21st Century RPG Training
Track 0: RPG Fundamentals Crash Course
Length:
1 Day
Format: Lecture with
hands-on labs
Description:
This course provides an introduction to RPG on
OS/400 up to and including Version 5 Release 3. No previous knowledge of
RPG is required or assumed (labs included).
What you are taught: Emphasis is on building RPG's foundation skills/knowledge
to position the students to begin education into the modern RPG IV language and
methodology - no obsolete syntax or fundamentals are taught.
Prerequisites:
Basic OS/400 knowledge and experience using PDM and SEU
Objectives: In this course,
you will learn:
- RPG the Language (Where It Came From, Who Uses
It, Where It's Going, What It's Good At, What It's Not)
RPG on iSeries (Compilers, Command, Object Attributes)
RPG Terminology (Fixed Cycle, Indicators, Specifications, Level Breaks,
etc.)
RPG Program Structure (Requirements, Guidelines,
Limitations, Data Types)RPG Specifications Types (Control, File, Input,
Output)
RPG Calculations Specs (I/O, Arithmetic, Logical, Others)
Writing RPG Programs
Compiling and DebuggingComprehensive labs
Q & A sessions
Price:
$495 per student