At a glance
Course description
REXX is a powerful language that is widely used on MVS. It is also the programming language for IBM Tivoli AF/OPERATOR®, OMEGACENTER Gateway™, and AF/REMOTE® products. This course, an abbreviated version of our three-day REXX course, focuses on getting users experience writing REXX routines, and also provides some tips and tricks from the experts.
This course is currently being scheduled by each Education Team based on geography. If you are interested in scheduling, please contact:
Americas: tivamedu@us.ibm.com Asia Pacific: tivtrainingap@au1.ibm.com EMEA: tived@uk.ibm.com
Objectives
This course enables you to build the necessary knowledge and skills to:
- Apply the basics of coding REXX programs
- Code and invoke REXX programs
- Parse data
- Enable Program Tracing
- Perform terminal I/O functions
- Use built-in REXX functions
Course outline
- Introduction to REXX
- REXX basics
- Sample REXX programs
- Simple REXX examples
- Debugging REXX
- Candle Automation and REXX
Who will benefit from this course
System Administrators, System Operators, and those tasked with monitoring the performance and availability of heterogeneous systems
Required skills/knowledge
Students should have experience using TSO and ISPF and know how to browse and edit MVS datasets. Six months' experience working in an MVS environment is required. Prior programming experience is helpful
Education centers
Contact
If you are unable to locate a course at the time and location you desire, including training for prior product releases, please feel free to contact your regional delivery management team:
