January 13, 2010

Introductory ISPF Class on February 3 – Mark Your Calendars

On February 3, 2010, the CIT Computer Training Program will offer an introductory course on ISPF/PDF (Interactive Systems Productivity Facility/Program Development Facility), IBM's full-screen editor and applications manager. The class is scheduled to run from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm in Building 12A on the NIH campus.

ISPF basics

The course is meant for Titan users who are unfamiliar with ISPF and want to learn how to use its basic functions and associated productivity tools.

This class will not contain any Wylbur content but will provide an overview of how ISPF and associated data set manipulation features are performed within an ISPF environment during daily use.

Other course content

The course will also introduce students to the basic functions of IOF (Input/Output Facility) for viewing and manipulating your output, and cover IBM's MVS/QuickRef (QW), a tool that can be used to lookup online system message definitions and any suggested responses/solutions.

The goal

The goal of the class is for users to learn how to:

• perform the basic steps to access ISPF;


• allocate, browse, edit, and delete data sets using both primary and line commands;


• understand how to execute a job and review the associated output;


• understand help functions and basic error handling techniques;


• understand the functionality of basic ISPF dataset utilities;


• understand how to read, manipulate, and print job output via IOF (Input/Output Facility);


• use MVS/QuickRef (QW) to look up various informational and error messages.

Requirements

No prior ISPF knowledge is required for this class.

Pease note that each student should have a Titan system userid and password for use during the hands-on segment of the training. If you do not have a Titan userid and password or cannot remember your password, please check the "Introduction to ISPF" class page on the Computer Training Program website for instructions on what to do prior to the class start.

Where to register

Sign up for this class by visiting the Computer Training Program page for “Introduction to ISPF” and clicking on the “Add to cart” button at the bottom of the course description.