AS/Credentials System i Basic Overview and PDM

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to System i operations, the programming environment, and other basic features. This class is a prerequisite for many other AS/Credentials classes. This course is designed for programmers, operators, and managers who have minimal or no iSeries experience.

Class Details

• Prerequisites: None
• Duration: One Day
• Cost: $450/day
• Associated Roadmap
• Downloadable Flyer

Course Content:

• The process for running programs and the concepts behind memory allocation.
• Different types of jobs - how they are started - how they are terminated.
• Control of jobs through the use of job descriptions and subsystems.
• Use of the menu system and the extensive Help facility.
• Concepts of objects and libraries - how libraries are searched using a library list.
• How commands are formatted. Concepts of parameters, prompting, keywords and list values.
• Methods for sending and displaying messages. The purpose of message queues, message queue delivery modes, second level text of messages, and the system operator message queue.
• Control of printers output queues, and spooled files through commands and print files. The relationship between output queues, writers and printers.
• The Programming Development Manager (PDM). Features include: entering, editing, and compiling source members, executing objects and commands, and using command keys and user defined options.