The ability to use TSO/ISPF and a basic knowledge of JCL.

• use TWSzOS with confidence
• update TWSzOS databases with the information needed to schedule and run work
• identify the two plans used by TWSzOS
• manage work by checking statuses, re-running jobs and by adding ad-hoc work into the plan
• create and use Special Resources
• use OPSTAT, SRSTAT and ETT
• code Automatic Recovery statements
• describe and use the Restart & Recovery function
• use JCL automation and code JCL Directives.

TWSzOS Overview

What TWSzOS is, what it does and how it does it.

What?; When?; Where?; How?; Planning.

Calendar Database; Period - Processing Cycles.

The Workstation Database; Workstation Types; Workstation Tasks and Status Changes; Automatic Reporting Workstation; Manual Reporting Workstation; Non Reporting Workstation; WTO General Workstation; Automatic General Workstation; Workstation Resources; Workstation Open Intervals.

What this laboratory is about; What you will be able to do; The Calendar; Update the Calendar; Creating a Workstation; Close all Workstations.

Application Database; Application Description; Application Description Graphic; Defining Operations; Operation Details (Optional); Scheduling Instructions; Free Day Rules; Job Description Database.

What this laboratory is about.; What you will be able to do.

What this laboratory is about; What you will be able to do; Method.

What this laboratory is about; What you will be able to do; Method; When jobs fail; Operation in A or R Status.

Occurrence Status Codes; Operation Status Codes; Status A R & S - what they really mean; Operation Status Codes - less often seen; Status I & U - what they really mean; Extended Status Codes: for status S, for status codes A * R, for status codes R & E; Status Change Sequence; Application status: W, W and S, S, S and C; Managing Work; What you can do in the Current Plan; Ended in Error List; Special Resource Monitor; Status Code Quiz.

The Long Term Plan; Extending the Long Term Plan; Daily Planning; Current Plan Extend and Long Term Plan; Keeping the Current Plan up to date.

Using Special Resources; Special Resource Database; Operation Special Resource Requirements; Special Resource Monitor.

OPSTAT; Coding an OPSTAT Command; SRSTAT; Coding an SRSTAT Command; Event Triggered Tracking; ETT Triggers; ETT - SRSTAT trigger; ETT - Job Name Trigger.

What this lab is about; What you will be able to do; How you will measure your progress; Managing Special Resources; Creating and using a Special Resource; UnplannedwWork; The OPSTAT command; The SRSTAT command; ETT and SRSTAT trigger; ETT Jobname trigger.

Automatic Recovery functions; Recovery actions; Automatic Job Recovery; Recovery statements: Selection criteria, Rebuild & Recovery, Sysplex Recovery.

What this lab is about; What you will be able to do; How you will measure your progress.

What Cleanup does; Restart & Cleanup options; Operation details; Ended in Error List Options; Operation Restart; Step Restart Dialog options; Modifying Cleanup Actions dialog panel; Automatic Cleanup Check Dialog panel; Other Cleanup functions; Cleanup Actions for data set dispositions in a Job.

What this laboratory is about; What you will be able to do; Job & Step Restart without Data Set Cleanup; Job Restart failed job with Data Set Cleanup; Step Level Restart with Data Set Cleanup; Job Level Restart of Completed Job with Data Set Cleanup.

JCL tailoring; Including and Excluding JCL; JCL variables; Naming variable tables; Precedence of variable tables; Recognising variables; When variable substitution takes place; Variable types; Variables prefixed with %; Variables prefixed with &; Variables prefixed with ?; Dependency and validation; Variable format; JCL directives; Coding JCL directives; Introduction: SCAN directive, BEGIN and END, FETCH, SEARCH, SETFORM, SETVAR, TABLE, COMP Keyword on BEGIN and FETCH directives.

What this lab is about; What you will be able to do; How you will measure your progress; JCL exclusion; Fetching in JCL; Variable table; Compound variable; OPC supplied variable; Job Setup variable; Verification; Variable dependencies; Dependency exercise; OPC supplied variables, and the COMP statement.