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MVS Overview & ISPF/TSO ( 2 DAYS)
MVS Overview
MVS – IBM OS – Functions of job, memory, I/O management
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Online, Batch Jobs, Time Sharing, Multi Programming
Virtual Storage Concept, Storage Management, address space, Spooling
Data Management (Catalogs/SMS) & Storage Devices
ISPF/TSO
Module 1 Introduction to ISPF and ISPF EDIT - Line Commands
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The function of ISPF.
The TSO logon procedure.
The ISPF Menu system.
How to access and use the ISPF data set Edit function.
How to edit a specific data set.
How to use the PF keys to navigate within the edit session.
The scroll function.
How to insert and delete data.
Module 2 ISPF Edit - Save, Cancel and Block Commands
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Save
Cancel
ISPF Edit - Copy, Move, Repeat and the use of these commands in a block format.
Module 3 ISPF Edit Profiles
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How to display and change ISPF Edit Profiles.
Basic ISPF Edit Profile parameters.
How to override the default profile settings.
How to save changes to an Edit Profile.
Why some ISPF Profile settings can be automatically changed.
Module 4 ISPF Settings and PF Keys
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An understanding of the ISPF Setting Menu.
The ability to display the current PF Key settings.
The ability to change PF keys.
Module 5 Basic TSO Commands
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What TSO is.
How TSO and ISPF fit together.
How to issue TSO commands.
The TSO commands - LISTCAT, LISTDS, RENAME
ISPF/TSO
Module 1 Listing Information with the ISPF Data Set List Utility
Display a data set based on  High Level Qualifiers.
 Volume.
 Using wildcards.
 Display all the information available within a Data Set Listing.
 Use the following commands against a Data Set.
Delete, Rename, List Data Set Information, Compress, Free and Member List.
Module 2 Working with the ISPF Data Set List Utility
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How to issue TSO Commands against a data set.
How to repeat a command in a data set list.
What a VTOC is.
How to display a VTOC.
The fields in a VTOC display.
The role of a DCSB.
How to set the Initial View.
All the fields in the Data Set List display.
Module 1 ISPF Working with Program Function Keys
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The type of commands that can be assigned to PF Keys.
How to change PF Keys settings.
The function of the Keylist within ISPF.
The use of the PFSHOW Command
How to assign ISPF Edit Line Commands to PF Keys.
The use of the Locate Command in ISPF Edit.
Module 2 ISPF Navigation
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How to navigate from one ISPF Menu to another in a single command.
How variables are used to load user provided data into ISPF fields.
A greater knowledge and hands-on experience of selecting ISPF Utility Menu's.
Module 3 ISPF/TSO Logical Screen Management
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How to split the screen using the SPLIT command.
SPLIT NEW command.
How to swap to a logical screen with the SWAP command.
SWAP [number/screenname] command.
SWAP LIST command.
How to use the UNDO command.
The use of the RECOVERY command.
Module 4 ISPF Miscellaneous Functions
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How to search a data set.
The options available in the ISPF Search facility.
The use of the XMIT and RECEIVE procedure
The parameters required for the XMIT command.
ISPF/TSO
Module 1 ISPF Data Set Utilities
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Data Set Allocation
How to display data set attributes.
How to allocate a data set.
The parameters involved in data set allocation.
ISPF Edit
How to copy or move a data set member from  Within the source data set.
 From another data set.
The use of the CREATE and REPLACE commands.
Module 2 ISPF Library Utilities
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Compressing a data set.
Printing a data set/index listing.
Renaming a data set.
Deleting a data set.
Viewing/Editing a data set.
Use of SDSF to display the printed output.
Module 3 Allocating Data Sets with TSO
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Why a data set needs to be allocated to TSO.
How to allocate a data set with TSO Commands.
The Allocation parameters.
How to FREE a data set.
How to list data set allocations.