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Introduction to Mainframe and TSO & ISPF
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Introduction to Mainframe and TSO & ISPF

TSO/ISPF Module
Created byVenkateswarlu A
Last updated 5/2024
English

What you'll learn

  • What is Mainframe?
  • Mainframe Basics
  • Differences between Batch and Online Applications
  • What are the modules in Mainframe Technology?
  • Datasets and Differences between Non-VSAM and VSAM Files
  • What is Emulator & Emulator configuration
  • Mainframe connectivity
  • Overview of ISPF and Different options in ISPF
  • How to create PS & PDS?
  • Parameters: UNITS,SPACE,PRIMARY QUANTITY, SECONDARY QUANTITY,RECORD LENGTH, RECORD FORMAT
  • COMMAND LINE COMMANDS
  • SWAP LIST,FUNCTION KEYS
  • LINE COMMANDS(I,V,B,UC,LC and etc...)
  • Primary commands
  • ISPF 3.2, ISPF 3.3 and ISPF 3.4

Course content

1 section • 13 lectures • 4h 50m total length

  • Introduction to Mainframe6:54

    In this video,

    We cover course objectives.

  • What is Mainframe?54:20
  • Mainframe connectivity:How to Logon and Logoff8:59
  • Datasets: PS and PDS25:04
  • TSO Commands and ISPF Options25:41

    In this video, I covered:

    •SETTINGS

    •Function keys

    •Screen navigation

    •START

    •SWAP LIST

    •SWAP LIST

    •ISPF 3.1

    •ISPF 3.2

    •ISPF 3.3 & 3.4 options

  • PDS and PS files creation and Parameters34:50

    In this video,discussed on:

    1. PS File creation

    2. PDS file creation

    3. Parameters

      1. Volume

      2. Primary quantity

      3. Secondary Quantity

      4. Record length

      5. Organization type

      6. Space

      7. Directory block



  • Member creation in PDS and VIEW,BROWSE and Edit mode20:40

    In this video, Practically we covered:

    1. How to create member in PDS.

    2. Different ways of creating member in PDS.

    3. How to open the dataset in Edit mode

  • Inserting the data in file,Line commands and Primary commands39:51

    In this video, Practically we covered:

    1. How to insert the data in empty sequential file using Line commands

    2. Line commands

    3. Command line commands

  • Command line commands[Primary commands]22:34
  • Scroll Options(CSR,PAGE,HALF,NNNN) and Shortcuts14:24

    In this video, I have explained Scroll options and Few shortcuts.

  • PS Copy[ISPF 3.3 Option]14:38
  • PDS Copy[ISPF 3.3 Option]_PDS to PDS.9:37
  • Inserting the data as per the record structure13:24

    In this video, I explained how to insert the data in a Sequential file as per the record structure.

Requirements

  • None

Description

This course is designed:

  • For Beginners – who want to learn Mainframe from scratch.

  • To Learn Mainframe, TSO/ISPF is the first step.

  • Anyone who wants to start their career on Mainframe.

Topics as part of this course:

  • Intro to Mainframe

  • Difference between Batch and Online Applications

  • Subsystems

  • Emulator configuration, Logon and Logoff

  • Introduction to TSO and ISPF panels

  • ISPF options 3.2

  • ISPF 3.3 COPY and MOVE

  • ISPF  3.4 option: Datasets list

  • TSO Commands

  • LINE commands

The above-mentioned topics covered practically on the Mainframe system in this course.

Mainframe?

The computers used in large organizations to manage critical applications such as bulk data processing, enterprise resource planning and transaction processing is called mainframe computers. ... Mainframe is a technology where the requests received are processed fast and sent to the related processor cards.

TSO?

Time-Sharing Option (TSO) allows users to create an interactive session with the z/OS  system. TSO provides a single-user logon capability and a basic command prompt interface to z/OS.

ISPF?

ISPF is the shorthand for Interactive Search and Display Facility and this is a software that provides the dialog management service and users can directly use the menus to perform the required operations.

The commands that can be used in TSO can be entered via ISPF Panel and this panel has Action Bars, Program Menus Point and Shoot Field, Selection Fields and, Function Keys.

Who this course is for:

  • Who are new to Mainframe Technology and interested learning about Mainframe technology

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