Courses: OS/400 Operating System - (M010)

OBJECTIVE :
  •  Enable participants to understand the basic AS/400 concepts and to master OS/400 utilities, the Control Language and Object management.
PREREQUISITES :
  • No prerequisites though having some prior knowledge or experience of basic computing will be advantageous.
AUDIENCE :
  • New users of the IBM AS/400 computer system
  • Upgrade users to AS/400 from the IBM mid-range System/3X series
  • Programmers and administrators for the IBM AS/400 computer system
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN :
  • About AS/400 concepts and OS/400 Programming utilities.
  • Creating CL programs, commands and menus.
  • Configuring and managing AS/400 objects.
  • Implementing and fine tuning AS/400 system performance.
METHOD :
  • Hands-on oriented training with one workstation for each participant
  • Lecturer-assisted and use of computer-generated slides for presentations
  • Training materials which includes notes with key points and graphics layout
DURATION : 5 days (approximately 35 hours)
COURSE CONTENT :
MODULE 1 : Implementation (Utilities)

Duration : 1 1/2 day

Audience : Programmers

  • Understanding AS/400 concepts
  • System start-up and shutdown
  • AS/400 menus & CL commands
  • Use of objects and libraries
  • Physical, Logical and Display Files
  • Backup and Restore
  • Disk space housekeeping
  • Message handling
  • Monitor job queues
  • Device management
  • Create objects for user application :
     * User Profiles
     * Libraries
     * Device Description
MODULE 2 : Control Language

Duration : 1 1/2 day

Audience : Programmers

  • Cl program structure
  • Cl program keywords
  • Control flow commands
  • Compilation
  • Debugging
  • Using Variables
  • Passing parameters
  • Message trapping
  • Error recovery
  • CL commands
  • Create Menus
  • Submitting jobs
  • Program Assignments
MODULE 3 : Work and System Management

Duration : 2 days

Audience : Administrators

  • OS/400 systems
  • Subsystems and descriptions
  • Submission of jobs to the system
  • Work entries
  • Storage pools
  • Printer management
  • Changing Profile
  • Job descriptions
  • Programmer’s Menu
  • Routing data and routing entries
  • Classes : run priority/ time slice/ purge/ wait time
  • Job queues
  • System values maintenance
  • Basic performance tuning
  • Creating subsystems
  • Creating classes
  • Message files
  • Message reply list