Using TSO and ISPF with SDSF course outline

Using TSO and ISPF with SDSF

Duration: 1 day

Audience: Programmers and operations support staff who will be using TSO and ISPF

Prequisites: Need to use ISPF for program development or job submission

This course can include IOF instead of SDSF

Objectives: Top Contents

On successful completion of this course each student will be able to:

* use commands to log on to TSO
* explain how TSO and ISPF interface with OS/390 and z/OS
* control the ISPF settings
* access and modify PF keys
* explain the function of the profile dataset
* create a QSAM dataset
* create a pds and a pdse
* use edit commands to create and modify data
* apply simple and global changes
* use commands which control a simple split screen
* use commands which control up to 8 screens
* use commands to copy and overlay data
* use commands which manage datasets
* use commands to view and process dataset lists
* issue TSO commands
* use the Attention keys
* print screens and datasets
* use commands to insert, delete, move, copy data
* use commands to repeat lines
* use find and change commands
* use exclude commands
* create and use labels
* view and control the edit profile
* edit multiple files
* use SDSF to monitor and manage the progress and output of a batch job
* log off TSO

Contents: Top Objectives

Using TSO
Logging on to TSO; session facilities; list and log datasets; TSO commands; TSO commands from =6, file transfer to and from a PC; attention interrupt; screen refresh; the HELP command; processing datasets; sending messages; preventing messages; dataset transmission; session timings; using HSM commands.

The ISPF system
Using ISPF; panels; navigating the ISPF panels; options and settings; stacking commands; jump function; PF keys; scrolling; split screen; Libraries; user profiles; browsing and viewing datasets; utilities; dataset lists; multi-split screen commands, SWAP, SCRNAME.

The ISPF editor
Basic primary commands; recovery and undo; basic line commands; sample edit session; using copy and overlay; joining and splitting lines; further primary commands: copy, move, replace, create, partial copy; the edit profile; further line commands: excluding lines, flip, labels, commands which use column numbers, word processing, picture strings; ending an edit; handling an E37 problem; stacking edits.

Running jobs
Submitting jobs for execution; test data; Using SDSF.