Developing Dialog Manager Applications in z/OS - Course Objectives
On successful completion of this course, the student, with the aid of the
appropriate reference materials, should be able to:
- Design and write applications using Dialog Manager services for the TSO
environment, using REXX or CLIST as the programming language
- Design panels and use panel language to display, accept, and process data
placed in dialog variables; preprocess panels to improve performance
- Provide for diagnostic and help messages for use when requested or when
the user makes an error
- Use menus to structure an application in a manner useful for the user
- Use the dialog test and trace services to debug an application in development
- Provide access to the PDF BROWSE and EDIT services, where appropriate in an application
- Create, process, and display ISPF tables, including the ISPF Table Utility
- Use ISPF Library Access services (formerly Library Management services)
- Use the ISPF File Tailoring services
- Use Pop-up windows for error or other processing
- Decide whether to code an application in a procedures language or a compiled language
- Create user-oriented commands using the Commands Table capability of ISPF
- Create action bars with pull-down choices
- Create keylists for use with multiple panels.
A810 / 5 Days
These Materials © Copyright 2012 by Steven H. Comstock
Materials version: V6.x
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