Drive the CICS Master Terminal transaction — INQUIRE, SET, and PERFORM verbs for programs, tasks, files, connections, and region-level operations like NEWCOPY refresh and SNAP dumps.
Run SQL through SPUFI, drive Db2 with DSN subsystem commands, BIND packages and plans, schedule DSNTEP2 in JCL, query the SYSIBM catalog, and generate DCLGEN.
Migrate, recall, back up, and recover datasets across ML0/ML1/ML2 tiers with TSO H-commands and ARC operator commands; bulk-recall recipes, recall timing, and audit messages.
IBM DFSORT control statements and ICETOOL operators for sorting, merging, joining, and reshaping batch datasets on z/OS.
FTP from TSO, batch FTP via JCL, SITE parameters, transfer modes, FTPS, FTP.DATA configuration, and JES spool transfers.
Define, reference, and clean up z/OS generation data groups via IDCAMS — relative generations, rollover behaviour, model DSCBs, and the modern GDGEXTENDED mode.
Define, copy, list, alter, and delete VSAM clusters and general datasets — the everyday utility for catalog and dataset lifecycle on z/OS.
IBM utility for copying, merging, compressing, unloading, and reloading PDS and PDSE libraries on z/OS, including member selection, rename, and exclusion.
Deep dive into the ISPF editor — primary commands, line commands, BNDS/CC/MM column edits, ISREDIT macro services, profile management, and recovery.
Comprehensive reference for the JCL DD statement: DSN, DISP, DCB, SPACE, UNIT, VOL=SER, concatenation, DUMMY, SYSOUT, KEYLEN.
Job Control Language syntax, common statements, EXEC, DD, and SYSOUT patterns.
z/OS Job Entry Subsystem 2 operator slash-commands for jobs, initiators, output, classes, NJE, and spool — from the console and from SDSF.
TSO commands for RACF user, group, dataset, and general-resource profile administration on z/OS.
Practical REXX patterns for z/OS automation, TSO commands, and ISPF services.
Browse, filter, and act on JES2 spool from inside ISPF — find your job, read SYSOUT, cancel, purge, and issue operator commands.
Drive the z/OS Communications Server TCP/IP stack — NETSTAT variants, PING, TRACERTE, RESOLVE, PROFILE.TCPIP configuration, OMPROUTE, and SSH from z/OS UNIX, with end-to-end troubleshooting recipes.
Complete ISPF menu options, primary commands, line commands, edit profile, utilities, DSLIST, SDSF, TSO commands, RACF, and keyboard shortcuts.
The UNIX side of z/OS — OMVS, ISHELL, oedit, BPXBATCH, file tagging, zFS, and bridging shell scripts to MVS batch.
Open-source command-line bridge into z/OS — manage datasets, jobs, USS files, consoles, TSO, and Db2 from Mac/Linux/Windows over z/OSMF or RSE-API.
JCL, TSO/ISPF, REXX, and IBM mainframe system administration.
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