Course Content
Testing Overview
- Methods to get the functional requirement
- Test Plan preparation
Test data setup
- Batch test data setup
- Database test data setup
- Online data setup
Test Case Execution
- Pre processing
- Post processing
- Batch testing
- Database testing
- Online testing
- Batch + online + database testing
- Regression testing
Defect Tracking:
- How to Raise a Defect
- Defect Life Cycle
Documenting the Test Results
- Collecting and Managing the test results
- Record the JCL using the testing
General tips for effective testing
- Test data
- Maintaining required JCLs
Introduction to Mainframe
- What is Mainframe
- About Mainframe Application
- Who uses mainframes?
- Why mainframes?
- What classifies a computer as a mainframe
- Types of Mainframe Applications
Operating System
- What is the mainframe Operating system
COBOL (Common Business Oriented Language)
- What is COBOL and History?
- Why to use COBOL in Mainframe application
- What is the specialty of the COBOL?
- Coding Standards
- Divisions in COBOL
- Declaration of Variables
- Sample COBOL Program
JCL (JOB CONTROL LANGUAGE)
- What is JCL
- Statements of JCL
- Features of JCL
- Structure of JCL
- Sample JCL
- How to execute the Jcl’s
- How to give Priority and how to check spools
- PDS: How to CREATE & COPY the PDS.
- COPY BOOKS: How to check and browse
DB2 (IBM DATABASE2)
- Introduction to DB2
- What is DBMS
- Benefits of DBMS
- Types of DBMS
- Sample Database
- Query to Fetch the data from Database
- About SQL CA
- Common SQL Codes
CICS (Customer Information Control System)
- What is CICS
- History of CICS
- What is Transaction
- Organization of CICS Program
- Sample Screen
VSAM (Virtual Storage Access Method)
- What is VSAM
- The purpose of VSAM in Mainframe Testing
Mainframe Testing
- What is Mainframe Testing
- Types of Mainframe Testing
Mainframe Testing – Tools/Utilities Stack
- FILE-AID, SPUFI and QMF.
Overview of Batch Processing
Overview of Online Processing
FILE AID:
- Purpose of File-AID in mainframe Testing
- Edit/View/Browse for a file & how to see copy
- books fields
- XREF
- View Layout
- VSAM and GDG Utilities
SPUFI & QMF:
- What is SPUFI and QMF
- Purpose of SPUFI and QMF
- What is Difference between SPUFI and QMF?
- How to EDIT / BROWSE / VIEWthe table data