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IBM z/OS Rexx Programming
  • Level Professional
  • Duration 25 hours
  • Course by IBM
  • Offered by

About

This course is designed to teach you the basic skills required to write programs using the REXX language in z/OS. The course covers the TSO extensions to REXX and interaction with other environments such as the MVS console, running REXX in batch jobs, and compiling REXX. A total of 11 hands-on labs on an IBM Z server (via remote Skytap access) are part of this course. O​n successful completion of the course, learners can earn theor badge. Details here- https://www.credly.com/org/ibm/badge/ibm-z-os-rexx-programming

Modules

Introduction videos

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Introducing REXX

Let's Begin

    • 8 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 2 ExternalTool
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Checkpoint Quiz Getting Started with REXX

2 External Tool

  • Exercise 1
  • Exercise 2

8 Videos

  • REXX uses and syntax
  • Executing REXX execs
  • Comments and Continuation
  • Literals and Variables
  • Arithmetic Say and String Concatenation
  • Parse Trace and REXXTRY
  • Lab Familiarization: Part 1
  • Lab Familiarization: Part 2

1 Readings

  • Exercise guide: Download and follow along

Programming with REXX

    • 3 Videos
    • 2 ExternalTool
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Checkpoint quiz - Programming with REXX

2 External Tool

  • Exercise 3
  • Exercise 4

3 Videos

  • REXX Instruction Order and Comparisons
  • REXX logic instructions
  • Loops in REXX

Intro to Functions and Subroutines

    • 3 Videos
    • 3 ExternalTool
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Checkpoint quiz - Functions and Subroutines

3 External Tool

  • Exercise 5
  • Exercise 6
  • Exercise 7

3 Videos

  • Introduction to functions and subroutines
  • Built-in functions
  • Subroutines

Debugging and error handling

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 ExternalTool
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Checkpoint quiz - Debugging and Error handling

1 External Tool

  • Exercise 8

3 Videos

  • Writing good REXX execs
  • Signal traps and Return codes
  • Error recovery and Testing

Host Commands

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 ExternalTool
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Checkpoint quiz - Host Commands

1 External Tool

  • Exercise 9

4 Videos

  • Host commands - part one
  • Host commands - part two
  • Host commands - part three
  • Other host command environments

Compound variables and datastack

    • 5 Videos
    • 1 ExternalTool
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Checkpoint quiz - Compound Variables and Stack

1 External Tool

  • Exercise 10

5 Videos

  • Compound variables
  • Uses for compound variables
  • The outtrap function
  • The data stack
  • TSOE REXX stack commands

Reading and writing data sets

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 ExternalTool
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Checkpoint quiz - Reading and writing data sets in REXX

1 External Tool

  • Exercise 11

3 Videos

  • The EXECIO command
  • Stream IO
  • Additional IO functions

The Parse Instruction

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 ExternalTool
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Checkpoint quiz - The parse instruction

1 External Tool

  • Exercise 12

4 Videos

  • Parse Instruction sources of input
  • Parsing templates
  • Absolute and relative column parsing templates
  • Matching variable parsing templates

Using REXX: REXX compiler, REXX in batch, MVS console commands

    • 4 Videos
    • 7 ExternalTool
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Checkpoint quiz -Using REXX: REXX compiler, REXX in batch, MVS console commands

7 External Tool

  • Exercise 13
  • Exercise 14
  • Exercise 15
  • Exercise 16
  • Exercise 17
  • Exercise 18
  • Exercise 19

4 Videos

  • Introducing the REXX compiler
  • Using the REXX compiler
  • REXX in batch
  • Using REXX to execute operator commands

System REXX

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Course Badge Quiz

2 Videos

  • System REXX introduction
  • SYSREXX usage

Auto Summary

Boost your REXX programming skills on IBM z/OS with this professional course by Coursera. Dive into TSO extensions, MVS console interactions, and batch jobs over 1500 minutes. Includes 11 hands-on labs on an IBM Z server. Ideal for IT & Computer Science professionals. Subscription options: Starter, Professional. Earn a badge upon completion.

Martin Keen
Instructor

Martin Keen