iSeries (AS/400) Interactive RPG Programming

Now Released on Audio CD

Course Code: ARG3

Description
iSeries-AS/400 Interactive RPG Programming is a self-paced, audio driven course providing comprehensive, practical training in the design and coding of interactive programs.

Upon completion you'll be able to:

Use Screen Design Aid to create, test, and maintain display files.
Use Source Entry Utility to maintain display file DDS and add documentation.
Create Interactive RPG data inquiry programs.
Create interactive RPG data entry and file maintenance programs that validate user-entered data.
Use and override data base file field attributes on displays.
Create RPG programs that use multiple display formats.
Create overall and cursor-sensitive Help text.
Use display file-defined and message file-defined error messages.
Use "put overrides" and "data overrides" to reduce data transfers and improve performance

 
Program Development Manager (PDM)

Screen Design Aid (SDA)
Display Files and Display Formats
Testing Display Files
SDA Work Display
Data Description Specifications
Positional and Keyword Notation
Comment Lines
File/Record/Field Hierarchy

Designing Display Formats
Constants and Data Fields
Renaming Data Fields
Display Attributes
Conditional Indicators
Referencing Data Base Descriptions
 Help Key Programming
HELP Keyword
Retaining Keyed Input
Cursor-Sensitive Help
HLPRCD and HLPARA

Error Message Handling
ERRMSG and ERRMSGID
Manual Error Message Handling
   ALARM Keyword
   Message Fields
   Positioning the Cursor
   Protecting Fields

Display File Data Editing
EDTCDE and EDTWRD
"Automatic Entry"
Validity Checking
RANGE, COMP, and VALUES
CHANGE Keyword 		 RPG/400 Programming Examples
Data Entry
File Maintenance
Inquiry
Multifunction Programming

OVERLAY and PUTOVR Processing
OVERLAY
Multiple Format Workstation Screens
Working with Windows
CLRL and SLNO
PROTECT and ERASEINP
PUTOVR
OVRDTA and OVRATR
Audience
Programmers with experience in RPG/400 batch programming

Prerequisites
Workstation Operations
System Operations
DDS & CL Programming
RPG Programming 		Format
Self Study Interactive

Materials
15 Audio CD's
Student Text
Workbook
Interactive Software Media 		Time Required
Approximately 15 Hours

Price
£ 635

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