Course Contents

Introduction to Mainframe

  • Fundamentals and Types of computers
  • Features of Mainframe
  • Characteristics of Mainframe
  • Mainframe Terminologies

MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage)

  • Evolution of Operating Systems
  • MVS Architecture
  • MVS Concepts

Data Management & Sub System

  • Catalogs
  • System Library
  • Sub systems
  • Types of Datasets

Introduction to TSO / ISPF
       ISPF Primary Menu & Utility Menu Options

  • Allocating, Editing, Viewing Dataset , Move/ Copy & other Data List Utilities

      Line Commands

  • On catalog list :
  • E-Edit, V-View, B-Browse, i-info, s-short info , r –rename , d – delete ,
    • S – store member, c & co – copy
  • In dataset ,
  • i-insert, r-repeat, c –copy, m-move, d-delete, x- hide, tf – text feed, ts- text split,

 

    • te- text entry , ) – shit right ( – shit left and other commands

    Primary Commands

  • REF,RES, COPY, CUT,PASTE, SORT, SAVE,SUBMIT, KEYS , RECOVERY ,
  • CAPS, COLS, PROFILE, CREAT and other commands

We mainly focused on the benefits of the students to get better knowledge in Mainframe technology. We are limiting maximum of four members for each batch.

JCL Training Content

JCL (Job Control Language)

Introduction to JCL 

  • Introduction of JCL
  • Coding rule
  • Structure of JCL
  • JCL Statements

JOB Statement

  • Positional Parameters
  • Info, Programmer Name.
  • Key word Parameters
  • Class, Msgclass, Msglevel, Typerun, Notify, time, Region, Restart, prty
  • And other parameters

EXEC Statement     

  • PGM,PROC,PARM,RD 

Common Parameters of JOB & EXEC      

  • TIME,REGION,COND

DD statement

  • DSN,DISP,SPACE,VOL,UNIT,DCB,

Additional DD statements

  • SYSIN, SYSOUT, SYSPRINT, SYSUDUMP, SYSABEND,

DD concatenation, Temp Dataset,

IBM Utilities 

  • IEFBR14, IEBGENER, IEBCOPY, SORT & MERGE Utilities

JCL Procedures        

  • Introduction to Procedure
  • Procedure Modification
  • Procedure Statements
  • Symbolic Parameters

GDG  

  • Introduction to GDG
  • Creation of GDG
  • Altering and Deleting GDG

Error Handling       

  • Error Handling / Description

 

VSAM  Traning Content

VSAM (Virtual Storage Access Method)

VSAM Introduction  

  • Overview of VSAM
  • Access Methods Service Commands

VSAM Creation

  • Creating VSAM Cluster ,

Loading the VSAM Dataset

  • REPRO, REPLACE, REUSE, FROMKEY, FROMNUMBER, FROMADDRESS,COUNT,STOPAFT,

Alternate Index         

  • Alternate Index

Additional VSAM commands

  • VERIFY,PRINT, LISTCAT,

Recovery Facility     

 

COBOL Training Contents

COBOL (Common Business Oriented Language )

Introduction to COBOL &Fundamentals  

  • Introduction to COBOL
  • Identification Division
  • Environment Division
  • Data Division Entries
  • Procedure Division.( Basic COBOL verbs)
  • Sample Program & Compilation procedure. 

DATA Division entries        

  • EDIT characters
  • Usage Clause, Value Clause, Sync Clause, Sign Clause, Justified clause, Redefine Clause & Rename Clause.

COBOL Verbs          

  • Arithmetic Verbs
  • Conditional Verbs
  • Perform Verbs

Arrays ( Tables)       

  • Array Handling
  • Search & Search All

FILE Handling          

  • FILE handling – Sequential ( non VSAM & ESDS)
  • File Handling – Indexed
  • File Handling – Relative

COPY Book

  • COPY Book

SORT

  • Simple SORT, Different Types of Move
  • Complex SORT
  • MERGE Statement

String Handling

  • STRING, UNSTRING, INSPECT- REPLACE & TALLY

Control Break Logics (Report Handling )

Exception Conditions

  • FILE status Codes, ON Size Error, Declaratives
  • COBOL Functions
  • Intrinsic Functions

Inter program Communication     

  • STATIC CALL : BY CONTENT & BY REFERENCE
  • DYNAMIC CALL

Complier Options for Link edit      

  • DYNAM,SSRANGE, DATA and others
  • Cobol Compilation

 

 

DB2 Training Contents

DB2 ( Database 2)

Introduction to DB2

  • Introduction to Database
  • Introduction to DB2
  • DB2 components
  • Objects of DB2 & DB2 Data types
  • Working with SQL
  • DDL & DML Statements and SPUFI ( Up to Basic Select statement )

More Select Statements      

  • Sub Queries
  • Joins
  • Set Operators
  • VIEWs, Synonyms and Alias
  • DCL and DB2 Functions
  • Delimiter, Host Variable, SQLCA.

Embedded SQL      

  • DCLGEN
  • Program Preparation
  • Working with Embedded SQL
  • NULL indicators and SQLCA.

Cursors & Dynamic SQL   

  • Introduction to Cursors
  • Additional Cursor operations

Locks & DB2  Utilities         

  • Recovery and Locks
  • Isolation Levels
  • DB2 Utilities
  • SQL Codes

 

CICS Training Contents

CICS (Customer Information Control System

Introduction to CICS

  • Introduction to CICS
  • CICS System Components
  • CICS Concepts
  • CICS basic Commands :
  • SEND,RECEIVE,SEND TEXT,SEND PAGE & RETURN
  • Basic Mapping Supports( BMS)

CICS Application Programming   

  • Terminal Control Commands
  • Program Control Commands
  • Interval Control Commands
  • CICS Application Region
  • Develop simple application

More on CICS Application Programming & FILE Handling

  • Steps to Develop Application program (with Pseudo Conversation) .
  • CICS Copy Books
  • Application Program House Keeping
  • FILE control – Random Access.

CICS – DB2 Application    

  • File Control – Sequence Access.
  • Testing and Debugging
  • COBOL-DB2- CICS Application.
  • COBOL- DB2 – CICS Execution

Working with CICS Queues

  • Introduction to Queue
  • Working with TSQ
  • Working with TDQ