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 VSAM for Programmers
DURATION: 3 days

FEE: $1,485

PRIVATE GROUP FEE: $
Based upon a class size of six students.

Scheduling can be adjusted to employee work hours and incorporate client assignments.

SMALL CLASS SIZE:
There is a surcharge associated with training two or fewer students.

AUDIENCE:

  • Programmer
  • System Analyst
  • IT Professional
  
   

DATES:

 CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES:
    1. Introduction and Overview
      • List the advantages of a VSAM dataset.
      • Compare the features of VSAM with a relational database.
    2. Access Method Services
      • Code IDCAMS JCL and control cards.
      • Use IDCAMS to create, load, and print a VSAM KSDS.
      • Display all the attributes of the dataset.
    3. VSAM Datasets
      • Dump a KSDS index and review the relevant control information.
    4. Application Programming
      • Process a KSDS in a host language.
      • Code a program to open a VSAM dataset, sequentially read the dataset and check for errors.
      • Code a program to open a VSAM dataset, randomly read the dataset and check for errors.
    5. Alternate Indexes and Paths
      • Process an AIX in a host language.
      • Code a program that accesses a KSDS using the primary key and an alternate key.
    6. New VSAM Features
      • Apply backup procedures for a single VSAM dataset.
      • Use REPRO to perform a backup.
      • Given a program and its associated JCL, determine the I/O usage and minimize the number of EXCPs required for processing.
 
 
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Effective February 27, 2012, the course dates listed on the CETi schedules only will be available based upon approved and authorized user ID.

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CETi courses are not intended for or open to the general public. They are intended for employees of Fortune 1000 companies, government municipalities, consulting companies, software, companies, healthcare providers. and mid-sized businesses. Individuals attending such courses will be required to execute a statement acknowledging that the employer will be paying for the CETi course and that the employer has a licensed version of the software.

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