TSO/ISPF in z/OS - Topical Outline

Day One

Using Mainframe Computers - An Overview
    Mainframes and Applications
    Hardware and Software
    Programs and Data

ISPF Introduction
    TSO/ISPF/PDF
    Keyboard Notes
    The Logon Process
    ISPF/PDF Primary Option Menu
    Standard Panel Format
    CUA Panel Formats
    Running in GUI Mode
    Using Action Bars
    Getting Around in ISPF
    Leaving ISPF
    Computer Exercise: A First Encounter with ISPF / PDF

ISPF Look and Feel
    The Settings Panel
    LIST and LOG Data Sets
    Function Keys Settings
    Working With Keylists
    Color, Intensity, and Highlighting
    Look and Feel: Options
    Look and Feel: Status
    Computer Exercise: Changing the Look and Feel of ISPF

Working With Data
    Files and Data Sets
    Data Set Organizations
    Data Set Naming
    Locating Data Sets
    Data Set Properties
    SMS - Storage Management Subsystem
    Finding a Data Set's Properties
    Computer Exercise: Finding a Data Set's Properties

Allocating Data Sets
    Reserving Space
    Allocating a Data Set Using ISPF
    Computer Exercise: Allocating New Data Sets

Day Two

Looking at Data - Edit, View, and Browse
    Edit, View, and Browse
    Member Selection Lists
    Some View / Edit Commands
    Computer Exercise: Introduction to 'View'

More on Edit, View, and Help
    More Edit / View Commands
    String types
    Help
    Computer Exercise: More Edit and View, and Help

More Utility Functions
    Move / Copy
    Deleting a Data Set
    Renaming a Data Set
    The Library Utility
    Sorting Member Lists
    Computer Exercise: Utility Functions

Productivity Tips and Techniques
    Quick Advance and Jump Functions
    Split Screen
    Command Stacking
    CMDE Command
    Retrieving Commands
    Computer Exercise: Great Tricks

EDIT
    Sequence numbers
    Nulls
    Line Commands: COLS, I, D, R, M, C, A, B, X, F, S, L, LC, UC, (, ), >, <
     Computer Exercise: Working With EDIT

Edit and View Primary Commands
    EXCLUDE, FLIP, HIDE
    LOCATE, FIND, CHANGE
    RFIND, RCHANGE
    DELETE
    SAVE, CANCEL, RESET, UNDO
    Computer Exercise: More Work With EDIT

Day Three

More on Edit / View
    Labels
    LOCATE - Edit / View Primary Command
    Line Commands: O, TS
    EDIT - Under - EDIT
    SORT - Edit / View Primary Command
    Computer Exercise: Sorts and Copies in Edit

Edit / View - Passing and Receiving Data
    CREATE, REPLACE, COPY, MOVE edit primary commands
    CUT and PASTE edit primary commands
    EDITSET (EDSET) edit primary commands
    Computer Exercise: Copy, cut, and Paste in Edit

Referral Lists
    Referral Lists
    Computer Exercise: Referral Lists

Edit Profiles
    Profile options
    Bounds, Mask, Tabs lines
    Edit Action Bar Choices
    Language-sensitive Color Editing
    Computer Exercise: Using Tabs and other Profile Characteristics

Data Set List Utility and Commands
    Option 3.4: Data Set List Does It All
    Commands
    Computer Exercise: DSLIST and Commands

The ISPF Object / Action Workplace Shell
    Action / Object versus Object / Action
    The Workplace

Running Batch Jobs
    SUBMIT - Edit / View / Browse Primary Command
    ISPF 3.8
    SDSF
    FLASHER
    IOF
    (E)JES
    Computer Exercise: Running A Job

PDSEs and VSAM Support
    PDSE - Partitioned Data Set Extended
    VSAM - The Virtual Storage Access Method

Course information: Code: A633; Duration: 3 Days; Course version: 2.x
These Materials © Copyright 2007 by Steven H. Comstock

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