CA-Easytrieve Plus Advanced Topics

Course:   EZTRVA
Duration:   2 Days
Level:   II
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Course Summary

This course teaches students the advanced techniques available to use CA-Easytrieve Plus. This course may be taught as part of a 5-day session in combination with our Easytrieve Plus Fundamentals course.

Topics Covered In This Course

Easytrieve Macros

  • Defining Macros
  • Using Macros
  • Parameter Substitution in Macros

Using Special-Name Procedures

  • Overview
  • SORT Procedures
  • JOB Procedures
  • REPORT procedures

Processing VSAM Files

  • Sequential VSAM File Processing
  • Random VSAM File Processing
  • Creating VSAM Files

Miscellaneous Topics

  • Using Variable Length Fields
  • Processing Variable Length Records
  • Setting the Easytrieve Return Code
  • Calling External Subroutines
  • Accessing JCL PARM field data
  • Compiling and Linking Easytrieve Programs

Processing DB2 Tables

  • Overview
  • Environment Section Requirements
  • Library Section Requirements
  • Automatic Loop Processing
  • Controlled I/O Processing

Course Agenda (continued)

IMS

  • Overview
  • Library Section Requirements
  • Database Sweeps
  • Tickler File Processing
  • Database Path Processing
  • SSA Processing
What You Can Expect

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

Who Should Take This Course

End-users, application programmers, business analysts, and others with a need to create reports using Easytrieve Plus.

Recommended Prerequisites
Training Style

A series of lab exercises will be used to reinforce the classroom education.

Related Courses
Code Course Title Duration Level
EZTRVF
CA-Easytrieve Plus Fundamentals
3 Days
I
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