Module 1 - Introduction

• Overview of ISPF, Structure and Services
• Exercise: Accessing ISPF
• Library Requirements
• Exercise in checking library availability
• ISPSTART
• Testing
• Exercise in Batch ISPF

Module 2 - Basic Panels

• Naming Conventions
• Panel Sections, )ATTR and field attributes,
• Exercise in designing Help Panels
• Exercise in designing a panel
  • )BODY, )INIT, )REINIT, )PROC
• HELP panels
• Exercise in designing Help Panels 
• Exercise in designing a panel
• Exercise in changing the color of a field
• Using ISPF 7.1 Dialog Test
• Exercise in using panels in a conversation

Module 3 - Messages

• Dialog Messages
• Definition Statements
• Exercise: Using Dialog Messages
• Testing Messages
• Exercise: Testing Dialog Messages

Module 4 - Developing dialogs in REXX/CLIST

• REXX and ISPF Services;
  • Address ISPEXEC
  • Brief look at Edit Macros
• CLISTs and ISPF Services
• Allocating alternative libraries;
  • TSO ALTLIB, ISPF LIBDEF, ISPLIBD
• Exercise in Library allocation
• Exercise in checking library availability

Module 5 - Variables

• Dialog Variables Pools
  • Function, Shared, Profile
• Sharing Variables
• Variable definition within )BODY
• Variable usage within )INIT, )REINIT, )PROC
• VGET and VPUT Services
• Special variable ZVARS
• Variables versus Tables
• Exercise in Data Entry
• Exercise using VGET and VPUT

Module 6 - Menus

• Menu / Selection Panel structure
• ZCMD Variable
• TRANS Built-in Function
•  &ZSEL Variable
• The SELECT service
• Exercise: in creating a menu
• Exercise using the SELECT Service in REXX
• Exercise: using the SELECT Service in CLIST

Module 7 - Enhanced Panels

• EXAPAND
• Built-in Functions
  • PFK, TRUNC, and VER
• Panel on-board logic;
  • IF, THEN, ELSE, GOTO, EXIT
• Special Variables;
  • .ATTR, .CURSOR, .HELP, .MSG, .RESP, .PFKEY
• ZVAR Re-visited
• POP UP windows;
  • ADDREM, REMPOP
• Exercise: in data validation on a panel

Module 8 - File Tailoring

• Service overview
• FTOPEN
• FTCLOSE
• FTINCL
• File Tailoring statements
• Exercise: in creating a skeleton
• Exercise in File Tailoring use (REXX)
• Exercise in File Tailoring use (CLIST)

Module 9 - Library Management

• Overview of Service Relationships
• Library Services
  • LMINIT, LMOPEN, LMGET, LMPUT, LMFIND
  • LMMADD, LMMREP, LMMDEL, LMMREN
  • LMCLOSE, LMFREE
  • Utility Services
    • LMCOPY, LMMOVE
  • Ad-hoc services
    • Printing, LMERASE, LMRENAME
  • Data Set List Services
    • LMDINIT, LMDDISP, LMDLIST, LMDFREE
  • LM Return Codes
  • LMMFIND directory statistics
  • Exercise: in producing a data set list

Module 10 - Table Services

• Overview of Dialog Tables
• Current Row Pointer (CRP)
• Basic Table management
  • TBCREATE, TBOPEN, TBADD, TBDELETE, TBGET
  • TBMOD,
• Disposing of a table
  • TBEND, TBSAVE, TBCLOSE
• Displaying a table
  • TBDISPL and )MODEL with a panel
• Table positioning
  • TBBOTTOM, TBSKIP, TBTOP
• Ancillary services
  • TBQUERY, TBSCAN, TBSORT
• Tables and File Tailoring
• Exercise: Create and update a table in REXX
• Exercise: Create an update a table in CLIST

Module 11 - Developing in Assembler, COBOL/ PLI

• Invocation requirements;
  • ISPLINK versus ISPEXEC
• VDEFINE Services
  • Assembler example
  • COBOL example
  • PLI example
• BPXDWYN - Dynamic File Allocation
  • Assembler example
  • COBOL example
  • PLI example
  • IRXJCL alternative to BPXDWYN
• There are no planned exercises, but the associated
• Case Study includes fully worked examples in the
• above languages.

Module 12 - Advanced Dialog Management

• Steps in producing a member list display
• Exercise: in member list production
• Single row selection
• Exercise to BROWSE a selected member
• Multiple row selection
• Exercise to BROWSE multiple members
• Left/Right scrolling a table display
• Embedding REXX on a panel
• Exercise in coding REXX on a panel