Duration

3 to 5 hours

Overview

Description

The RPG/400 Workstation Programming course shows how to design and develop screen layouts. It also describes how to write an RPG program that can display information on the screen for a user to maintain.

Audience

Personnel requiring knowledge of RPG Interactive Programming in a Green-Screen Environment

Prerequisites

Knowledge of data processing, programming concepts, and the iSeries operating system

Objectives

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

• Define the concepts and programming requirements of Display Device Files
• Identify how to code a simple interactive RPG program
• Identify how to create an RPG program

Course Content

Display Files Review Display Files Data Definition Specifications for Display Files

Display and Read "Hello World" Program Screen Layout Reading the Screen

Multiple Screens DDS Coding for Multiple Screens Coding a Maintenance Program

Subroutines Subroutines Database File Access for Input, Update and Delete

Programming Environment Executing the Routines (Writing to the Screen and User Input) Writing the Record to the File Avoiding a Program Bug

Programming Specification and Documentation Control and File Logic Associated with Updating and Deleting a Database Record Detail the End of Run Processes When the LR Indicator Is ON

RPG/400 Workstation Programming Mastery Test