The Assembler Language training program is an integrated curriculum: concepts, language, and system software. The duration of the comprehensive program is 40 days. The client selects the component modules and the program duration.
The program also can be taught as a fast-track program for experienced programmers that will be called upon to maintain and update legacy Assembler applications. The courseware will be extended to include project specifications, client standards, and client-specific sample programs.
The fast-track version of the program is 25 days. A lesson plan based upon the standards of the New York State Department of Education will be provided as part of qualifying the subject matter, examples, exercises, and
program duration.
SYS-ED's
training programs utilize the full complement of delivery medium:
distance-learning, web-based,
and
technology driven classrooms. As part of conducting a training program,
subject matter is organized for utilization in courseware as a learning center. In order to accommodate employee workloads and staff in remote geographic locations,
component courses can be scheduled over non-consecutive weeks utilizing a combination of classroom instruction and distance-learning. At the client's discretion,
a checklist of completed tasks, validation assessment, and a final examination can be utilized.
The Assembler Language training program provides a framework for evaluating a sequence of integrated course modules: duration and subject matter.
The assumption is that the client will select a subset of these course modules and either incorporate or substitute additional
installation-specific subject matter.
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Module: |
z/OS Environment: Introduction |
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Duration: |
2 days |
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Major Topics: |
| 1. z/OS overview |
2. Storage management |
3. Managing work |
| 4. I/O processing |
5. Data management |
6. Job management and flow |
| 7. IPL: Initial Program Load and system initialization |
8. Recovery and termination management |
9. Installing and configuring |
| 10. Communication |
11. Security in z/OS |
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Module: |
TSO/ISPF |
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Duration: |
4 days |
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Major Topics: |
| 1. z/OS TSO: concepts and ISPF |
2. TSO ISPF start-up |
3. Browsing a dataset |
| 4. Editing a dataset |
5. Compiling programs |
6. Debugging a program |
| 7. Examining output |
8. Dataset and library maintenance |
9. VSAM utility |
| 10. TSO commands |
11. CLISTs: Command procedures and dialogs |
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Module: |
z/OS: JCL
- Basic |
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Duration: |
3 days |
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Major Topics: |
| 1. Running a simple job |
2. Using existing datasets |
3. Creating datasets |
| 4. Non-sequential datasets |
5. Running complex jobs |
6. Procedures |
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Module: |
z/OS: JCL Utilities |
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Duration: |
2 days |
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Major Topics: |
| 1. Utility programs - Getting started |
2. IEBGENER |
3. IEBCOPY |
| 4. IEBUPDTE |
5. IEBDG |
6. IEBPTPCH |
| 7. IEHLIST |
8. IEHPROGM |
9. SORT |
| 10. IDCAMS |
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Module: |
Assembler Programming |
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Duration: |
5 days |
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Major Topics: |
| 1. Assembler language facilities |
2. Assembler and macro instructions |
3. Addressability |
| 4. RR, RX, RS, SI, SS |
5. Data definition |
6. Assembler listings |
| 7. Machine instructions: general |
8. Branching |
9. Editing translating |
| 10. Loading instructions |
11. Arithmetic
operations |
12. File handling |
| 13. Solving dumps |
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Module: |
Assembler Programming - Advanced |
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Duration: |
5 days |
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Major Topics: |
| 1. Reentrancy |
2. Program management |
3. Variable length storage operations |
| 4. Macros |
5. Bit manipulation |
6. I/O |
| 7. String manipulation |
8. Packed decimal operations |
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Module: |
IBM Assembler Macro Coding |
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Duration: |
2 days |
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Major Topics: |
| 1. Macro language |
2. Macro definition |
3. Model statements |
| 4. MACRO and MEND statements |
5. Body of a macro definition |
6. Positional parameters |
| 7. Keyword parameters |
8. Writing macro instructions |
9. Levels of macro call nesting |
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10. Writing conditional assembly instructions |
11. Branching |
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Module: |
IBM Assembler Toolkit |
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Duration: |
2 days |
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Major Topics: |
| 1. Toolkit Components |
2. Structured Programming Macros |
3. Accessing the macros |
| 4. Disassembler |
5. Program Understanding Tool |
6. ASMPUT |
| 7. Cross-Reference Facility |
8. ASMXREF control statements |
9. Enhanced SUPERC |
| 10. SuperC comparison |
11. SuperC search |
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Module: |
Abend-AID |
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Duration: |
1 day |
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Major Topics: |
| 1. z/OS concepts |
2. Abend-AID accessing storage information |
3. Analyzing transaction abends |
| 4. Debugging logic errors |
5. Program structure |
6. Database support |
| 7. SNAP-AID |
8. Diagnosing errors |
9. Abend-AID DD cards |
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Module: |
TSO Xpediter |
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Duration: |
3 days |
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Major Topics: |
| 1. Facilities |
2. Support environments |
3. Full screen interface |
| 4. Interactive debugging techniques |
5. Changing the flow of control |
6. Trace facility |
| 7. Advanced debugging techniques |
8. Reusable test scripts |
9. ALC testing |
| 10. CICS interface |
11. IMS interface |
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Module: |
Syncsort or IBM SORT |
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Duration: |
1 day |
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Major Topics: |
| 1. Control statements |
2. Data utility features |
3. Parm options |
| 4. Coding and the use of exit programs |
5. Tape sort |
6. Performance |
| 7. Histogram utility |
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Module: |
VSAM: Structure and Strategies |
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Duration: |
5 days |
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Major Topics: |
| 1. VSAM organization |
2. Access method services |
3. DEFINE and REPRO commands |
| 4. Alternate indexes and paths |
5. Application programming |
6. DEFINE and BLDINDEX commands |
| 7. VSAM catalogs |
8. IMPORT, EXPORT, ALTER, and DELETE commands |
9. VSAM performance |
| 10.
SPEED and RECOVER options |
11.
VSAM security and data security |
12.
VSAM and CICS |
| 13. CICS commands and
macros |
14. VSAM and CICS
performance |
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Module: |
DB2 UDB: Application Programming |
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Duration: |
5 days |
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Major Topics: |
| 1. DB2 fundamentals |
2. DB2 programming in COBOL |
3. DB2 objects |
| 4. SQL: Structured Query Language |
5. Retrieval operations |
6. Retrieval operations: built-in functions |
| 7. Other retrieval operations |
8. Update operations |
9. QMF: Query Management Facility |
| 10. Locking and performance |
11. EXPLAIN |
12. Coding considerations |
| 13. Embedded SQL |
14. Program design |
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Module: |
CICS TS: Command Level Programming |
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Duration: |
5 days |
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Major Topics: |
| 1. CICS concepts and terms |
2. CICS featureset |
3. Designing a CICS program |
| 4. Creating a BMS mapset |
5. BMS mapset and symbolic map |
6. Coding a CICS program |
| 7. Testing a CICS program |
8. Temporary storage control |
9. CICS commands and programming techniques |
| 10. Program design |
11. Systems overview |
12. Menu program |
| 13.
Maintenance program |
14.
Processing files
sequentially |
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Module: |
IMS: DB DL/1 Programming |
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Duration: |
5 days |
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Major Topics: |
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Components of IMS DL/1 |
2. IMS
DL/1 structure |
3.
Program structure and interface to IMS/VS |
| 4.
Database retrieval calls |
5.
Database update calls |
6.
Advanced techniques |
| 7.
Characteristics of a DL/1 database |
8.
Logical relationships and searching |
9. System
service calls |
| 10.
Testing |
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