VSAM Programming & Optimization

This 4-day course takes the application programmer through the fundamentals and important issues of VSAM (Virtual Storage Access Method) file structures, utilities and the effects of Access Method Services (IDCAMS) file definition options. A detailed look at the course ...

TSO/ISPF and MVS JCL & Utilities for z/OS and OS/390

 This 5 day hands-on course teaches TSO/ISPF and MVS JCL and MVS Utilities for IBM z/OS and OS/390 Mainframe personnel.
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 COBOL Application Programming for z/OS and OS/390

This course teaches the fundamentals of COBOL II batch application programming on the z/OS and OS/390 platform. This course can be combined with our CICS, DB2 and VSAM classes to provide an immersion set of classes for students.
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CICS Command-level Application Programming

This course takes the Application programmer through the fundamentals and important issues of CICS Command Level Application Programming. The student will learn the basics of Pseudo-conversational programming using standard CICS BMS-based and VSAM-file based coding techniques. Use of the DFHCOMMAREA, Temporary Storage, Transient Data queues and Program control commands (LINK, XCTL and RETURN) are all covered. The attending student will write a multi-program application 'case study' that incorporates all of the above topics.  The course not only teaches the use of the Command Level syntax, but incorporates CICS' native debugging tools (CECI, CEDF and CEBR) during the class exercise development process.
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