AS/Credentials System i CL Programming

The purpose of this course is to explain the programming constructs needed to develop control language programs and commands. This course is designed to introduce the System i CL programming language to programmers who are comfortable with programming in other languages and have some familiarity with System i commands.

Class Details:

• Prerequisites: Basic Overview and PDM. Students should have a basic understanding of programming concepts and be comfortable with the editor (SEU) on the System i.
• Duration: Three Days
• Cost: $450/day
• Associated Roadmap
• Downloadable flyer

Course Content:

• The structure of CL programs and the format for entering commands.
• The iSeries keywords, syntax and variables.
• The use of logical expressions such as *And, and *Or and *Not as well as the If, Else and Do operations.
• The passing and retrieving of parameters and system values.
• The sending, receiving and monitoring of program messages, including sub-files, message queues, message files, and predefined messages.
• The retrieving, changing and displaying of data areas, including the local data area.
• The use of files within a CL program.
• The concepts of date conversions command prompting and copying spool files.