Introduction to the AS/400

AS/400 for Beginners

This article just introduction to AS400 for Beginners
Thanks to Minnesota State University.

Contents

• Now, to take a look into the highlights of the system
• Signing On to the AS/400
• PC Support/400
• Changing Your Password
• Signing Off of the AS/400
• Getting Online Help
• STRSCHIDX
• CD-ROM Manuals
• More Help
• Using the Prompt Facility
• Organization of OS/400 Objects
• Objects
• Libraries
• Files
• Other Object Types
• Creating a Library
• Creating a Source Physical File
• Library Lists
• Using the Program Development Manager (PDM)
• Starting PDM
• Work with Objects
• PDM Options
• More on PDM levels
• Work with Members
• Work with Libraries
• Table 1: Options in PDM (Some options may not be valid at some levels.)
• Table 2: Function Keys in PDM
• Control Language Command Syntax
• Command Structure
• Parameters
• Using the SEU Editor
• Introduction
• Starting the Editor
• Exiting the Editor
• Using Line Commands
• Inserting a line
• Copying a line
• Deleting a line
• Block Move
• Block Copy
• Block Delete
• SEU Commands
• FIND
• CHANGE
• TOP
• BOTTOM
• SAVE
• FILE
• CANCEL
• SET
• Function Keys in SEU
• Summary of Line Commands
• Steps in Developing a Program
• Compiling a Program
• Finding Compilation Errors
• Using SEU to Find Compilation Errors
• Running a Program
• Diagnosing Runtime Errors
• Creating an Initial Program
• Understanding Object Authorities
• Introduction
• Authorities and their meanings
• Object Authorities
• Data Authorities
• Combinations of Object and Data Authorities
• Changing authorities with EDTOBJAUT
• Changing Authorities with GRTOBJAUT and RVKOBJAUT
• Sending and Receiving Network Files
• Printing Procedure
• Moving a Spooled File to a Writer
• Printing to a PS/2 Printer
• Step by Step Printing Example
• More Printing Help
• Common Problems
• Stopping Infinite Loops/Ending a Previous Request
• Ending Disconnected Jobs with Infinite Loops
• Out of Storage Quota Errors
• DDS and Data Files on the AS/400
• Creating a data file
• Loading a data file
• Screen Design Using SDA
• Starting SDA
• Using The Work Screen
• You can use the following function keys on the Work Screen:
• Adding Fields
• Adding Constants
• Adding Fields from a Data Base File
• Adding or Removing Attributes and Colors
• Moving, Copying, and Shifting Fields
• Removing Fields
• Additional Features
• Extended field definition
• Display field length and description
• Display MSGCON field definition
• Date and time keywords
• Subfile Field Definition
• Compiling And Testing Screens
• Debugging Programs on the AS/400
• Starting the debugger
• Using the debugger
• Phase 1 (Start the Debugger)
• Phase 2 (Add Breakpoints)
• Phase 3 (Calling the Program)
• Ending the Debugger
• APPENDIX A - Terminal Setup
• PC-VT 9.0 Terminal Setup Instruction
• APPENDIX B - VT-100 to PS/2 (PC Support) Keyboard Mapping
• APPENDIX C - Using On-line Education (EDU)