IBM Mainframe Handbook 1st Edition  (English, Paperback, Leon Alexis)

IBM Mainframe Handbook is a single-point reference book for all mainframe professionals. It provides in-depth knowledge about IBM Mainframes, the mainframe programming environment, and the popular IBM products and languages.


About the Author
Alexis Leon is a software consultant, researcher and full-time writer. He has written more than 35 books on topics including CICS, DB2, Mainframe, Y2K, Database Systems, Software Engineering, Software Configuration Management, ERP, SQL, Oracle, PowerBuilder, Developer/2000, Internet and MS-Office. He has worked as a technical recruiter for many multinational companies and has conducted thousands of interviews. He holds a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering and has worked with companies like Pond's India Ltd. and Tata Consultancy Services. Over a span of 12 years, he has been associated with projects in several diverse areas such as Software Consulting, Software Development, Configuration Management and SQA.


Table of Contents

• Preface
• Contents of Glance
• Section I : SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT :
• Introduction to Software Development
• Section II : MAINFRAME BASICS :
• Introduction to IBM Mainframes
• MVS Concepts
• ISO and ISPF
• JES2, JES3 and SMS
• Section III : JCL :
• Introduction to Job Control Language (JCL)
• The JOB Statement
• The EXEC Statement
• The JOB and EXEC Statements
• The DD Statement
• Procedures and Symbolic Parameters
• Generation Data Groups (GDG), Compile, Link-Edit and Run JCLs
• IBM Utilities
• Section IV : VSAM :
• VSAM Basics
• Access Method Services (AMS)
• Alternate Index
• Additional VSAM Commands
• VSAM Tuning
• Section V : REXX :
• Introduction to REXX
• Overview of REXX
• Section VI : CICS :
• Introduction to CICS
• Exception Handling in CICS
• Program Control
• File Control
• Terminal Control
• Developing a CICS Application
• CICS Programming Techniques
• Basic Mapping Support (BMS)
• Transient Data Control
• Temporary Storage Control
• Interval and Task Control
• CICS Application Design
• Recovery and Restart
• System Security and Intersystem Communication
• CICS Debugging Facilities and Techniques
• BMS Map Definition Macros and COPYLIB Members
• CICS Response and Abend Codes
• CICS Commands
• Section VII : DB2 AND IMS :
• Data, Information and Information Processing
• Introduction to Database Management Systems
• Introduction to Relational Database Management Systems
• Database Architecture and Data Modeling
• Data Normalization
• Overview of DB2
• Structured Query Language (SQL)
• Data Security and Access
• DB2 Application Development
• DB2 Internals
• QMF and DB2I
• DB2 Performance Monitoring, Utilities and Recovery/Restart
• Common SQL Return Codes
• Overview of Information Management System (IMS)
• Section VIII : VSCOBOL II :
• Introduction to VS COBOL II
• Overview of Application Development in VS COBOL II
• Overview of the COBOL Program
• Data Manipulation
• Table Handling
• Reference Modification
• Input/Output Coding
• Sorting and Merging Files
• Subprogram Linkage
• Coding COBOL Programs that Run under CICS, IMS, DB2 and ISPF
• Compiling the Program
• Link-Editing the Program
• Executing the Program
• Improving Program Performance
• Section IX : QUESTION BANK :
• Mainframe Basics and JCL Question Bank
• VSAM Question Bank
• REXX Question Bank
• CICS Question Bank
• DB2 Question Bank
• IMS Question Bank
• VS COBOL II Question Bank
• Century Date Conversion-An Overview
• Winning Resumes