| Course Code: |
AC 66 |
| Course Abstract: |
This course explains how the mainframe is used by the enterprise as a data processing backbone as it connects to midrange, client/server, and internet computing solutions. It presents the WHAT’S, WHY’S, and HOW’S of the IBM Mainframe.
The course also covers all ISPF browsing and editing commands and the major online utility functions that are used by development and support personnel in addition to submitting and reviewing batch jobs.
No matter what their background, participants leave this class comfortable with navigating around and getting things done on the Mainframe. |
| Audience: |
This course is designed for participants who require knowledge of fortune 1000 business computing using enterprise systems on the back-end and anyone who currently uses or needs to use TSO/ISPF. This course may be attended by management, analysts, programmers, operators, and end users. It introduces the basics and then quickly jumps to the new and advanced techniques thus providing a great refresher even for experienced programmers. |
| Duration: |
4 days |
| Learning Outcomes: |
Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
> Recognize the history and future of ‘interconnected’ computing
> Identify mainframe, midrange, client/server, virtual, and internet computing
> Gain a hands on understanding of TSO/ISPF, JCL, File Systems and Structured Data Access
> Recognize all commands and functions available when browsing and editing data sets and PDS members
> Identify how to allocate, copy, move, rename, compress and delete data sets
> Recognize the major features of the Data Set List panel
> Identify the features of SDSF; how to view jobs in the system, requeue them for output, purge them from the system and print only part of a job's output |
| Course Topics: |
Multiple Technologies working together Automated Processes vs. Manual Processes
The History and the future of Computing
Mainframe System Components
EBCDIC, ASCII, TCP/IP, etc.
The Development Environment
Naming Conventions
DASD Management
Defined File Types
Generation Data Group Files
Operating Systems
TSO/ISPF for Development
TSO/ISPF Cheat Sheets and Screen Examples
TSO/ISPF Edit and Utilities
TSO/ISPF Summary
Signing on to TSO and starting ISPF
ISPF primary menu
Selecting options in the Command/Option areas
ISPF parameter options
Terminal characteristics
Log and list data set defaults
PF key definitions and labels
Display characteristics
Terminating an ISPF session
Browse entry panel
ISPF data sets
Member list display; Locating members; Sorting the list
Scroll settings
Columns, Find and Locate primary commands
Assigning labels while browsing
Browse command (recursive browsing)
Edit entry panel
Creating a member in a PDS
Profile command and settings
Upper Case (UC) and Lower Case (LC) line commands
Shifting data commands
Recovery mode and the UNDO command
Nulls mode; Hex mode, Autosave mode
Tabs, Mask, Bounds, and Cols commands
Reset command
Line commands for data movement
Insert, Delete, Repeat, Copy, Move
Save, Create, Copy, Move and Cancel primary commands
Edit command (recursive editing)
Splitting screens
Excluding and re-showing lines of data
Assigning labels while editing
Find and Change commands
Picture strings with Find and Change
Text editing commands; TE, TS and TF commands
Library utility
Data set utility
Move/Copy utility
Data set list utility (DSLIST)
Reset ISPF statistics
Outlist utility
Overview of SDSF
Input queue display
Display Active panel
Held output display
Status command
Requeing and printing sections of a job |
| Prerequisites: |
None |