Golden Consulting

Introduction to TSO/ISPF (DEV2200)

Course Description

This course is designed for students who have had little or no exposure to TSO/ISPF and who need to become familiar with the basic functions of TSO/ISPF - Edit, Browse, Utilities. It gives the student the tools to navigate in ISPF, including managing data sets, editing data, running jobs and looking at their output. Hands-on workshops give the student time to practice the commands learned in class.

Course Audience

Programmers, production control specialists, end users who are new to the TSO/ISPF environment and who need to be able to use its facilities to access data and run jobs on the mainframe.

Course Topics

Introduction to TSO
  • Features
  • ISPF/PDF Features
  • About Data Sets
  • TSO LOGON/LOGOFF
  • TSO Commands; ISPF command shell
  • ISPF Commands
  • ISPF Screens
  • Using the Action Bar
  • Point-and-Shoot Text
  • ISPF Function Keys
  • ISPF Primary Option Menu
  • Jump Function
  • Primary Option Menu
View/Browse
  • Selecting members
  • Scrolling
  • LOCATE, FIND
  • VIEW
  • Using Referral Lists
Edit
  • SAVE, CANCEL
  • Line commands; block commands
  • FIND, CHANGE
  • COPY, CREATE
  • PROFILE
  • BOUNDS
  • Tabs
  • Using referral lists
  • Action Bar choices
Utilities
  • Utilities Menu
  • Data Set Utility
  • Library Utility
  • Data Set List Utility
  • TSO Commands
Running Batch Jobs
  • Submitting Jobs in ISPF
  • Viewing a Job's Output

Prerequisite Education

None.

Prerequisite Knowledge/Experience

Basic computer literacy. Familiarity with the IBM mainframe environment is helpful.

Delivery & Duration

This instructor-lead course is a two-day offering.


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