Mainframe Training Syllabus from Payilagam Software Training Institute Chennai www.payilagam.com

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Mainframe Course Syllabus
Mainframe Concepts:
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What is Mainframe
Mainframe overview
Mainframe hardware architecture
Operating Systems
Subsystems
File system
How to connect to Mainframe
Overview of TSO/ISPF
ISPF
 ISPF settings
 ISPF utilities
 ISPF commands
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SDSF
Test in Mainframe concepts
COBOL
Introduction to COBOL:
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COBOL program structure
Divisions and sections in COBOL
Basic COBOL program
Data Handling:
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Declaration of working storage variables
Use of file sections
Various levels in variable handling
Handling Numeric and non-numeric data
Zero suppression techniques
Efficient memory usage
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COBOL Statements:
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Common COBOL statements
Conditional statements
Iterative statements
File Handling:
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File layouts
Physical and logical files
Start
Read
Write
Rewrite
Complex Techniques:
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Table handling
Sort and Merge using COBOL
Procedure branching statements
String handling
Sub programs
Test in COBOL
Case Study
CICS
Introduction to CICS:
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CICS basic concepts
Multitasking
Multithreading
What is reentrant program
Quasi- reentrancy
Pseudo conversation programming
CICS Internals:
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PCT
PPT
PCP
SIP
SIT
TCP
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TCT
SCP
KCP
FCP
FCT
TSP
TST
TDP
DCT
Maps:
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Overview
Physical map
Symbolic map
Mapset and map
Map definitions
Field definition techniques
Screen designing considerations
CICS Programming Techniques:
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Double update
CICS-COBOL programming considerations
How to compile and execute a CICS program
General CICS commands
File Handling And Queues:
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File control
Access methods
CICS File handling for VSAM
TSQ
TDQ
Task control and abend handling
Test in CICS
Case Study
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DB2
Database Concepts:
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Types of Database system
 Hierarchical
 Network
 Relational
 Object oriented
File basics
Normalization
Data integrity
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DB2 Internals:
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DB2 components
 Precompiler
 Bind
 Runtime supervisor
 Data Manager
 Buffer manager
Storage group
Table spaces
 Simple
 Segmented
 Partitioned
Tables
Views
Index
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SQL:
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DDL
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DML
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DCL
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Create
Alter
Drop
Insert
Select
Update
Delete
Grant
Revoke
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Functions
 Scalar Functions
 Arithmetic Functions
Sorting and grouping
Joins
Sub queries
Correlated Sub queries
Views
Alias
Synonyms
COBOL Basics for DB2:
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DB2 data types
Embedded SQL
Host variables
DCLGEN
Cursors
Null Handling
SQL CA
Pre compilation
Compile and Linkedit
Bind
 Bind parameters
DB2 Tools:
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SPUFI
QMF
Special Concepts:
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Dynamic SQL
DB2 utilities
Stored procedures
IMS
IMS Overview:
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Introduction to IMS
IMS DB Structure
DL/I processing
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IMS Internals:
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PSB
PCB
QUALIFIED SSA
UNQUALIFIED SSA
COBOL Basics For IMS DB:
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COBOL basics for DL/I
 Usage of Linkage sections for IMS
I/O Area
Call statement
Different types of IMS calls
Command codes
Status codes
IMS Functions
Advanced Concepts:
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Multi positioning
GSAM datasets
Checkpoints
Restart
Secondary Indexing
Test in IMS DB
Case Study
JCL
JOB Entry System (JES)
Job Statement:
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JOB
PRTY
CLASS
MSGCLASS
MESSAGE LEVEL
NOTIFY
Exec Statement:
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Introduction
Use of EXEC statement
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Libraries:
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Job Lib
StepLib
Parameters:
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Positional parameters
Key word parameters
Overriding parameters
Common parameters for job and Step
 REGION
 COND
 TIME
 ADDRSPC
Procedures:
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Instream procedures
Catalogue procedures
Dataset Handling:
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DCB
DD
DSN
DISP
VOLUME
SPACE
UNIT
Temporary datasets
VSAM datasets
Utilities:
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SORT utility
Merge utility
IBM utilities
INPUT/OUTPUT Handling:
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SYSIN
SYSOUT
SYSUDUMP
SYSADUMP
DUMMY
DATA
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Generation Data Groups (GDG):
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Introduction
Creation of GDG
Usage of GDG
Check pointing:
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Check point
Restart
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