Z/OS TSO/E REXX And ISPF Dialog Manager Combined Course

Course Code: RT 442
Course Abstract:

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.

Audience:

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.

Duration: 5 days
Learning Outcomes:

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

Course Topics:

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 panel
Dialog manager table
Dialog manager table display panel
Skeleton file to create a tailored JCL stream and submit a job based on panel input

Prerequisites:

Familiarity with TSO/E, ISPF, and the ISPF Editor is required.

Note: All fields are required
At the present time we do not offer training for individuals or groups less then 6 individuals. We apologize for any inconvenience.


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