Version 1.3 - 4 August 1998
Part One - VM/CMS/XEDIT/REXX
Date |
Topic |
In-Class Activity |
Reading |
Assignments Due |
| Jul 20 | Course Introduction | Review syllabus | Are Mainframes Cool Again?
(first page only) Big Iron Roars |
None |
| Jul 22 | Using VM Accounts IBM Environments Assignment Procedures Running Batch Programs Third Party Software |
"Review of How to Access and Use your IBM VM Accounts" "IBM Environments" Explain how to turn in assignments electronically. Explain CMS Assignment 1. "Introduction to CP and CMS" Comments on the IBM system of technical manuals. "VMSecure" "Compiling and Running Programs" |
Eckols Chapter 1 (optional) Eckols Chapters 2, 3, 4 (except the XEDIT section (Topic 4)), 13 |
None |
| Jul 27 | No class!! | |||
| Jul 29 | XEDIT XEDIT Macros REXX |
"XEDIT Capabilities and
Procedures" "XEDIT Macros" "Orientation to REXX" |
Eckols Chapters 5, 6, 11, 12
(These would have been for Monday night.) Eckols Chapter 4 (XEDIT section) XEDIT User's Guide (Available on-line for your reference.) |
Part Two - MVS, TSO and ISPF
Date |
Topic |
In-Class Activity |
Reading |
Assignments Due |
| Aug 3 | Test on VM/CMS/XEDIT/REXX Using MVS Accounts MVS and TSO Concepts Using ISPF |
*** Test 1 *** | Lowe Chapter 1 Lowe Chapters 2, 3 Lowe Chapters 4, 5 |
CMS Assignment 2 |
Part Three - Job Control Language (JCL)
Date |
Topic |
In-Class Activity |
Reading |
Assignments Due |
| Aug 5 | Test on MVS, TSO, ISPF Introduction to JCL |
Quick review of Test 1 "JCL Statements and Syntax" "Running JCL and Handling Errors" |
T & F Chapters 1, 2 Lowe Chapter 7 (Topics 1 and 2 only) |
ISPF Assignment |
| Aug 10 | Tape and Disk Data Sets Processing Sequential Data Sets |
***
Test 2 *** (Covers ISPF only.) "Tape and Disk Data Sets" "Handling Sequential Data Sets" |
T & F Chapter 3 T & F Chapter 4 |
|
| Aug 12 | Libraries Partitioned Data Sets |
"Working with Libraries (PDSs) and Library Utilities" | T & F Chapter 5 | |
| Aug 17 | Linking and Loading PROCS |
"Concepts and Usage of
Linkers and Loaders" "Compiling and Running Programs with PROCS" |
T & F Chapter 7 T & F Chapter 8 |
|
| Aug 19 | CICS Test on JCL |
"CICS Conceptual Overview" |