DB2 Development for COBOL / PL1 Programmers

The delegate should be familiar with the z/OS host environment, together with a working knowledge of either COBOL or PL/I program development using TSO / ISPF.

The course contains many practical exercises to ensure familiarity with the product. Initially students create Tables and Indexes, and then proceed to develop COBOL or PL/I programs accessing the data held on the DB2 Tables. On completion of this course students will be ready to start the development of application programs accessing DB2 data. The comprehensive Student Guide supplied is fully indexed serving as a useful reference tool long after the course has finished. Delegates will also be able to access a free help-line with technical questions relating to topics covered on the course. An IBM SQL REFERENCE SUMMARY HANDBOOK is provided free to all attendees as part of the training course. Development will be performed using IBM Mainframe.

Course Details
The course includes the following modules:

• Introduction to DB2


• Data definition language


• DB2 Interactive (DB2I)


• Utilities


• Data manipulation language
• Application programming


• Scrollable cursors


• Multi-row processing (V8)
• Plans and packages


• Identity columns and sequences (V8)
• Locking


• Referential integrity
• Performance and tuning

The aim of this course is to provide the programmer, unfamiliar with DB2, with the necessary skills required to define, access and manipulate DB2 data, either via an application program or using SPUFI. On completion of this course the student will be able to:

• set up a DB2 test environment, using correctly defined tables, views, indexes, synonyms and aliases


• use both permanent and temporary tables


• use the DB2I toolset, including SPUFI


• code SQL statements to read and manipulate DB2 data


• develop, prepare and execute DB2 programs


• bind packages and plans


• use non-scrollable and scrollable cursors


• use multi-row INSERT and FETCH processing


• describe the locking process used by DB2


• define and use Referential Integrity


• use Identity Columns and Sequences


• produce EXPLAIN output using a PLAN_TABLE


• use the LOAD utility to populate tables

Check out our additional training in DB2 for Z/OS:

• DB2 V9 Transitions
  
• DB2 Development for Java Programmers
  
• Developing ISPF Applications using REXX
  
• DB2 Application Performance and Tuning
  
• DB2 SQL Performance and Tuning
  

We also offer courses in MQ, XML and Java /J2EE.

£1500 (+VAT)

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Case Training was established in 1988 - celebrating 20 years of high quality IT training. We provide Public Training Courses, On-Site Training Courses and Featured Public Courses. Public courses are held at various locations, many at London, Edinburgh and Bristol. Both mainframe and non-mainframe courses are available and courses not currently scheduled can be requested.Onsite training can be held at your site for class sizes from 1 to 10 delegates. Courses may be tailored to incorporate your standards and requirements and fees are as low as £150 per student per day.

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