ISPF Dialog Management

Module 1 - Introduction
Overview of ISPF, Structure and Services
Exercise: Accessing ISPF
Library Requirements
Exercise in checking library availability
ISPSTART
Testing
Exercise in Batch ISPF

Module 2 – Basic Panels
Naming Conventions
Panel Sections, )ATTR and field attributes,
)BODY, )INIT, )REINIT, )PROC
HELP panels
Exercise in designing Help Panels
Exercise in designing a panel
Exercise in changing the color of a field
Using ISPF 7.1 Dialog Test
Exercise in using panels in a conversation

Module 3 - Messages
Dialog Messages
Definition Statements
Exercise: Using Dialog Messages
Testing Messages
Exercise: Testing Dialog Messages

Module 4 – Developing dialogs in REXX/CLIST
REXX and ISPF Services;
Address ISPEXEC
Brief look at Edit Macros

CLISTs and ISPF Services
Allocating alternative libraries;
TSO ALTLIB, ISPF LIBDEF, ISPLIBD
Exercise in Library allocation
Exercise in checking library availability

Module 5 - Variables
Dialog Variables Pools
Function, Shared, Profile
Sharing Variables
Variable definition within )BODY
Variable usage within )INIT, )REINIT, )PROC
VGET and VPUT Services
Special variable ZVARS
Variables versus Tables
Exercise in Data Entry
Exercise using VGET and VPUT

Module 6 - Menus
Menu / Selection Panel structure
ZCMD Variable
TRANS Built-in Function
&ZSEL Variable
The SELECT service
Exercise: in creating a menu
Exercise using the SELECT Service in REXX
Exercise: using the SELECT Service in CLIST

Module 7 – Enhanced Panels
EXAPAND
Built-in Functions
PFK, TRUNC, and VER
Panel on-board logic;
IF, THEN, ELSE, GOTO, EXIT
Special Variables;
.ATTR, .CURSOR, .HELP, .MSG, .RESP, .PFKEY
ZVAR Re-visited
POP UP windows;
ADDREM, REMPOP
Exercise: in data validation on a panel

Module 8 – File Tailoring
Service overview
FTOPEN
FTCLOSE
FTINCL
File Tailoring statements
Exercise: in creating a skeleton
Exercise in File Tailoring use (REXX)
Exercise in File Tailoring use (CLIST)

Module 9 – Library Management
Overview of Service Relationships
Library Services
LMINIT, LMOPEN, LMGET, LMPUT, LMFIND
LMMADD, LMMREP, LMMDEL, LMMREN
LMCLOSE, LMFREE
Utility Services
LMCOPY, LMMOVE
Ad-hoc services
Printing, LMERASE, LMRENAME
Data Set List Services
LMDINIT, LMDDISP, LMDLIST, LMDFREE
LM Return Codes
LMMFIND directory statistics
Exercise: in producing a data set list

Module 10 – Table Services
Overview of Dialog Tables
Current Row Pointer (CRP)
Basic Table management
TBCREATE, TBOPEN, TBADD, TBDELETE, TBGET
TBMOD,
Disposing of a table
TBEND, TBSAVE, TBCLOSE
Displaying a table
TBDISPL and )MODEL with a panel
Table positioning
TBBOTTOM, TBSKIP, TBTOP
Ancillary services
TBQUERY, TBSCAN, TBSORT
Tables and File Tailoring
Exercise: Create and update a table in REXX
Exercise: Create an update a table in CLIST

Module 11 – Developing in Assembler, COBOL/ PL1
Invocation requirements;
ISPLINK versus ISPEXEC
VDEFINE Services
Assembler example
COBOL example
PLI example
BPXDWYN – Dynamic File Allocation
Assembler example
COBOL example
PLI example
IRXJCL alternative to BPXDWYN
There are no planned exercises, but the associated Case Study includes fully worked examples in the above languages.

Module 12 – Advanced Dialog Management
Steps in producing a member list display
Exercise: in member list production
Single row selection
Exercise to BROWSE a selected member
Multiple row selection
Exercise to BROWSE multiple members
Left/Right scrolling a table display
Embedding REXX on a panel
Exercise in coding REXX on a panel