Why take this course?

After completing this course, you will be able to

• describe the steps involved in testing an application.
• submit and review a JCL Job.
• recognize and troubleshoot common JCL errors.
• edit JCL for re-use in other situations.

This hands-on course will teach you the basics about how to access the IBM MVS development environment and use the development tool available in TSO to test business applications operating in batch mode. We focus on providing the fundamentals of the MVS Job Control Language so that existing jobs can be modified and submitted, and the results verified to test changes made to applications. We'll get you working on lots of hands-on exercises to ensure that you have an effective learning experience.

Who should attend?

Business analysts who have limited knowledge of mainframe environments and want to learn how to test business applications in a batch environment.

Any prerequisites?

You should have a working knowledge of TSO/ISPF (see the Profience course TSO/ISPF Essentials ) and a basic understanding of computer software and programming logic.