File-AID MVS On-line - FA01 ( 3 Days )
Price: $1800.00
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Abstract/Overview
This course provides students with the necessary knowledge in using File-Aid to easily extract and modify data for application development, testing, and maintenance. The course covers in clear terms the capabilities of File-AID including: browsing and editing of data in different modes; file comparison techniques used during regression testing; extensive utilities; and new printing capabilities. Hands-on workshops reinforce the learning experience.
Audience - Who Should Attend?
This course is intended for entry level or experienced application programmers, data administrators, data managers, system analysts, business analysts and testers.
Prerequisite
The student requires working knowledge of ISPF/PDF; familiarity with MVS JCL and COBOL or PL/I programming language.
Objective
After completing this course you will be able to:
- Edit and browse data sets using the formatted, vertical and character mode.
- Edit and browse data sets using multiple record layouts.
- Create, delete, and access data sets using the different file organisations available in MVS.
- Set file conversion and selection capabilities to easily create test data sets.
- Perform global operations on entire partitioned data sets or selected members within partitioned data sets.
- Print the content of data sets applying formatting options and file layout.
Content
File-AID Basics
- What is File-AID?
- What Can I use it for?
- Features
- Functions
- Accessing File-AID
- General Screen Features
- Setting Defaults
- Specifying a Dataset Name
File-AID Record Layout
- What is the File-AID Record Layout
- Uses of File-AID Record Layout
- Accessing the File-AID Record Layout
Applying the File-AID Record Layout
- Standard Usage
- Data Set Specification
- Specifying View Mode
- Scrolling Within a File
- Changing View Mode
- Customizing Record Layout
- SHOW Command
- Filtering Fields from Display
- Additional Filtering Commands
Primary Commands
- ISPF Similarities
- ISPF Differences
- FIRST Line Command
- LAST Line Command
- SHOW Line Command
- Advanced Line command
Additional Commands
- Profile Commands
- PAD Primary Command
- COPY Primary Command
- MERGE Primary Command
- Printing Formatted Records
- Printing Vertical Formatted Records
- KEY Primary Command
Selection Criteria
- Creating Selection Criteria
- Navigation Between Selection Screens
- Identifying a Dataset
- Identifying Member Where Selection is saved
- Choosing How to Specify Selection Criteria
- Specifying Selection Criteria
- View Selection Criteria
- Requesting Selection Criteria
Record Layout Cross Reference
- Cross Reference Usage
- Creating Record Layout Cross Reference
- Identifying XREF Dataset
- Defining XREF
- Establishing when to Select Record Layout
- View XREF Definition
- Selecting XREF during Processing
Reformat
- Reformat Process
- Requesting Reformat Option
- Specifying Record Layouts
- Describing the Reformat Process
- Executing the Reformat
- Checking Reformat Results
Search & Update Members
- File-AID Extended Utilities
- Usage of Search/Update Utility
- Member List Processing Options
- Requesting to Process PDS
- Scanning PDS Members in JCL Format
- Scanning PDS Members without JCL Format
- Scanning PDS with Selection Criteria
- Changing PDS Members in JCL Format
Global Browse
- Global Browse of a PDS
- Global Browse of non-PDS
Global Search & Update
- Global Update of a PDS
- Global Update of non-PDS
Print Option
- Requesting to Print File-AID Reports
- Selecting Specific File-AID Report
- Printing Content of a Dataset
- Printing Formatted Records
- Printing an XREF Definition
- Printing a Selection Criteria Definition
- Printing a Record Layout
Course Schedule
| Start Date | Location | Class Code | Duration (days) |
| Mon, Sep 13 2010 | Ottawa | P36838 | 3 |
| Mon, Sep 20 2010 | Ottawa | P36839 | 3 |
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