Training

CICS Design

CICS Application Systems Design
AUDIENCE: Online system analysts, designers and programmers. OBJECTIVE: Improve the individual's ability to design efficient, reliable and user friendly CICS application systems. DESCRIPTION: This course is an extensive overview of system design considerations and common design errors. The key issues in this class are high performance, reliability, user satisfaction, and flexibility of CICS application systems. Many application functions can be satisfied by more than one CICS facility. This class will cover the pros and cons of each facility. Students will better understand when to use or when not to use a particular facility. Performance and reliability will be stressed throughout the class. Many other useful topics such as 24 hour systems, human engineering, system sharing, and others are also included. WORKSHOP: None. PREREQUISITES: The CICS Introduction and Concepts class is strongly recommended.			TOPICS COVERED: Online design objective and considerations Common application design problems Common performance and reliability problems User productivity considerations Recovery overview and considerations Dataset access facilities Sequential datasets Journals and audit trails Database design considerations VSAM dataset considerations Database sharing (ISC and MRO) 24 hour availability Terminal display facilities User screen design considerations Message display options Online reports Operator display commands Single keystroke retrieval Automatic startup facilities Internal queueing Printing considerations and options Security options Response time considerations Evaluating system performance Warm, cold and emergency startup considerations Online hardware options
DURATION: 2 days COURSE #: CS400		PUBLIC FEE: $500 Students Each 1 $500 2 $475 3-5 $450 6-7 $425 8-> $400		ON-SITE FEE: Students Each 10 $450 11-15 $337 16-> $225 Other Information

CRT Screen Design
AUDIENCE: Screen designers, analysts and programmers. OBJECTIVE: Illustrate how to design CRT displays that improve user productivity by making them easier to use, more flexible and user-friendly. DESCRIPTION: This class illustrates several screen design techniques for developing human engineered and user friendly application systems. The student book contains over 100 rules for field layout, editing, messages and placement. Scrolling, split screens and many other very useful techniques are also covered. The comprehensive book supplied with this class will illustrate what works and what doesn't work. This unusual class will substantially improve the screen designer's abilities. This class applies to all CRT display types and software, not just CICS. Programming personnel should also attend the CICS Advanced Formatting Techniques class to learn how to implement these advanced designs. WORKSHOP: None. Examples and checklists are provided. PREREQUISITES: None.			TOPICS COVERED: Terminal types and models User classifications Human considerations checklist Productivity checklist General design considerations Maximizing data area usage Screen headings and trailers Vertical layout advantages and disadvantages Horizontal layout advantages and disadvantages Field titles and descriptions Placement of messages Message content rules Scrolling columns and other data areas Split screens Displaying a stream of text data Justification of data Numerical editing Date and time Establishing defaults Using field characteristics Using field colors Cursor control and placement Processing errors Online report generation Report manipulation commands Response time improvements Automatic screen formatting Light pens and accessories Printer considerations Fonts and graphic symbols
DURATION: 1 day COURSE #: MX100		PUBLIC FEE: $250 Students Each 1 $250 2 $238 3-5 $225 6-7 $212 8-> $200		ON-SITE FEE: Students Each 10 $225 11-15 $168 16-> $112 Other Information