GASI EDUCATION CENTER
SYLLABUS
“iSeries (AS / 400) WORK MANAGEMENT”
Course Code : GSIM2
♦ COURSE OBJECTIVE
This course is designed to provide comprehensive practical training in AS / 400 Work Management.
♦ COURSE PREREQUISITES
Students taking this course should have completed the following GASI AS / 400 courses or have equivalent experiences :
AS /400 Introduction
AS / 400 Workstation Operations
AS / 400 System Operation
AS / 400 Advanced System Operation
AS / 400 Control Language Programming
♦ COURSE PROGRAM CONTENTS
⇒ Work Management Concepts
- Job and Work
- Getting Work into the System
- Routing Data VS Request Data
- Job Attribute Collecting Process
⇒ Work Management Objects
- Subsystem Description
- Work Entries
- The Routing Table
- Class
- Job Description
- User Profile
- Job Queues
- Output Queues
⇒ Timesharing Mechanism
- Sharing System Resources
- Main Storage Pools
- Auxiliary Storage Pools (ASP)
- Machine Pool and Base Pool
- QMCHPOOL and QBASPOOL System Values
- Job State Transition
- Process Access Group (PAGs)
- Activity Level
- QBASACTLVL System Value
- Time Slice and Execution Priority
⇒ Customizing the System
- Subsystem Considerations
- Choosing a Controlling Subsystem
- Creating Customized Subsystem
- Multiple Interactive Subsystem
- Isolating Important Users
- Creating a Customized System Startup Program
- Choosing Specialty Subsystem QPGMR and QSNADS
- Implementing Group Jobs
- Simplified Time Dependent Scheduling
- Customizing Job Queues and Output Queues
⇒ Controlling Work in the System
Starting and Stopping Subsystem
- Holding and Releasing Jobs
- Canceling Job
- Locating Jobs
- Locating Job Output
- Centralizing Control of Job Logs and Dumps
- Controlling Jobs Through Job Queues
- Controlling Jobs Through Customized Job Description
- Using the Work Management Commands
♦ COURSE METHODS
This training program is designed to provide participants with an interactive learning experience. As the word implies, this course does more than just provide a lecture. Instead, participants will actively involved in the operation of the AS / 400. In addition, participants will be called on
to test participants knowledge by answering some short quizzes. Participants will also perform some Hands On exercises.
♦ COURSE DURATION
2 Days