AUDIENCE:   This course is for applications programmers, technical and production support staff. Operations analysts will also benefit from this course. PREREQUISITES:   Delegates should have knowledge of COBOL and should ideally be familiar with DDS to gain full benefit from the hands-on aspects. DURATION:   3 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   This course provides a sound understanding of the specific requirements of online processing is essential to the development of efficient and effective applications. It contains extensive practical project work. COURSE CONTENT:   Introduction to TPMS Batch v Online comparison Messages & Transactions TPMS components TPMS concepts Screen Design Screen Components DDS Screen Designer (ISDA) Defining Screens and Blocks COBOL Programming Action of a TPMS module Screen handling Message headers and text Receiving/sending messages Types of output message File Handling Cross-phase locking Delayed Updating Opening & closing files Compiling TPMS Modules DDS pre-processor COBOL compiler TPMS Environment Simulator Using TPMSES TP_FILE_OPEN TPMSES commands Multiphase Transactions Introduction The Final Phase Intermediate Phases Partial Results ISL9TXSAVE & ICL9TXRESTORE Further TPMS Facilities Printing from TPMS · Unsolicited Output · Spooling Timer Tasks Predefined Messages Error Handling · TPAEH Flashing Fields Testing in TPMS Course Review