TSO/ISPF, An Introduction

LENGTH OF COURSE:
2 Days

DESCRIPTION: The course teaches the student the fundamentals of TSO/ISPF. The course begins with the basics of screen navigation and concludeds with advanced techniques and features. Students will learn how to use and navigate thought the numerious panel to efficiently define and manage data sets. Emphasis is planced on ISPF edit and utility functions, with supporting information on TSO processing. In addition, students will be given an overview of JCL, Job Submission and Review.

PREREQUISITES: Some knowledge of data processing concepts and facilities.

INSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES: A combination of Lecture, Exercises, and Labs (when/where available).

AUDIENCE

This course is designed for data processing personnel who will be creating data sets, modifying data sets, creating CLISTs, or doing system modification.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS:

TSO/ISPF Overview and Basic Concepts
- Introduction to TSO/ISPF
- General Panel Structure
- Commands and Program Function Keys
- ISPF Paramenters
- LOG and LIST Options
Overview of File / Data Set Types
- Sequential
- Partitioned Data Set
- Fixed-Lenght Records
- Variable-Length Records
- Blocked Variable & Undefined
- VSAM Files
Sequential Dataset Creation and Maintenance
- General Library Information
- Allocation Process
- Basic EDIT Functions
- BROWSE and Other Related Fuctions
- DSLIST Function
- Introduction to COPY
Partitioned Dataset Creation and Maintenance
- Introduction to PDS
- Member Creation and Update via EDIT.
- EDIT Commands
  - COPY, INSERT, REPEAT, DELETE, OMIT LINES, BOUNDS, UC, LC, TEXT FLOW
- Locating and Manipulating Members
- Additonal features of MOVE and COPY
- Comparison of DSLIST for PDS Information
- Library Maintenance Utility

Language Processing in FOREGROUND
BATCH Job Processing
- Introduction to JCL
- JOB Card, Security, Class, Message Class, Notify, Others
- EXEC Program and Procedures
- DD Statements
- Control Parameters
- Special JES Control Parameters
- JCL Setup and the SUBMIT Command
- Monitoring the Job with (EJES) or (SDSF) or (IOF)
- Directing Output with HARDCOPY
Introduction to Utilities
- IDCAMS
- Utilities and Control Statement
- Overview of IBM Supplied Utilities
- IEBGENER
- IEHPROGM
- IEBCOPY
- IEBPTPCH
- IEHLIST
- IDCAMS

Advanced Edit Feature
- Exclusion & Inclusion of Viewed Data
- Additional FIND and CHANGE Options
- SORT, LOCATE, SAVE, and RESET Commands
- Text Handling Commands
Advanced ISPF Features
- SPLIT / SWAP
- Specials Search Processes
- Search-For, RESET Functions.
- Other Advanced Topics

FROM OUR STUDENT EVALUATIONS...
"The labs really gave us a chance to practice or try first-hand what the book was explaining."

Nancy Rooney

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