Audience
TSO/ISPF is the standard means for IT professionals to interact with z/OS. This course is therefore a vital course in the basic training of all staff working with z/OS. It therefore is applicable to all Application Programmers, Systems Programmers, Operations and Support Personnel new to the TSO environment.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of computer concepts and disk storage. Whilst attending our z/OS for Beginners course is not a prerequisite, it is recommended.
Duration
2 days. Hands on.
Course Objectives
On completion of this course delegates will be able to:
- Log-on to TSO and control the TSO session
- Navigate the ISPF panels
- Create, edit and view data sets and members within PDS and PDSE libraries
- Perform general utility functions from within ISPF
- View and manage job output using SDSF
Course Content
Module 1 – TSO/E Environment
TSO and z/OS relationship
Initial logon process and screens
The role of Session Management software
Native TSO (Line Mode)
TSO with ISPF (Panel mode)
RACF Profiles
Data set naming conventions
Batch TSO
Module 2 – ISPF/PDF Overview
Relationship between ISPF and TSO
The 4 panel types described
Primary option menu
Program Functions Keys
General ISP Commands
Jumping between panels/functions
Scrolling
Split screen mode operation
HELP information described (TSO and ISPF)
FIND and CHANGE commands introduced
END versus RETURN
RETRIEVE commands
Keyboard customisation overview
Module 3 – ISPF Interface (Option 0)
Terminal settings
Log data set settings
List data set settings
Default JCL set up
Function Key customisation
Module 4 – ISPF View (Option 1)
Entry Panel described
Member list panel described
Data panel described
Summary of View/Browse Commands
FIND Command described
Difference between Browse and View
Module 5 – ISPF Edit (Option 2)
Panel descriptions
Edit profile and commands described
Edit Primary versus Line commands
Using Line commands (A, B, C, D, I, M, O, and R)
Comprehensive line command overview
Shift commands
Comprehensive Primary command overview
TAB Control descriptions (3 types)
BOUNDS command
CHANGE command described
COPY and MOVE described
CREATE and REPLACE described
CUT and PASTE described
Module 6 – ISPF Utilities (Option 3)
Library Utility (Option 3.1)
Data Set Utility (Option 3.2)
Including VSAM capability
COPY / MOVE Utility (Option 3.3)
Data Set List Utility (Option 3.4)
Output Display Utility (Option 3.8)
Compare Utility (Option 12)
Search Utility (Option 14)
Module 7 – TSO/E Commands (Option 6)
Command panel described
TSO/E Command overview
Scripting overview (CLIST and REXX)
Allocating own ISPF Libraries
Emulator interaction
PC File Transfer
Keyboard mapping
Module 8 - SDSF
Security Controls (role of RACF and ISFPARM)
SDSF Primary Menu
Display active tasks
Displaying input queues
Displaying held output currents
Displaying the current status
Display the initiators
Displaying the SYSLOG
PREFIX and OWNER commands
Displaying a specific job’s output
Submitting a job from the output queue
Capturing output to a data set
Entering z/OS and JES commands
Appendix A – Fun with CLISTS and REXX (time permitting)
Implicit versus Explicit invocation
Execution via LOGON
Execution from READY prompt
Execution from any ISPF Panel
Execution from Option 6 Panel
Batch execution