog manager table, and access that table for inquiry and update using dialog table services > Define a simple dialog manager table display panel, and use that panel to display data retrieved from a table > Use a skeleton file to create a tailored JCL stream and submit a job based on panel input > Explain how to adapt dialog manager panels and services to promote pop up panels > Recognize how to adapt dialog manager panels to promote the action bar and drop down panels
REXX code ISPF panel front ends to z/OS TSO/E REXX execs Terminal I/O z/OS TSO/E REXX interface with the ISPF Dialog Manager Development, testing and execution of dialogs Messages and tutorials for the panelDialog manager tableDialog manager table display panelSkeleton file to create a tailored JCL stream and submit a job based on panel input
Familiarity with TSO/E, ISPF, and the ISPF Editor is required.
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