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Introduction to z/OS Commands and Panels on IBM Z

Intermediatecourse

Fundamentals of IBM Mainframe z/OS Environment is a mostly hands-on training experience. This is a follow up to the Introduction to IBM z/OS Mainframe course. A total of seven labs will provide live access to an IBM Z server. The labs are designed to teach you the fundamental practical skills to navigate and work in a z/OS environment. This includes the use of ISPF/PDF dialogs, and TSO/E commands. On successful completion of this course, the learners are eligible to claim the Introduction to z/OS Commands and Panels on IBM Z badge.

Language

  • English

Topic

  • Mainframes

Skills You Will Learn

  • TSO, ISPF, Data Sets, IBM Z

Offered By

  • IBM

Estimated Effort

  • 16 hours

Platform

  • SkillsNetwork

Last Update

  • February 10, 2024
About This course

About this Course

Fundamentals of IBM Mainframe z/OS Environment is a mostly hands-on training experience. This is a follow up to the Introduction to IBM z/OS Mainframe course.


Course Syllabus

  • Introduction to TSO and ISPF 
  • Lab - System familiarization 
  • Course kit/ Exercises guide 
  • Checklist before starting labs 
  • Exercise 1: Access your lab environment 
  • z/OS 2.3 ISPF User Guide 
  • Creating, editing, and displaying members in ISPF 
  • Introduction to exercise 2 
  • Exercise 2 :Allocate new data sets 
  • Short quiz: Exercises 1 and 2 
  • Discussion forum 

  • Allocating a data set in TSO 
  • Working with data sets 
  • Exercise 3: ISPF editor primary commands 
  • Short quiz: Exercise 3 
  • Exercise 4: ISPF editor line commands 
  • Short quiz: Exercise 4 
  • Exercise 5: Copy, move, rename, delete data sets and members 
  • Short quiz: Exercise 5 
  • Exercise 6: Data set lists 
  • Short quiz: Exercise 6 
  • Discussion forum 

  • TSO Commands - Part 1 
  • TSO Commands - Part 2 
  • Lab - Using TSO commands 
  • Exercise 7: Using TSO commands 
  • Short quiz: Exercise 7 
  • Discussion forum 

General Information

Please note that you will be directed to an external platform to complete the course.


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