z/OS Dialog Manager

This course teaches the effective and efficient coding of the various elements of the Dialog Manager feature of ISPF. The bias is toward the combined use of ISPF/DM and REXX services in a TSO/E environment.

This course is available on demand via the Virtual Classroom Enviroment service (minimum 2 students) and is also available for exclusive, one-company presentations.

What you will learn

On successful completion of this course you will be able to:

invoke an ISPF dialogue
create Selection Panels (menus)
create Display Panels (Entry)
create and handle ISPF messages
perform File Tailoring with skeletons
use ISPF/PDF dialogue test facilities
create Help/Tutorial panels
create static and moveable pop-up windows
create scrollable areas and fields.

Who Should Attend

IT professionals tasked with developing and maintaining applications within a TSO/E environment.

Prerequisites

A working knowledge of TSO/ISPF and the ability to code REXX programs. These skills can be gained by attending the courses TSO/ISPF Users' Workshop and REXX Programming under TSO/ISPF.

Duration

2 days

Fee (per attendee)

£1150 (ex VAT)

This includes free online 24/7 access to course notes.

Hard copy course notes are available on request from rsmshop@rsm.co.uk

at £50.00 plus carriage per set.

Course Code

ITNR

ISPF/TSO Overview

ISPF structure; variables; services and libraries; how ISPF is initiated ISPF Program Function Keys; exit options.

ISPF Panels

Basic panel structure; )ATTR; )BODY; )INIT; )REINIT; )PROC; panel definition statements; control variables; Z variables and messages; help panels.

ISPF Functions & Services

REXX host command environments; ISPF services: DISPAY, CONTROL, SELECT, VPUT/VGET, BROWSE, EDIT.

Static & Moveable Pop-up Windows

Pop-up windows; Window titles; Window size; Using services: ADDPOP, POPLOC, ROW, COLUMN.

File Tailoring

File tailoring: FTOPEN, FTINCL; FTINCL control statements: )SEL, )CM, )DEFAULT, )IM, )SET, )BLANK, )DOT; ; FTCLOSE.

Scrollable Areas & Fields

)AREA section; .ZVARS; Scroll indicators; )FIELD section; Primary commands for scrollable fields.