CA Easytrieve Plus, Fundamentals

This 3 day class teaches students the basic techniques required to use CA-Easytrieve Plus, an information management and report generator tool.  Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Define files to be processed.
  • Format a report with titles and footings.
  • Use relation logic to accept and reject records for reporting.
  • Define working storage fields.
  • Perform arithmetic calculations.
  • Move data between record fields and work areas.
  • Sort data.
  • Format numeric data for the report.
  • Define control breaks and subtotaling for reports.
  • Build and write output data files.
  • Perform table searching.
  • Use arrays in Easytrieve Plus processing.
  • Perform synchronized file processing.

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

Audience

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

Prerequisites

  • TSO/ISPF, or equivalent experience.
  • Basic MVS JCL, or equivalent experience.
  • Previous experience in designing and coding
    application programs is not required, but will enhance the results of this
    course.

Course Agenda

Introduction to Easytrieve Plus

  • Purpose
  • Easytrieve Environments
  • JCL Requirements

Basic Easytrieve Reporting

  • Basic Statement Syntax
  • Easytrieve Program Structure
  • Environment Section
  • Library Section
    • Defining Files
    • Defining Fields
    • Activity Section
    • Report Subactivity

Enhancing Easytrieve Reports

  • REPORT Statement Parameters
  • TITLE Statement Parameters
  • LINE Statement Parameters
  • HEADING Statement
  • SEQUENCE Statement
  • Generating Multiple Reports
  • Report Routing
  • Generating Label Reports

Arithmetic and Conditional Processing

  • Working Storage Fields
  • Assignment Statement
  • IF Statement
  • CASE Statement

Arithmetic and Conditional Processing

  • DO WHILE / DO UNTIL Statements
  • STOP Statement
  • GOTO Statement
  • DISPLAY Statement
  • Defining Procedures
  • PERFORM Statement

Totals, Control Reports and Summary
Files

  • Creating Report Totals
  • SUM Statement
  • CONTROL Statement
  • Creating Control Reports
  • Creating and Using Summary Files

Virtual File Manager and Sorting

  • Introduction to Virtual File Manager
  • Designating VFM-Managed Files
  • COPY Statement
  • SORT Statement

Programmer Controlled I/O

  • Requesting Controlled I/O
  • GET Statement
  • STOP Statement
  • Defining Output Files
  • MOVE Statement
  • PUT Statement

Tables and Array Processing

  • Defining Instream Tables
  • Defining External Tables
  • SEARCH Statement
  • Defining Arrays
  • Accessing an Array

Synchronized File Processing

  • Overview
  • Implementing Synchronized File Processing
  • Identifying Duplicate Records in Files

To Hire a proven CA Easytrieve Subject Matter Expert Consultant and Instructor that teaches this class, call 800-798-3901 today!

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