System i: System F'cilities

Course Overview

The iSeries is a versatile system, with many capabilities. By attending this course, delegates will learn about many of these capabilities, and will gain a thorough foundation upon which to build.

Audience

Programmers, Analyst/Programmers and Analysts responsible for the development and use of systems on the iSeries. Supervisors, System Integrators, Help Desk Support Staff, Technical Support Personnel and DP Managers will gain a thorough understanding of the iSeries from this course. Senior Operators may also attend this course prior to going on to CL Programming.

Skills Gained

This course will enable delegates to:

• List the main features of the operating system.
• Work with objects and libraries.
• Describe the iSeries work environment.
• Create database files on the iSeries.
• Retrieve information from files.
• Use PDM and SEU to enter source code.
• Compile a program.
• Create screen displays and menus.
• Write a simple CL program.
• Use save and restore.

Prerequisites

An appreciation of computer concepts and familiarity with an iSeries keyboard would be helpful.

Course Outline

• AS/400 hardware and software
• The operating system, OS/400
• Integrated File System
• Libraries, objects and object types
• Create libraries and change a job's library list
• Using commands and menus
• Structure of CL commands
• Work management and Introduction to the database
• Program Development Manager (PDM)
• Source Entry Utility (SEU)
• Data Description Specifications (DDS)
• Using DFU to update a database file
• Using Query with a database file
• Device and Testing display files
• Write a simple CL program
• Creating a CL command
• Creating menus using SDA
• Save, restore and journalling