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REXX Introduction

Tivoli software

Course description


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

Recommended courses

None

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