Using CA-File Master
Duration: 3 days
Course Number: CA-08
Description
This course will introduce students to the skills necessary to use the online and batch components
of CA-File Master. Upon completion of the course, the participants should be able to:
Use CA-File Master to browse and edit standard MVS file types (including VSAM).
Apply a COBOL or PL/I layout to a dataset and reformat the layout as required.
Build and apply selection criteria to specify the records to be accessed within a dataset.
Populate a dataset by copying or extracting data from sequential or VSAM datasets.
Reformat existing record layouts to generate new datasets.
Compare datasets.
Alter data fields in records.
Generate reports containing field accumulations.
A series of lab exercises will be used to reinforce the classroom education.
Audience
Application programmers, system programmers, technical support, and testers.
Prerequisites
Introduction to z/OS, or equivalent experience.
TSO/ISPF, or equivalent experience.
A working knowledge of COBOL or PL/I programming techniques is helpful, but not
required.
A working knowledge of VSAM datasets is helpful, but not required.
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Course Agenda: CA-File Master Online
Introduction
Features of CA-File Master
Setting CA-File Master Parameters
CA-File Master Browse Facility
Specifying Member List Criteria
Dataset Name Masking
Browse Display Modes
CA-File Master Browse Commands
Browsing VSAM Datasets
CA-File Master Edit Facility
Edit Modes
Editing in Character and Single Record Formatted Mode
Editing in Multiple Record Formatted Mode
Editing VSAM Datasets
Edit Profiles
Using Selection Criteria
Creating Temporary Selection Criteria
Using Selection Criteria
Quick Select Criteria
Saving Selection Criteria
Using Existing Criteria
Modifying Existing Criteria
CA-File Master Utility Functions
Library Utility
Data Set Utility
Copy Utility
Catalog Utility
VTOC Utility
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Course Agenda: CA-File Master Online
CA-File Master Utility Functions
PDS Utilities
VSAM Utility
Search/Update Utility
Environment Utility
Compare Utility
Reformat Utility
Print Function
Using Custom Record Layouts
Creating a Single Record Custom Layouts
Creating Multiple Record Custom Layouts
Using Custom Layouts
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Course Agenda: CA-File Master Batch
Introduction
Purpose of File Master/Batch
JCL Requirements
Control Card Syntax
Printing Datasets
Record Selection Parameters
INLIM, OUTLIM, SELLIM Parameters
SELECT, SELRECIF, AND, ORIF Parameters
RID Parameters
Member Selection Parameters
SELMEMIF
MEMBER, NEWMEMBER, and REPLACEMEM Parameters
Creating Output Files
COPY Function
UPDATE Function
Multi-file Processing
PDS Processing
Building Records
MOVE Parameter
PADCHAR Parameter
Adding Records
Reporting
PRINTREC Parameter
ACCUM Parameter
Reformatting Datasets
Reformat Definitions
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REFFILE Parameter
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Course Agenda: CA-File Master Batch
Comparing Datasets
COMPARE Function
Advanced Topics
DSNINFO Function
VOLINFO Function
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