Course Content
What is an AS/400?
- History of AS/400
- AS/400 Architecture
- Communication Capabilities
The AS/400 User Interface
- The Menu System
- Control Language
- The Command Line Interface
- Commands and Parameters
- The Prompt Facility
- The Help Facility
- Tailoring Assistance Levels
- Attn and SysReq Keys
- Messages and Message Queues
- Sending Messages
- Viewing and Responding
AS/400 Work Management Concepts
- Interactive and Batch Jobs
- Controlling Jobs
- Submitting and Scheduling Batch Jobs
AS/400 Security Concepts
- Security Levels
- User Profiles
- Special Authorities
- Object Authorities
- Limit Capabilities
The Object Based Architecture
- Library Concepts
- Object Types and Attributes
- Library Lists
- Libraries Objects and Members
The Object Based Architecture
- Library Concepts
- Object Types and Attributes
- Library Lists
- Libraries Objects and Members
AS/400 Database Concepts
- DB2/400 Relational Database Support
- Database Capabilities
- Storage Management
- Data Description Specifications
- Creating Physical Files
- Using Field Reference Files
- Creating Logical Files
- External File Definitions
- Using Data File Utility (DFU)
- Operational Considerations
The Integrated File System
- Cleaning Up Your System
- The System Start-up Job
AS/400 Programming utilities
- Using Program Development Manager(PDM)
- Working with Libraries, Objects and Members
- Using PDM
Using Source Entry Utility (SEU)
- The Edit Display
- SEU Line Commands
- Find/Change Options
- Browse/Copy Options
- SEU Session Defaults
Screen Design Aid (SDA)
- Creating Simple Displays
- Adding Constants and Data Fields
- Using Reference Fields
- Using Multiple Record Formats
- Overlays and Windows
- Creating Help Text
- Creating Menus
CL/400 Programming
- Introduction to Control Language
- What is CL?
- Command Names
- Command Parameters
- The AS/400 User Interface
Basic CL Programming
- Creating CL Programs
- Structure of a CL Source Member
- Declaring Variables
- Manipulating Variables
- CL Control Structures
- Expressions
- Controlling Workflow
- Basic Error Handling
Input/Output in a CL Program
- Passing Parameters
- Using external Attributes
- Files and Data Areas
Query/400
- Query/400 Introduction
- Physical and Logical Files
- Relational Database Systems
- AS/400 Libraries
- Defining a Query
- Selecting Reporting Options
- Defining Result Fields
- Using Expressions
- Joining Files
- Performance Considerations
RPG/400 programming
Introduction to Programming and RPG
- Calculations and Basic Operations
- Arithmetic Operations
- Assignment Operations
- EVAL Operation and Expressions
Numeric Operations
- Character Operations
- Data Definition
- Data Definition Methods
- Definition Specification
- Work Fields
- Data Structures
- Named Constants
- Indicators
Tables and Arrays
- Defining Tables in RPG
- Compile Time Tables
- Pre-Runtime Tables
- Table Look-Ups
- Multiple Related Tables
- Changing Table Values
- Arrays
- Calculations with Arrays
- Array Look-Ups
- The Indicator Array
- Output With Arrays
Date and Time Processing
Control Logic in RPG
- Structured Programming Concepts
- Selection Operations
- Iteration Operations
- Loops and Early Exits
- Unstructured Operations
- Subroutines
- Specific Scope Terminators
Externally Defined Files
- AS/400 Approach to Database Files
- Defining Physical Files with DDS
- Defining Logical Files with DDS
- RPG Programming with Externally
- Defined Files
- Using Field Reference Files
- Externally Defined Printer Files
File Processing
- File Specifications
- Full Procedural Processing
- Keyed Processing
- Opcodes
- Error Handling
- EXCEPT Operation
- Fundamental File Loop
- Output Specifications
File Access and Record Manipulation
- Sequential Operations
- Random Access
- Composite Key Processing in RPG
- Inserting New Records in Files
- Updating and Deleting Records in Files
- Record Locking
Simple Interactive Programming
(Non-subfile)
- Comparing Batch and Interactive Programs
- DDS for Display Files
- A Sample File Maintenance Program
- Screen Design Aid
- Printing Reports
- Program Described Printing
- Externally Described Printing
- Printer File DDS
Compiling RPG IV Programs
- Compile Step
- Binding Step
- CRTBNDRPG Command
- Modules
- Combining Multiple Modules
ILE Concepts
- Modular Programming
- Coding Subroutines
- Subroutine Flow
- Executing External Programs
- CALL Operation
- Passing Parameters
- *ENTRY PLIST Operation
- Prototype/Procedure Interface Definition
- CALLP Operation
Coding and Calling Sub procedures
- Subroutines vs. Sub procedures
- Coding Procedures Within a Program
- Coding Procedures in a Separate Modules
- Passing Parameters by Reference/Value
- Other Prototyping Options
Understanding Activation Groups
- What are Activation Groups?
- Default Activation Group
- User Named Activation Group
- *NEW Activation Group
- *CALLER Activation Group
- Activation Groups and File Overrides
- Reclaiming Resources
- Activation Groups and Shared File Opens
Static Binding and Service Programs
- Binder Source
- Creating a Service Program
- Calling a Service Program
