Developing ISPF Applications using REXX

The delegate should be familiar with the z/OS host environment, together with a working knowledge TSO / ISPF. Experience with another mainframe programming language is advantageous. Knowledge of DB2 is beneficial but not essential.

The course contains many practical exercises to ensure familiarity with the product. Students create REXX programs that interact with TSO and ISPF Dialog Management Services. On completion of this course students will be ready to start the development of REXX / ISPF application programs. 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. Development will be performed using REXX running on a z/OS Platform.

The course includes the following modules:

• Introduction


• Program execution


• Basic syntax


• Text parsing


• Program flow and control
• Compound variables


• Subroutines


• Functions
• The data stack


• External commands
• DB2 access using REXX


• Program testing
• Dialog manager


• Dialog manager panels
• Dialog manager messages


• Dialog manager tables
• Dialog manager skeletons


• Library management services
• ISPF edit macros

The aim of this course is to provide the programmer with the necessary skills required to design, write, code and test REXX programs that interact with TSO and ISPF Dialog Manager. On completion of this course the student will be able to:

• develop Structured REXX Programs


• understand and use REXX Verbs


• use conditional logic in a REXX program


• use REXX parsing commands


• access the Data Stack


• use REXX to access datasets


• use REXX to run TSO commands


• Develop and use REXX Functions


• Develop REXX Programs that interface with ISPF Panels, Tables, Messages and Skeleton data


• Interactively test and debug REXX programs


• Develop REXX programs to access DB2 data


• Develop simple REXX edit macros

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