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MVS Skill Pack for z/OS (TSO/ISPF & JCL)

5 Days

Description

This course is designed to help programmers, operations staff and managers new to the z/OS environment gain an understanding of MVS concepts, a working knowledge of TSO, ISPF and JCL. The lecture components and hands-on labs will give each student the opportunity to understand and use the basic facilities of an MVS environment.

Audience

This course is intended for programmers, operations staff, and managers new to the z/OS environment.

This course is also for those looking for a refresher on basic to intermediate JCL programming execution.

Upcoming Classes

Virtual Classroom Live
March 17, 2025

$3,500.00
5 Days    10 AM ET - 5 PM ET
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Virtual Classroom Live
July 21, 2025

$3,500.00
5 Days    10 AM ET - 5 PM ET
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Private Training Available
No date scheduled, don’t see a date that works for you or looking for a private training event, please call 651-905-3729 or submit a request for further information here.
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Course Overview

  • MVS operating system terminology
  • Introduction to DASD, Tape, and Systems Managed Storage
  • Intro to Catalogs, VTOCs, and Tape Labels
  • MVS Networking TCP/IP and SNA
  • JES2 vs JES3
  • MVS Security Overview
  • What is a Parallel Sysplex
  • What is UNIX System Services
  • Program Product Overview CICS, DB2, IMS, WebSphere MQ
  • Third-party Program Product Overview
  • TSO/ISPF introduction
  • ISPF hierarchy
  • ISPF commands
  • Using SDSF to view job output
  • Coding the JCL JOB and EXEC statements
  • Coding JCL DD statements
  • IF/THEN/ELSE/ENDIF JCL statements
  • JOBLIB, STEPLIB, and JCLLIB JCL statements
  • OUTPUT JCL statements
  • SET and INCLUDE members
  • Using cataloged and in-stream JCL procedures with symbolic overrides
  • Using the IBM SORT program

Upcoming Classes

Virtual Classroom Live
March 17, 2025

$3,500.00
5 Days    10 AM ET - 5 PM ET
view class details and enroll
Virtual Classroom Live
July 21, 2025

$3,500.00
5 Days    10 AM ET - 5 PM ET
view class details and enroll
Private Training Available
No date scheduled, don’t see a date that works for you or looking for a private training event, please call 651-905-3729 or submit a request for further information here.
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Prerequisites

none

Upcoming Classes

Virtual Classroom Live
March 17, 2025

$3,500.00
5 Days    10 AM ET - 5 PM ET
view class details and enroll
Virtual Classroom Live
July 21, 2025

$3,500.00
5 Days    10 AM ET - 5 PM ET
view class details and enroll
Private Training Available
No date scheduled, don’t see a date that works for you or looking for a private training event, please call 651-905-3729 or submit a request for further information here.
request a private session or new date