| AS030 |
The
AS/400 and ODBC |
Prerequisites: |
AS015 or equivalent
DB experience |
| Audience: |
MIS Directors, Programmers,
Supervisors & selected Advanced End-Users |
| Duration: |
Half a day |
This seminar introduces Microsoft's Open Database Connect
Architecture, discusses its componentry, and shows how PC programs can use its
capabilities to access DB2/400 databases. This class examines ODBC from a functional and
performance standpoint and shows how to make ODBC enabled applications such as Microsoft
Excel directly access AS/400 data. Additionally, the Visual Basic Constructs for ODBC are
generally presented to assist the Client/Server developer in implementing ODBC PC to
AS/400 applications. |
| AS110 |
RPG/400 -
Soup to Nuts - RPGII through to RPG/400 QuikCourse |
Prerequisites: |
AS010 or equivalent
|
| Audience: |
Non-AS/400
Programmers, Other Language Programmers, new or experienced AS/400 Programmers,
Supervisors, and selected Advanced End-Users |
| Duration: |
3 days or 5 days (with optional
labs) |
This course takes a highly computer literate programmer or programmer candidate from
little or no knowledge of RPG to an understanding of the RPG cycle, External operations,
RPG structured operations, subfiles, and RPG Advanced operations such as tables, arrays,
and strings - to be able to attack new RPG/400 projects and/ or maintain existing RPG/400
code . This is the ideal course for a programmer coming from scratch, another system or
computer language to gain immediately useable capabilities in the RPG/400 language. This
offering is comprised of the three QuikCourses described below: course codes - AS111,
AS112, and AS113. See these course descriptions for further details. |
| AS111 |
RPG/400
Introduction with External File Coding |
Prerequisites: |
Computer literate |
| Audience: |
New AS/400 Programmers,
Supervisors, selected Advanced End-Users |
| Duration: |
1 day |
This course introduces the student to the basics of RPG programming. The student is
introduced to the RPG fixed logic cycle as a quick way of writing basic RPG/400 batch
programs. The use of various RPG coding forms are explained to help the student gain a
more full appreciation of the built-in (4GL-like) capabilities of the language. RPG
internal and external file coding and structured operations are described and re-enforced
with real-life coding examples. Many RPG batch and interactive coding examples are used
throughout the course. This is the most comprehensive one-day RPG class in the business. |
| AS112 |
Advanced
RPG/400 Part 1 |
| Prerequisites: |
AS111 or equivalent |
| Audience: |
New/Experienced AS/400 Programmers,
MIS Directors, Supervisors & Advanced End-Users |
| Duration: |
1 day |
This course delivers instruction on RPG/400 Structured programming and advanced RPG
elements such as Tables, Arrays, Named and Figurative Constants, Data Structures, Data
Areas, Data Area Data Structures, and coding techniques. Initialization routines are also
included as well as the RESET and CLEAR operations. Coding examples are used throughout to
demonstrate the effective use of these RPG tools. This course consists of AS112A and
AS112B. See these courses for additional details. |
| AS112A |
Advanced
RPG/400 Programming Structures |
| Prerequisites: |
AS111 or equivalent |
| Audience: |
New/Experienced AS/400 Programmers,
MIS Directors, Supervisors & Advanced End-Users |
| Duration: |
Half a day |
This course adds a number of structural tools to the arsenal of the RPG programmer. Topics
include Table and Arrays definition and coding techniques, Table and Array look-up and
subscripting operations and examples, Named and Figurative Constants, Data Structures,
Data Areas, Data Area Data Structures, and associated coding techniques. Initialization
routines are also included as well as the RESET and CLEAR operations. Coding examples are
used throughout to demonstrate the effective use of these RPG tools. Tables and Arrays
have always been elusive for many RPG programmers who have avoided them like the plague.
This course casts a new light on these well known structures and introduces others. The
end result to the organization is that more effective, and more productive coding
techniques can be employed helping to upgrade the output of the development staff. Coding
examples are used throughout to demonstrate the effective use of these RPG tools. |
| AS112B |
Advanced
RPG/400 Structured Programming, DB & I/O Operations |
Prerequisites: |
AS111 or equivalent
|
| Audience: |
New/Experienced AS/400 Programmers,
MIS Directors, Supervisors & Advanced End-Users |
| Duration: |
Half a day |
This course introduces the notion of structured programming and how it can be implemented
with RPG/400. Effective program development, easier program maintenance, and improved
program efficiency are three of the major goals of structured programming. This course is
designed to help the student achieve these goals through the use of the structured
operators: DO, DOWHILE, SELECT, DOUNTIL, CASE, LEAVE, and ITER. Sample code is used
throughout the course to provide a basis for future student programming efforts. If,
EndXX, and CABXX statements are also examined as alternatives to indicator oriented
programming. Figurative constants are examined and used for indicators to demonstrate true
"indicator-less" programming that is much more readable than our garden variety
spaghetti code. Input/Output and Database operations are also examined in this course with
sample code to help solidify the learning process. This course is a must for an MIS
director who has not coded for awhile to help set coding standards for the shop. It is
also appropriate for the new programmer or the programmer who needs to upgrade her/his
skills for more productive development efforts. |
| AS113 |
Advanced
RPG/400 Part II |
| Prerequisites: |
AS111, AS112 or equivalent |
| Audience: |
AS/400 Programmers, MIS Directors,
Supervisors & Advanced End-Users |
| Duration: |
1 day |
This course is a combination of two half-day modules: AS113A - Advanced String Handling,
and AS113B - RPG/400 Subfile Coding. Please see these course descriptions for additional
information. |
| AS113B |
Advanced
RPG/400 Subfile Coding Techniques with SDA |
Prerequisites: |
AS111, or
equivalent |
| Audience: |
AS/400 Programmers, MIS Directors,
Supervisors & selected Advanced End-Users |
| Duration: |
Half a day |
This course serves as both an introduction and as an example rich implementation vehicle
for AS/400 RPG Subfile coding techniques. Subfiles have proven to be an efficient method
of coding list oriented multiple-record-at-a-time screen applications. The three forms of
subfile coding are examined with supporting examples. Inquiry, Maintenance, and Data Entry
subfile examples are used to provide a sample blueprint for effective subfile programming.
Both DDS and SDA are used to produce the screen subfile control and the subfile record
formats necessary to interact with the RPG program. At the conclusion of the course, the
student should be able to write three different types of subfile programs, and also should
be able to prepare the display files with which they interact. |
| AS114 |
RPGIV the
New RPG (ILE RPG/400) V3R1 through V4R2 |
| Prerequisites: |
AS111 or equivalent |
| Audience: |
AS/400 Programmers, MIS Directors,
Supervisors & selected Advanced End-Users |
| Duration: |
Half a day or 1 day (with optional
labs) |
How do you use this new RPG? How do you convert to it? Is it a lot of work getting there?
What path should be followed? This is certainly not regular RPG. RPG IV has almost
completely changed RPGs. This course introduces the new RPG IV constructs and coding form
definitions. Op-codes have changed, Spec sheets have been re-drawn, Spec sheets have been
added. Spec sheets have been eliminated? Functions have moved from one spec sheet to
another. This is not your father's RPG? But this course is your best way begin to find out
what the new RPG IV is all about. Unlike Operational Assistant and other Nice enhancements
over the years, you have to know something about RPG IV to be productive in this new
language. And with the additional changes made thru 1998, RPG is now closer than ever to
being an object oriented language. This course is reasonably comprehensive for a ½ day
module. Upon completion, the student should be able to read RPGIV code, and be better
prepared to write it. |
| AS130 |
Introduction
to the ILE Programming Enviroment |
Prerequisites: |
AS011, or equivalent |
| Audience: |
AS/400 Programmers, MIS Directors,
Supervisors & selected Advanced End-Users |
| Duration: |
Half a day or 1 day (with optional
labs) |
This course introduces the AS/400 ILE programming environment and describes how it can be
used effectively to build efficient modular facilities. ILE is the AS/400's third
programming model and offers something for everybody over the original programming model
and the subsequent extended programming model. This course discusses the notions of
modules, routines, service programs and the techniques necessary to build ILE programs for
maximum maintainability. ILE is now the current programming environment on AS/400. This
course provides a head start to learning how to employ the valuable functions of ILE into
your development environment. |
| AS145 |
Client
Server Programming Using Visual Basic and Data Queues |
Prerequisites: |
AS130 or equivalent
|
| Audience: |
AS/400 Programmers, MIS Directors,
Supervisors & selected Advanced End-Users |
| Duration: |
Half a day |
This course introduces the notion of using data queues for Client Server programming. In
this course, the student will learn how to create and manage data queues which can be used
to synchronize applications running on the same machine or spread across two machines as
in a client/server environment. Coding examples using CL on the AS/400 and Visual BASIC on
the PC will be discussed as models for your future client server programs. A Client/Server
Primer is also included as part of the course. |
| AS150 |
Introduction
to Visual Age for RPG (VARPG) with Client/Server Primer |
Prerequisites: |
AS130 or equivalent
|
| Audience: |
AS/400 Programmers, MIS Directors,
Supervisors & selected Advanced End-Users |
| Duration: |
Half a day |
This course introduces the notion of Client/Server programming aka. distributed computing.
The new VARPG language is introduced by lecture and example. The new language provides a
familiar set of commands for coding RPG programs on the PC plus a Visual interface to add
a fully functional GUI look and feel to AS/400 Client/Server custom built applications.
Applications written with Visual Age for RPG take the PC and AS/400 relationship one-step
beyond terminal emulation, PC Support, and Rumba-like semi Graphical Interfaces. With this
facility you can create your own custom applications without having to learn a 4GL
Client/Server program generator package. This is the language you have been waiting for to
take your green screen applications to Client Server without having to start from scratch.
This is a more significant AS/400 programming announcement than ILE and RPG IV. Learn Why
and Learn how to gain the benefits of Client Server without the pain of learning SQL,
ODBC, APPC, or TCP/IP or Visual BASIC. |
| AS153 |
Introduction
to Visual Age for JAVA with Client/Server Primer |
Prerequisites: |
AS130 or equivalent
|
| Audience: |
AS/400 Programmers, MIS Directors,
Supervisors & selected Advanced End-Users |
| Duration: |
Half a day |
This course introduces the notion of Client/Server programming... a.k.a. distributed
computing. The new Visual Age for Java language is introduced by lecture and example. The
new language provides a familiar set of commands for coding JAVA programs on the PC plus a
Visual interface to add a fully functional GUI look and feel to AS/400 Client/Server
custom built applications. Applications written with Visual Age for JAVA take the PC and
AS/400 relationship one-step beyond terminal emulation, PC Support, and Rumba-like semi
Graphical Interfaces. With this facility you can create your own custom applications
without having to learn a 4GL Client/Server program generator package. If you have a
propensity for the new and the adventurous, this is the language you have been waiting for
to take your green screen applications to Client Server in the language of the Internet
This is a significant AS/400 programming announcement and it uses a similar look and feel
to the VARPG product in AS150. Learn Why and Learn how to gain the benefits of Client
Server without the pain of learning SQL, ODBC, APPC, or TCP/IP or Visual BASIC, or having
to know RPG. |
| AS175 |
Introduction
to CL Programming |
Prerequisites: |
AS011 or equivalent
|
| Audience: |
AS/400 Programmers, MIS Directors,
Supervisors & selected Advanced End-Users |
| Duration: |
1 day or 2 days (with optional
labs) |
This course introduces the AS/400 Command Language and CL Programming facilities. CL is a
PL/1 derivative which serves as the operation/job control language for the AS/400. Unlike
predecessor JCL or OCL processors, CL is a bona fide programming language though limited
in its I/O subset. This course introduces the notions of CL variables, CL processed
display files, CL processed database files, If Statements, Do statements, String functions
etc. This is an example driven course. The CL Programming examples can serve as building
blocks to your own CL implementations. |
| AS190 |
Introduction
to ILE C/400 |
Prerequisites: |
AS011 or equivalent
|
| Audience: |
AS/400 Programmers, MIS Directors,
Supervisors & selected Advanced End-Users |
| Duration: |
1 day |
This course introduces the AS/400 ILE C/400 Language and Programming facilities. C is a
strategic AS/400 language and is being used more and more in AS/400 environments by
development shops and IS shops alike. The course components include local and global
variables, block structured programming techniques, C functions etc., as well as the C
components specific to the AS/400. This course also introduces the C application
development environment and demonstrates how to set up the necessary facilities to develop
C programs and to incorporate them into other ILE programming environments. This an
example driven course. The C Programming examples can serve as building blocks to your own
C implementations. |
| AS191 |
Introduction
to ILE C++/400 |
Prerequisites: |
AS011 or equivalent
|
| Audience: |
AS/400 Programmers, MIS Directors,
Supervisors & selected Advanced End-Users |
| Duration: |
1 day |
This course introduces the AS/400 ILE C++/400 Language and Programming facilities. C++ is
an AS/400 object oriented language that is being used more and more in AS/400 environments
by development shops and IS shops alike. The course components include a general overview
of the C language of which C++ is a derivative. The inherent properties of object oriented
programming are revealed along with a number of examples to help the new AS/400 C++
programmer get off to a jump start. |
| AS196 |
COBOL for
the AS/400 |
| Prerequisites: |
AS011 or equivalent |
| Audience: |
AS/400 Programmers & other
System COBOL Programmers |
| Duration: |
Half a day |
This course demonstrates the changes necessary to make COBOL programs from other systems
run on the AS/400 and it is an example driven course. This course does not teach COBOL but
shows how COBOL programmers can use COBOL on the AS/400 to their advantage. |
| AS201 |
Object
Based/Orientated Technology |
Prerequisites: |
Computer literate |
| Audience: |
AS/400 Programmers, MIS Directors,
Supervisors & selected Advanced End-Users |
| Duration: |
Half a day |
This course introduces the student to the elusive world of objects, object oriented
technology, object based technology, and OOPS! No, that's not oops as in mistake. It's
OOPS as in Object Oriented Programming Systems. Who knows what an object is? Is the AS/400
Object oriented or object based? Where did all these objects come from? Did we wake up one
morning and there were objects? Wasn't the S/38 and isn't the AS/400 Object based? Is
there meaning for us? Must we know Envy/400? Smalltalk? or C++. Are these in our future?
What about visual object programming? Do the new procedural extensions to RPG make it
object oriented? How can RPG continue to be used in this object world? Where do the object
extensions to RPG fit in the grand scheme? Is RPG now object oriented? Based? If you feel
it's time to get your own object base, this is the right course to start with. Objects
have in fact arrived. And it looks like they are here to stay. The open question is : how
are we going to deal with them? |
| AS362 |
AS/400
Disaster Recovery Facilities & Options |
Prerequisites: |
AS/400 Concepts
& Facilities or equivalent |
| Audience: |
AS/400 IS Managers, Programmers
& Supervisors |
| Duration: |
Half a day |
This course lays the groundwork for the construction of a successful disaster recovery
plan. The intent of this offering is to identify those areas which need to be addressed
before a disaster strikes. The time for verifying your disaster recovery plan is not when
you are forced to recover, or attempt to recover. Various system protection, Save/Restore
and disaster recovery facilities are examined along with their respective advantages and
disadvantages. In addition, the AS/400 commands and tools for Disaster Recovery
facilitation are examined and put in perspective against the potentiality of a complete
disaster recovery plan. |
| AS364 |
Client PC
& Lan Backup with an AS/400 Server |
| Prerequisites: |
AS/400 Concepts & Facilities or equivalent |
| Audience: |
AS/400 IS Managers, Programmers
& Supervisors |
| Duration: |
Half a day |
This course presents the backup exposure issues in A PC-Centric environment, and then
offers several approaches which can be used to minimize the risk. Both manual and fully
automated approaches are examined. When was the last time your PC users backed up their
machines? When was the last time you backed up your own PC? DO PCs have valuable enough
data or documents or spreadsheets on them to warrant backing them up. If you have a bullet
proof disaster recovery strategy for backing up your AS/400 but have been putting off
developing a strategy for the PCs for which you are responsible, your prayers have been
answered. One of the strategies discussed in this class is bound to fit your organization
- perhaps even without modification. This class can help you minimize the impact of a
disaster and help you be prepared when it does occur! |
| AS412 |
AS/400
Client Access DOS & Windows Memory Management |
Prerequisites: |
PC211 |
| Audience: |
AS/400 PC Support Users &
Implementers |
| Duration: |
Half a day |
| Home Lab: |
One |
This course is a must for PC Support advanced users/implementers who are having memory
problems or anticipate having memory problems. This updated course is based on the
evolution of PC Support across multiple AS/400 and DOS releases, up to the current
releases -- AS/400 V2R1 - V2R3, V3R1, DOS 5.0, 6.0, 6.2. Upon completion of this course,
the attendee should understand the various methods for making more conventional memory
available in an AS/400 "PC Support" Environment with DOS and with DOS/Windows.
Topics include: PC Support memory techniques including expanded memory and the DOS
extender (PCSXI), Windows coexistence & effective use. Paper labs will be used to
demonstrate the impact of PC Support options on memory utilization. Attendees should be
knowledgeable PC user preparing to implement PC Support. The impact of Client Access for
Windows and LAN Server/400 will also be discussed. |
| AS422 |
Dial-In
Client Access/400 |
Prerequisites: |
PC & AS/400
literate |
| Audience: |
CA/400 ( PC Support) Users &
Implementers |
| Duration: |
Half a day |
This course is designed to help the Client Access user be better
prepared to implement Dial-In functions for use with PC Support. Serial adapters, ASCII
Workstation Controller, Phone Companies, Modems, PCS, Phones etc, all add up to make ASCII
Dial-Up PC support a major headache. Although no communications effort works the first
time, this class will give you the tips necessary to help you achieve your connection goal
as soon after the first day as possible. Topics include the value of dial-in,
configuration options, modem selection and setup, ASCII PC Support installation tips etc.
Sample configurations and setups are provided to help make your dial-in PC Support
installation successful. Now how do we get you a laptop of your own? This course will even
offer some thoughts on the value of being able to work at home... or allow someone else to
interact with your AS/400. |
| AS440 |
Client
Access/400 Concepts & Facilities |
Prerequisites: |
PC & AS/400
literate |
| Audience: |
CA/400 ( PC Support) Users &
Implementers |
| Duration: |
1 day |
This course is designed to help the PC/Support implementor understand and use the powerful
capabilities built into the AS/400 Client Access/400 product. Almost all AS/400
installations have PC Support licenses (renamed, updated, and available as Client Access)
but many are having difficulty in setting it up, making it work, and then using it
effectively. This course focuses on helping the student understand the capabilities of the
product, how to implement and use those capabilities, and when to consider a PC LAN
solution instead of PC Support. Even with Client Access/400, the mostly re-written new V3
R1 thru V4R2 PC Support replacement product, PC Support fundamental knowledge is essential
to success. After providing a knowledge base for the "old" PC Support, the
course moves on to the many new faces of PC Support called Client Access/400. The quicker
one understands the capabilities and implementation considerations of Client Access/400,
the sooner one will begin implementing applications to take advantage of these
capabilities. Students may find they can avoid purchasing software which tomorrow will be
included in the Client Access products. And they may also find that special add-on
products to access the Information Superhighway or the Internet. are not required. The
knowledge gained in this session can also be used to set some standard PC configurations
based on what can be done with client/server and your AS/400.
|
| AS441 |
Client
Access/400 - Features & Implementation Considerations |
Prerequisites: |
PC & AS/400
literate |
| Audience: |
CA/400 ( PC Support) Users &
Implementers |
| Duration: |
1 day |
This course positions the new Client Access / 400 product for the AS/400 & PC
implementer. Client Access for Windows has been completely refreshed a number of times
from Version 3.11 thru Version 4 of OS/400. This course examines the new and older Client
Access offerings and compares the new offerings with V2Rx PC Support and the Client/Server
model. It also demonstrates how the AS/400 can be employed as a file server, PC database
server, and cooperative application server, as well as a print server. across a wide
variety of networking environments. The session identifies and stages the various forms of
Client Access / 400 - DOS, Windows, OS/2 ,Windows 3.X, Windows/95, and Windows NT. In this
course, you will also learn about the three new graphical operations interfaces and the
two new graphical emulation facilities, as well as the capabilities of the new Database
Access GUI product which supplies a client/server front end for AS/400 data access. Client
/ Server computing will be defined in this course and the Client Access and LAN Server
products will be properly slotted within the client / server continuum. You'll be
introduced to the Native Windows/95/NT SNA (Netsoft Router) as well as the integration
level of the product with APPC and TCP/IP and ANYNET. You'll learn about the AnyMail
server and the supplied Lotus Mail Client. The capabilities of Multimedia APIs, ODBC
drivers etc. will be discussed with an eye towards advanced client server computing. If
you are on the fence about how to implement PC networking, or file serving, this class can
help put it all in perspective and prepare you for further implementation and learning
adventures. |
| AS442 |
AS/400
Integrated PC Server (IPCS - FSIOP) Implementation Solutions |
Prerequisites: |
PC & AS/400
literate |
| Audience: |
CA/400 ( PC Support) Users &
Implementers |
| Duration: |
Half a day |
This course first gives the FSIOP/IPCS implementer an understanding of the capabilities of
the new FSIOP (File Server FSIOP) now called the Integrated PC Server (IPCS) and the new
companion LAN Server/400 and OS/2 LAN Server software products. We'll also examine using
the IPCS for Netware, Lotus Notes, and Windows NT with V4R2. This session It compares
these new offerings with the older support levels and the Client/Server model. This course
demonstrates how the AS/400 can be employed as a fast file server, database server, and
cooperative application server. The new AS/400 QLANSRV file system is examined and
explored via some new integrated file system facilities such as WRKLNK, MOV, CPY etc.
Without education it can take weeks for you to configure your IPCS/FSIOP as a network
server and as a LAN protocol enabler - token ring and/or ethernet as well as defining
storage spaces, adding links to the spaces, making aliases for database access etc. It
will take another measure of time to get the requester software working on the PC with all
of your other PC challenges. This class will help you get a jump start on this process. |
| AS460 |
Creating
a PC-like End-User Environment on Your AS/400 |
Prerequisites: |
PC & AS/400
literate |
| Audience: |
MIS Directors, Programmers, AS/400
PC Support Users & Implementors |
| Duration: |
1 day |
This full day course is designed to help the AS/400 Implementor to define a useable,
manageable end-user environment for the AS/400. Is end user computing successful in your
organization? Or do you find that your database definitions just are not conducive to
normal user access. Do you find yourself having to teach your end-users third normal form
techniques for them to gain access to their data. Do they continue to fail because the
tools available are not really end-user oriented. This course can help you put it all in
perspective. It can serve as your basis for determining just what should be accessible and
how it should best be accessed. Instead of saying no all the time, or instead of saying
yes and failing, the techniques presented in this course will help you make better
judgements about good end-user requests, and potentially dangerous. Have you ever wondered
why many of your users find solutions in primitive PC database products and your super
duper AS/400 can't seem to do the job? This course helps put this in perspective and
offers thoughts on how to set up end-user computing on your AS/400 including private
databases -- all in a secure environment. Topics include: end-user considerations,
designing end-user databases, PC database facilities, AS/400 database facilities, end user
database build and access products, managing end user access etc. |
| AS500 |
AS/400
Client Server Computing - Model Definition & Perspective |
Prerequisites: |
None |
| Audience: |
AS/400 Executives, IS Managers
& Selected IS Staff Members |
| Duration: |
Half a day |
This course is designed to assist MIS personnel and Executives in sifting out the hype
from the beef regarding Client/Server Computing. Recent consultant studies have proven
that it is not all gain with client/server computing and that there is a high risk of
implementation pain and cost over-runs. In this seminar, client/server computing is
defined as a nine layered process. The AS/400 is positioned and evaluated against each of
the layers of the model and the tools which provide the functions in the supported layers
are identified and introduced. A suggested start-up methodology is presented which can
assist in assuring smooth AS/400 client / server implementations. The AS/400 approach is
also contrasted with typical low-cost PC implementations in terms of stability,
robustness, integrity, security, and disaster recovery. |
| AS510 |
AS/400
vs. PC Lan Server vs. UNIX |
Prerequisites: |
None |
| Audience: |
Executives, IS Managers, Selected
IS Staff Members and Prospective Users |
| Duration: |
Half a day |
This course helps answer a number of important questions such as: Is the AS/400 a capable
server system in today's world? Should AS/400 shops drop the AS/400 and downsize to PC LAN
systems? Should AS/400 sops move to Unix for Advanced functions. What are the issues
involved? What checkpoint items should be included in each evaluation? What are the
strengths and weaknesses of the AS/400 when compared to the various PC LAN solutions of
today as well as Unix offerings ? If having this information would help you better justify
your system decision, this course is designed for you. System decisions are not to be
taken lightly since the business must continue to process its data. Having a more clear
understanding of your options will allow you to make better decisions which will save
money for your organization in the long run... and perhaps sooner. |
| AS520 |
AS/400 on
the Internet |
Prerequisites: |
NW201 & AS/400
literate |
| Audience: |
Internet Implementers |
| Duration: |
Half a day |
This course is designed to teach you the capabilities of your AS/400 as an Internet Client
and Server. It discusses the commonly used features of the Internet and the tools required
to access them. A step by step guide is offered which outlines the processes required to
make your AS/400 function on the Internet. Whether you need a dial connection, a leased
facility, or even a T1 line, this course establishes the groundwork to connect to such
facilities. Various routers are discussed as alternatives to connecting to the service
provider. You will also be instructed how to reach the Internet directly through your
current local Area Network facility- from Client Workstations sitting on Ethernet or Token
Ring. Learn how products bundled with Client Access can help provide the necessary
workgroup mail functions to provide advanced Internet Mail capabilities (SMTP / MIME).
This session discusses how to implement a one mail box solution to allow both local and
Internet mail without requiring two separate mail boxes. Learn how OfficeVision/400 can be
used to interface with the AnyMail Framework so that Dumb terminal users can send and
receive messages from advanced mail systems such as Lotus Notes or other mail systems. The
underlying protocol of the Internet is TCP/IP. This session introduces TCP/IP desirable
components and discusses the degree of implementation or lack of implementation using an
AS/400 as your Internet Host. Learn the basic notion of a Gopher Client and Server and Web
Server and how you can begin the process of setting up your AS/400 as an Internet Web
Server and why you may or may not want to do this. We'll also examine how interactive
applications can be built to function on a web server, allowing two way communication
between you and your real or potential customers. AS/400s can now be bona fide Internet
machines. Learn what you have to do to put your AS/400 on the Net. |
| AS900 |
AS/400
Hardware & Software Update |
Prerequisites: |
None |
| Audience: |
AS/400 Executives, IS Managers and
Selected IS Staff Members |
| Duration: |
Half a day |
This course presents IBM's recent hardware and software product
announcements in a detailed fashion. On May 17, IBM announced a totally new hardware line
and a new version of the AS/400 operating system - V3 R0.5 and V3 R1. Even the Midrange
magazines have yet to put this announcement in full perspective. This seminar is designed
to present the details of this announcement in a ½ day session. Unlike Course code AS999
which provides a general announcement overview and a definition of client/server
computing, this course will focus on the new hardware and software tools available and
soon to be available, and how they can be used in your installation. |
| AS910 |
AS/400
Upgrade Alternatives for B-F Models |
Prerequisites: |
None |
| Audience: |
AS/400 Executives, IS Managers, IS
Supervisors, and other Systems Evaluators |
| Duration: |
n/a |
The path to upgrading your AS/400 is not as clear cut as your account salesperson might
have you believing. Do you really gain if you upgrade your current system rather than
buying a new system. If you have a B model system, should you really hurry? If you have a
D or an F model, should you upgrade within the line or upgrade to an Advanced Series or
Server. Should you really keep your old disk drives? Can it cost you more to upgrade than
to buy new? Should you consider a used AS/400 to replace your current system? What do you
gain and what do you lose? Acquiring an upgrade or a new system is always an expensive
proposition. It is even more expensive when you buy the wrong hardware or you pay too much
for the same capabilities of a less costly solution. Today's computer marketing
representatives may not have as much time to work out the best solution for your
particular circumstance. By better understanding your options, you can assure yourself a
better computer decision. This seminar is designed to provide a number of options which
can help make your next upgrade or buy decision the best for your organization. |
| AS920 |
AS/400
Support Options - How to get support when you need it! |
Prerequisites: |
None |
| Audience: |
AS/400 Executives, IS Managers, IS
Supervisors & Computer Staff |
| Duration: |
Half a day |
Just four years ago, this session was not needed. IBM handled everything. Common describes
the support requirement in these words: ".Help My AS/400 has fallen and it can't get
up!" Well, What do we do when this happens? How can you plan to have an answer to
this question? What shape should the answer take when it is formed? What are the options?
How formal must you be? Now that IBM is no longer in the free support business (By the
way, Level 1 Support has been discontinued), what is the best course of action for a
prudent MIS director or supervisor to take to assure that one disaster does not put the
company out of business. This seminar examines the issue in detail and offers a number of
solutions and a recommendation for implementation. This session can help you understand
how to put your finger in the dike while knowing the construction crew is on the way. |
| AS930 |
AS/400
Programmer Periodic Update Session |
Prerequisites: |
Understand the
notion of programming |
| Audience: |
AS/400 Programmers & Managers
who program |
| Duration: |
Half a day |
This course is designed to survey the latest developments in
programmer technology on a periodic (quarterly, semiannually or annually) basis. IBM has
changed the AS/400 substantially in the recent past and are making enhancements at an
unprecedented pace. Among the recent changes are the Integrated Language Environment (ILE)
and the associated languages - ILE RPG, ILE/C, ILE CL, and ILE RPG a.k.a. RPGIV. Major
packaging and functional changes have occurred in programmer development tools with the
availability of ADTS and Code/400. The AS/400 is probably now the easiest Client Server
product on which to develop with the addition of a Visual Age for RPG - VARPG. The
database has been updated substantially and data warehousing capabilities are within reach
with the AS/400. The operating system and its components have been re-done using object
oriented technology. RPG has been enhanced as recently as June with major facilities to
allow OO benefits to be gained without necessarily being an OO language. And, of course no
programmer is immune from the many advances made in the use of PC technology with the
AS/400. The Client Access product line is full of programmer and operator tools such as
GUI database access, GUI operations, and ODBC functionality such that it would be
professional suicide to ignore. The AS/400 is now a top quality file server and database
server with the FSIOP hardware and the new ways of using this capability. The AS/400 is
becoming an Internet machine and your business may soon have a need to compete on the
World-Wide Web. Yes, the AS/400 is for real.
And in order to make use of your AS/400, you have to know what it can do. This session is
designed to help you put this marvelous machine of yours in modern perspective. Without
having to continually review IBM's announcements and their acceptance/rejection by the
trade press, you can use this class to gain a sense of currency in this changing system
times. Plus you are welcome to attend the one hour enabled system discussion session
following the seminar to gain a perspective as to what your fellow programmers are doing
with all of these new capabilities. This is a first for Northeastern Pennsylvania and is
surely a "don't miss" opportunity for professionals in the AS/400 arena.
|
| AS999 |
AS/400
Announcement Perspectives |
Prerequisites: |
None |
| Audience: |
AS/400 Executives, IS Managers and
Selected IS Staff Members |
| Duration: |
Half a day |
This course presents IBM's recent hardware and software product announcements in a
detailed selective fashion. AS/400. >From the Advanced Series and Server CISC and RISC
boxes through six new operating system releases, the AS/400 is a far superior machine than
when IBM began the change process way back on May 3, 1994. This is your chance to sit back
and spend one day being re-introduced to what is new with your AS/400. What isn't new
might be a better question. It is overwhelming Learn about the new Database - DB2/400,
Data Warehousing, Client/Server, Client Access, TCP/IP, Internet/Intranet, Integrated File
System, New RPG, New Visual Age for RPG, New Visual Age for JAVA, Java Virtual Machine,
FSIOP, IPCS, LAN Server/400, OS/2 LAN Server, Novell Netware, Native Domino Notes Server,
Windows 95&NT Clients, AS/400 Navigator, Windows NT Server etc. etc. etc. Rather than
spend months going through four years worth of new facilities trying to decipher what is
still important, Kelly Consulting has done the work for you. This survey course comes with
over 75 pages of handouts to serve as your point in time check on AS/400 capabilities and
to serve as a reference to help you move your organization into the promise of the future.
In the most recent session, Client/Server was the major announcement thrust. AS/400 Client
Server Computing (and associated products) was compared to a defined Client Server model
to help AS/400 users gain an accurate perspective from IBM's May 3, 1994 announcement and
subsequent announcements. |
| SM801 |
Round
Table Q&A Ad-Hoc Seminar - QuikCourse (private courses only) |
Prerequisites: |
Client determined |
| Audience: |
IS Professionals needing system
clarification |
| Duration: |
Half a day to one day |
This "Catchall" seminar is included in the catalog to provide businesses the
opportunity to have access to Kelly Consulting staff member(s) in an informal Question and
Answer environment. One or more Kelly Consulting experts will respond to random queries
from the group to help strengthen the learning process or help provide an expert opinion
on system directions or strategies. Fee for multiple Kelly Consulting staff members is
negotiable. This is an ideal full-day session after a number of formal courses have been
taken. It is also a suitable session when offered as a ½ course in the A. M. Or P.M. of a
day when only a half day of formal education is scheduled. |
