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This course is 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, TSO/E commands, JCL, UNIX System Services shell, and BookManager.

You should complete:

An Introduction to the z/OS Environment (ES050) or equivalent on-the-job training

Review the main concepts of z/OS
Log on to TSO and start ISPF/PDF
Navigate through ISPF/PDF dialogs and use the basic ISPF/PDF functions and the ISPF Editor
Use ISPF/PDF to allocate data sets and edit data sets (including hierarchical file system (HFS) files) via the ISPF Editor primary and line commands
Use ISPF to create and manipulate (copy, rename, delete, list, sort and merge) data sets
Identify security considerations for Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS) data sets and HFS files
Describe and use TSO/E commands
Perform simple modifications to existing ISPF/PDF panels
Invoke a REXX exec and TSO CLIST
Tailor existing JCL and submit batch jobs
Review job status and job output using SDSF
Invoke UNIX processes
Manipulate HFS directories and file systems using the UNIX System Services ISHELL

Day 1

Welcome
Unit 1: Review of the z/Architecture and z/OS
Unit 2: An Introduction to ISPF, ISPF/PDF, and RACF
Exercise 1: System familiarization
Unit 3: Working with ISPF/PDF (Part 1)
Exercise 2: Allocate new data sets

Day 2

Review/wrap up
Unit 3: Working with ISPF/PDF (Part 2)
Exercise 3: ISPF editor primary commands
Exercise 4: ISPF editor line command
Exercise 5: Copy/move/rename/delete data sets and members
Exercise 6: Data set lists
Unit 4: Working with TSO/E
Exercise 7: Using TSO/E commands

Day 3

Review/wrap up
Unit 5: Working with JCL
Exercise 8: Submit a job
Exercise 9: JCL exercises

Day 4

Review/wrap up
Unit 6: Working with UNIX System Services
Exercise 10: Procedures
Exercise 11: ISHELL and hierarchical file system

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