File-Aid for TSO/ISPF

    

Summary:
This course is designed to enable the student to understand the features of File-Aid and become proficient in their use. This course presents materials for using both online and batch approaches to File-Aid.

Duration:
2 Days/Lecture & Lab

Audience:
This course is intended for those who need to extract selective records from files and modify the layout of files. Programmers and business analysts who review data and quality control staff who need to evaluate data or make changes to programs will also benefit from this course.

Topics:

• Introduction
• Editing datasets and using dataset specifications
• Selecting records using selection criteria
• Using record descriptions from existing files (XREF)
• Reformatting files using file layouts
• File comparisons
• Making global changes
• Utilities
• Batch File-Aid

Prerequisites:
The student should be familiar with edit in TSO/ISPF and file allocations. The student should also have a basic understanding of file structure and, if working within the batch environment, some experience with JCL.

Last Update: May 21, 2012