The Complete Mainframe Professional Course - 4 Courses in 1
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Try Udemy for Business- You will learn to code COBOL programs
- You will learn to code COBOL - CICS programs
- You will master TSO and ISPF Commands on Mainframe computer that will help you in your day to day work and projects
- You will learn how to code JOB CONTROL LANGUAGE programs
- You will learn all the major ISPF commands and understand ISPF operations
- Advanced TSO/ISPF commands are covered as well
- You will learn all major VSAM topics such as creation of KSDS, RRDS, ESDS, LDS, Alternate index, REPRO etc
- You will learn how to create datasets on a Mainframe and perform operations on them
- You will be able to Install your own Mainframe Operating system emulator on your Personal Computer
- You will also learn how to connect to a Mainframe
- Learn about IBM Master the Mainframe Contest
- You will learn what a Mainframe is
- Mainframe Manufacturers in the world today
- The History of IBM Mainframes
- Operating Systems used on Mainframe computers
- Identify the various Mainframe Technologies.
- Programming Languages used on Mainframes today
- Different types of Processing done on a Mainframe
- Learn about Industries where Mainframes are used
- This will build a base to learn further about Application programming on Mainframes
- Access to a mainframe will be beneficial but is not necessary.
- No previous experience in mainframe required.
- For completing VSAM and CICS, access to a z/OS mainframe is required.
Welcome to the most detailed and elaborate course about Mainframe on the whole internet. The course offers exclusive content about Mainframe in movies and other media.
The course has been BESTSELLER since its launch in January 2017. It is the top reviewed and most sought after course about Mainframe on Udemy. I made this course exclusively for UDEMY. You will not find content like this on the internet.
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THOR Ragnarok, IRON MAN, AVENGERS, AVENGERS age of ultron, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, RESIDENT EVIL, MAD MEN, THE OC, Disney, Halt and catch fire and many more.........
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This course also includes some amazing facts about Mainframes like: FIFA world cup brazil used Mainframes to detect whether a goal has been scored or not, and the most recent New Jersey Unemployment department needs COBOL programmers during COVID-19 corona crisis.
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About Me:
I am the original creator of the Mainframe courses on Udemy. I have been creating content since January 2017. After seeing my success many other instructors and Training institutes have started their own courses. Most of these are training institutes who just launch courses to earn more and more money.
I am NOT a Training institute. I am an instructor on Udemy. Training institutes just launch many courses under many different topics to earn more and more money. They also have physical training institutes where they teach. They then create content and launch on Udemy to earn extra income.
I do not do this. I only create content related to Mainframes and Electronics. I create content exclusively for my website and Udemy.
You can go to my YouTube channel and you will find free content and courses worth of many hours related to Mainframes.
I had 3 courses in 2017
1. TSO/ISPF
2. JCL
3. VSAM
I had announced that i will release 3 more courses soon
1. COBOL
2. DB2 SQL
3. CICS
Other instructors started releasing courses under the same title like mine. They added few extra information to make their courses look better.
I am the first guy who told how to install MVS Turnkey system on your own PC on my Udemy course. No Udemy course before that had that information. After i uploaded my lecture other instructors also uploaded similar lectures. I was the first instructor who taught ADCD installation on your own PC. After i taught that topic, other instructors also started uploading similar lectures in their course. I removed that video since an IBM employee asked to remove that lecture. But other instructors still has that illegal content on their courses. You can see that for yourself.
I have 8 years of experience in Mainframes. I was also the community partner for IBM Z day which was organized by IBM on Nov 21. More than 300 students from this course joined that event. You can search for IBM Z day and on the landing page of the event you will find "Mainframe Nation", that is me.
So be rest assured that you are learning from an authentic Udemy Instructor and not from a Training institute.
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This course is a collection of 4 courses.
It covers TSO/ISPF commands in detail. The ISPF commands taught in the course are exhaustive.
After TSO/ISPF it covers Job Control Language basics.
It then teaches COBOL basics.
VSAM is covered in detail.
CICS along with 2 projects is explained in the ending of the course.
After this course you will have a full overview of the Mainframe environment.
The course also covers Master the Mainframe Contest details. The contest ended on Dec 31, 2019. But you can still complete the contest and earn IBM badges.
Monthly updates: I provide monthly updates to the course. I keep adding new content to the course, so you can keep learning new things about Mainframes.
All this comes with 30-day money back guarantee.
Heard about Mainframe but not sure how to get started? This course will teach you what you want to know. This is the first step for anyone who wants to learn about Mainframes so you can start a new career as a Mainframe Professional.
This Course is DIRECT and TO THE POINT.
Over 18 hours of video content and 200+ lectures.
5 COBOL Assignments, 2 Mini projects in CICS and a Practice test.
Get all the presentations in the course, so you don't have to take notes while watching the lectures.
I also UPDATE this course periodically to include even more Videos. New Resources and Articles are also added.
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Build a foundation in Mainframe with this tutorial.
You will Learn:
What a Mainframe Computer is.
The various Technologies and Terminologies associated with Mainframes.
Running TSO/ISPF Commands on a Mainframe
Creating datasets and performing operations on them
Identify the different programming languages and Operating systems used on mainframe
ISPF commands
TSO commands
JCL in detail
VSAM in detail
Basics of CICS
Basics of COBOL
and much much more......
Mainframe is extensively used in large corporations which deal with huge amount of data every day. Over 70% of the global Fortune 500 companies use Mainframe to run their business for everything from cloud to mobile to big data and analytics. Now, there are 1.1 million customer transactions per second on Mainframes compared with just 40,000 searches on Google per second. IBM is the leading manufacturer of the Mainframe Systems.
Content and Overview Through this course of over 18 hours of content, you’ll learn about the Mainframes and establish an understanding of the mainframe system.
Starting with an overview of the Mainframes, this course will take you through the types of datasets, Operating systems and data processing used on mainframes.
With these basics mastered, the course will take you through TSO commands, will introduce you to ISPF commands, allocation of datasets and then the different operations you can perform on the datasets.
It will then cover JCL, VSAM, COBOL and CICS.
Upon completion you will be literate in Mainframe terminology, understand how datasets are created, and how you can use commands to operate on the data in these datasets. You will gain enough knowledge to self learn further Mainframe topics such as CICS.
- If you want to learn COBOL programming, then this course is for you
- If you want to learn JCL, then this course is for you
- If you want to master TSO/ISPF, then take this course. I explain all the advanced commands as well
- If you want to master VSAM then this course is for you
- Anyone who wants to learn about Mainframes can take this course
- Anyone who wants to start a career in Mainframes but dont know where to start, can take this course
- IT professionals looking for a switch in their careers, can explore Mainframes using this course
- Mainframe Professionals who want to brush up their knowledge about mainframes can take this course
This video will tell you all the details of this course. You will learn what you will get in the course. You will also learn the full course curriculum.
Below is the full content in this course. You can find the same information in the PDF attached.
Course Overview
· 32 Sections
· 200+ Lectures
· Over 18 hours of content
· 5 COBOL Assignments
· 2 CICS mini Projects
· 1 Practice Test
Earlier in 2017 when I first came to Udemy, there were no courses on Mainframes.
So, I made my first course titled “The Complete Mainframe Professional Course: TSO/ISPF”. Later I launched 2 more courses
1. The Complete Mainframe Professional Course: JCL
2. The Complete Mainframe Professional Course: VSAM
All three of my courses became bestseller. Since then I have merged all my courses into one course.
This course is a collection of 4 courses.
1. TSO/ISPF
2. JCL
3. VSAM
4. COBOL and CICS
Topics Covered
Section 1. Introduction to the Course
Section 2. Guide to use a Mainframe on your Personal Computer!!!
Section 3. What are Mainframes?
Section 4. TSO
Section 5. ISPF
Section 6. Dataset allocation
Section 7. Operations on Datasets.
Section 8. Commands
Section 9. Advanced Commands
Section 10. Transferring Files between Mainframe and your Personal Computer
Section 11. == Course 2: Job Control Language (JCL) =====
Section 12. STATEMENTS in JCL
Section 13. Execution of a JCL program
Section 14. Libraries in JCL
Section 15. Generation Data Groups
Section 16. == Course 3: Virtual Storage Access Method or VSAM
Section 17. Types of VSAM datasets
Section 18. Processing VSAM datasets
Section 19. == Course 4: COBOL programming ==========
Section 20. DIVISIONS in COBOL
Section 21. Statements in COBOL
Section 22. Arithmetic in COBOL
Section 23. Functions in COBOL
Section 24. CONDITIONAL PROCESSING and LOOPS in COBOL
Section 25. ==== Introduction to CICS: Customer Information Control System ========
Section 26. Attributes in BMS Maps
Section 27. CICS - COBOL programs
Section 28. CICS Mini Project
Section 29. CICS Mini Project 2
Section 30. Electronics Mainframe Project: Mainframe Pi
Section 31. Master the Mainframe Contest
Section 32. Quiz
All the Lectures
Section 1. Introduction to the Course
Syllabus download
Section 2. Guide to use a Mainframe on your Personal Computer!!!
Tools we will need
Installation of the software
Booting up MVS and logging on to TSO
Logging on to TSO when Login screen does not appear
Logoff from TSO and shutting down the MVS
Connect to a Company's Mainframe
Section 3. What are Mainframes?
What is a Mainframe?
Mainframe vs Supercomputer difference
Mainframe vs Supercomputer
Who uses Mainframe
Mainframe Manufacturers
IBM Mainframe History
IBM System/360 Mainframe
Features of a Mainframe or "The reasons why Mainframes are still used"
Operating systems used on Mainframe
Languages used on Mainframes
Types of Data Processing on Mainframes
Batch Process
Quiz on the basic concepts
Section 4. TSO
TSO overview
Connect to a Company's Mainframe
Let's connect to a mainframe and run TSO Commands
Section 5. ISPF
ISPF is not available on MVS Turnkey system
Getting access to an IBM Mainframe
What is ISPF?
PF Keys and customizing ISPF panel
Section 6. Dataset allocation
Types of Datasets on Mainframes
Dataset naming convention
Create a new PS and PDS dataset
Section 7. Operations on Datasets.
Copy Data from one dataset to another
Move Data from one dataset to another
Compare datasets
Search datasets
Rename and delete datasets
EDIT, VIEW and BROWSE datasets
Section 8. Commands
In-Line commands
ISPF commands
Navigation to a particular line in datasets
Section 9. Advanced Commands
PROFILE and related commands
RETRIEVE, NRETRIEV and AUTOTYPE
Compress a PDS
Create a new PDS and its member from command line
Section 10. Transferring Files between Mainframe and your Personal Computer
Downloading Files from a Mainframe Computer
Uploading Files to a Mainframe Computer
Section 11. == Course 2: Job Control Language (JCL) =====
JCL Overview
JCL Syntax
Section 12. STATEMENTS in JCL
JOB Statement
EXEC Statement
DD Statement
Section 13. Execution of a JCL program
Let’s run our first JCL
JOB Processing in JCL
Return Codes
SDSF Subsystem
OUTLIST in MVS
Instream Procedures
Symbolic Parameters
Cataloged Procedures and Nested Procedures
Section 14. Libraries in JCL
JOBLIB
STEPLIB
JCLLIB
Section 15. Generation Data Groups
GDG Overview
Create a GDG
Referencing a GDG
Delete a GDG
Section 16. == Course 3: Virtual Storage Access Method or VSAM
What is a VSAM?
Free Space and VSAM splits
Control Interval, Control Area and VSAM Cluster
Section 17. Types of VSAM datasets
Create a KSDS VSAM file
Create an ESDS VSAM file
Create a RRDS VSAM file
Create a LDS VSAM file
Section 18. Processing VSAM datasets
DITTO utility for VSAM datasets
LISTCAT
REPRO command in VSAM
Section 19. == Course 4: COBOL programming ==========
What is COBOL?
Why COBOL was developed?
COBOL Specifications
Structure of COBOL program
OpenCobolIDE Installation
Compiling and running a program
The HELLO WORLD program!!!
Section 20. DIVISIONS in COBOL
How to code the IDENTIFICATION DIVISION
How to code the WORKING-STORAGE SECTION
How to code the PICTURE clause
Numeric Edited in PICTURE clause
How to code the VALUE clause
How to code the Group Items
How to code the PROCEDURE DIVISION
Section 21. Statements in COBOL
DISPLAY statement
MOVE statement
ACCEPT statement
PERFORM and STOP RUN
Assignment 1: Greet the user "HELLO"
Section 22. Arithmetic in COBOL
ADD statement
SUBTRACT statement
MULTIPLY statement
DIVIDE statement
COMPUTE statement
Assignment 2: Find the SQUARE and CUBE of a number
Assignment 3: TAX CALCULATION program
Section 23. Functions in COBOL
Types of Functions in COBOL
Mathematical Functions
Statistical Functions
Character Functions
Financial Functions
Trigonometric Functions
Section 24. CONDITIONAL PROCESSING and LOOPS in COBOL
IF ELSE loop
PERFORM UNTIL statement
Assignment 4: An Interactive Simple Interest Program using Loops
Section 25. ==== Introduction to CICS: Customer Information Control System ========
What is CICS?
Create a BMS Mapset
Compile a BMS Mapset
Define, Install and send a Mapset in CICS region
Assignment 5: Create a Login Map for the CICS region
Section 26. Attributes in BMS Maps
ASKIP Attribute
DRK Attribute
IC Attribute
Adding UNPROT fields for entering username and password
Section 27. CICS - COBOL programs
Send a BMS Map using a COBOL program
Compiling a COBOL CICS Program
Define a Program in CICS region
Section 28. CICS Mini Project
Coding a TIMEMAP in CICS region
Coding a TIMEPRG in CICS region
Define and run TIMEPRG in CICS region
Section 29. CICS Mini Project 2
ASKTIME and FORMATTIME
Coding our TIMEMAP
Coding our TIMEPRG program
Define and run TIMEPRG program in CICS region
Section 30. Electronics Mainframe Project: Mainframe Pi
What is Mainframe Pi and why do we need it?
Hardware Required
Software Required
Installing NOOBS on the SD card
Booting up the Raspberry Pi
Finishing up the setup
Installing MVS on the Raspberry Pi
c3270 Terminal Emulation Installation
Booting up the MVS and Logging on to TSO
Connecting to Raspberry Pi using VNC server
Section 31. Master the Mainframe Contest
What is Master the Mainframe Contest?
Mainframe IBM Systems Magazine
Section 32. Quiz
What is a Mainframe?
The First Video for this course
Bonus Lecture: Referral links for my courses
We need three things to work on a Mainframe Computer. We need a Mainframe Computer Hardware. Then we need an Operating System to install on it and then we need a Terminal to connect to the Mainframe. The Mainframe Hardware can be emulated using the Hercules Emulator. Hercules Emulator is a Software that behaves like a Mainframe. Then we can use the OS/VS2 operating system which is a FREE operating system for Mainframes. For a Terminal we can use a 3270 Terminal Emulator.
In this lecture the full procedure to download the softwares required to work on a Mainframe is explained. The software MVS Turnkey 3.8j system is also explained. All the material required to take this course is explained as well.
The full process to install the softwares to work on a Mainframe is explained in this lecture. The procedure is extremely simple. The cryptoTerm can be easily installed by just launching the installer. The MVS Turnkey system just needs to be extracted and the console mode should be switched on.
Since the softwares are now installed we can boot the MVS up and use it. The act of booting up MVS is called Initial Program Load (IPL) on Mainframes. The full process of IPL is explained in detail in this lecture.
After the IPL is over we will connect to it using CryptoTerm Terminal emulator. Once the login screen arrives we will logon to the TSO environment. TSO stands for Time sharing Option. The username for MVS is HERC01 and password is cul8tr.
Sometimes the Login screeen does not appear. You will see the turnkey symbol without the login option. In that case you can just click on anywhere on the screen and press the enter key. Then enter the username HERC01. It will then ask you for a password. Enter CUL8TR and press enter key again. You will then be logged on to the MVS. This procedure is also explained in this lecture.
Once the work we need to do on a Mainframe is complete we can logoff from the system. We can use the logoff command to accomplish this. The logoff command is entered on the READY prompt.
To shutdown the system we have to enter shutdown on the READY prompt and then press enter. This will submit the shutdown job which will shutdown the system. After submitting this job we should ideally logoff from the system using the logoff command. The shutdown process will start and it will automatically close the MVS command prompt once it is over.
The previous lectures demonstrated how you can run a Mainframe on your own personal computer. When you work for a company then you will be provided with an IP address and a port number to connect to a Mainframe. You will also be given a username and a password to logon after connecting to it.
In that case you just need a Terminal Emulator to connect to a Mainframe. You have to enter the IP address and port number to connect to the mainframe. Once you are connected you can enter the username and password to logon to the TSO environment.
This article explain in detail the entire process to connect to a Company's Mainframe.
In this lecture i will show you, how you can connect to a Mainframe using c3270. In Ubuntu you can install c3270 using the command "sudo apt-get install c3270". For connecting to your Mainframe give command "c3270 ip address : port number". You will then be connected to your Mainframe.
The lecture describes how you can register for the Master the Mainframe contest that is currently going on. The 2019 Master the Mainframe contest began on September 9 and will end on December 31, 2019. You can register for the contest by following this lecture.
To login to your mainframe, you need to have a username and an initial password. This initial password has to be changed during the first login. Once you login you will be faced with a READY prompt. Some systems have automatically enabled the ISPF command while login. So you will get an ISPF panel after logging in. This lecture explains the login process in detail.
The Master the Mainframe Contest consists of 3 parts. Part one is all about the basics of a mainframe. In this challenge, you will submit JCL to allocate datasets. Learn about Unix system services. Do the copy operation between TSO and UNIX environment. This lecture is the solution to part one of the challenge.
IBM Badges are helpful in getting employment. To apply for jobs just click on the badges and it will show the skills learned through that badge. You can then click on that skill and it will list all the jobs that are currently available for that skill. You can then apply for that job. In this lecture, I will show you this procedure in detail.
You can display your IBM badge on LinkedIn. It will be shown in your Certifications section. In this video, I will show you how you can display your badge on LinkedIn and share it on your Social Media profiles such as Facebook, Twitter and your own website.
A Mainframe is a large, highly secure computer. It is built to run continuously and process large workloads. Large organizations use it to run their mission critical applications such as airline ticket booking and ATM transactions. This lecture describes Mainframe computers in detail.
The lecture starts with a scene from the movie THOR: RAGNARK which has reference to Mainframe Computer.
IBM and the seven dwarfs are explained in detail in this lecture. The seven dwarfs refer to the seven companies which gave competition to IBM in the Mainframe business. IBM was bigger than the seven dwarfs combined and is still the world leader in Mainframes.
The lecture starts with a scene from AVENGERS where Tony Stark is talking about Mainframe.
IBM is the world leader in Mainframe Manufacturing. IBM system 360 was released in 1964 which is the predecessor to the modern z14 mainframe. The journey from the sytem 360 to the modern mainframes is explained in detail in this lecture.
The lecture starts with a scene from the movie RESIDENT EVIL RETRIBUTION which has reference to Mainframe.
In 1964 IBM released the System/360 Mainframe. The development of this Mainframe was the second biggest project in the world in 1960s, only after the Apollo space program. The IBM system 360 turned out to be a huge success. The IBM system 360 is explained in detail in this lecture.
The lecture starts with a scene of the TV series MAD MEN, which has references to the system 360.
Mainframes are considered legacy by many, but still they are extensively used all over the world today. Writers even said that mainframe will die in late 90s but still they are being used and are being developed by IBM. The reasons for widespread use of Mainframe and the features of a Mainframe is explained in detail in this lecture.
The lecture starts with a scene from TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES which has reference to Mainframe.
You can interact with TSO using different modes.
Directly
Batch mode
Either you interact with it directly or you can interact with it using batch mode. The batch mode will use JCL to execute TSO commands. To interact with TSO directly you can use either
Line by line mode
Full-screen mode
In line by line mode, you will enter a command and TSO will return the result back to you.
In full-screen mode, you will enter a command such as ISPF and OMVS that will start a fullscreen application. You will then use these apps to interact with TSO.
This lecture is a white screen animation video that will explain to you in detail all these modes along with examples.
TSO commands can be executed using various ways.
READY prompt
ISPF command line
ISPF command shell
You can use any of the above to execute a TSO command. You can also use JCL to execute a TSO command. IKJEFT01 program is used to execute such a command. This lecture explains in detail, all the ways that can be used to execute a TSO command.
A file on a mainframe is called a dataset. In this lecture, the full procedure to create a dataset is explained. Also, the parameters which are required to create a dataset such as Record length, Primary space, Secondary space are also explained.
After completing this lecture you will be able to create PDS datasets on the MVS Turnkey system. You will be able to create a member inside these PDS datasets. And after creating these members you will be able to insert data inside your datasets.
DSLIST is used to view a list of all the datasets that we are working on. There are multiple views available in DSLIST. There are views such as
VOLUME view
ATTRIBUTE view
SPACE view
TOTAL view
Each view shows different information about the datasets. This lecture explains in detail all these views.