About this Course

This course introduces students to the skills necessary to use ISPF Dialog Management Services in a z/OS environment. The students learn how to create the required user dialog libraries and implement DMS dialogs. Students will learn to design and code:

• Dialog panels.
• Help panels.
• Dialog functions using REXX or CLIST.
• Customized error messages.
• Customized menus.
• File tailoring skeletons.

Students will learn advanced techniques of ISPF Dialog Management Services (DMS), including how to:

• ISPF Library Management Services
• Use the ISPF Dialog Test Facility.
• Create and process DMS tables (temporary and permanent).
• Invoke Dialog Management Services from PL/1, COBOL, and FORTRAN programs.

A series of written and lab exercises will be used to reinforce the classroom education.

Audience Profile

Programmers, technical support personnel, and any others that have a need to develop ISPF/DMS dialogs.

Prerequisites

Introduction to z/OS, or equivalent experience.

• z/OS REXX Programming, or equivalent experience.
• Basic MVS JCL, or equivalent experience.
• TSO/ISPF, or equivalent experience.

Course Outline

• Introduction
• Dialog Panels
• Dialog Messages
• Function Development (EXECs and CLISTs)
• Dialog Variable Pools
• Advanced Panel Development Topics
• Dialog Menus
• File Tailoring
• Library Management Services
• Dialog Tables
• Dialog Function Programs