Assembler Language Coding Workshop

This classroom hands-on lab course provides an introduction to the mainframe Assembler language. The course is designed to develop the skills appropriate to write and/or maintain programs and...

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Course Code ES34G

Duration 5 days

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This classroom hands-on lab course provides an introduction to the mainframe Assembler language. The course is designed to develop the skills appropriate to write and/or maintain programs and routines written in S/370 or S/390 Assembler Language. Emphasis is placed on enhancing skills in problem resolution through program check interruption analysis and dump reading.

Skills Gained

Recognize architectural features, such as instruction formats, data representation, storage addressing, and so on, which are significant to program analysis
Identify point of program interruption, using the formatted system dump and elements of information such as the Program Status Word (PSW), the Instruction Length Code (ILC), the program's base register(s), and so on
Identify appropriate standards for assembler programs in terms of program organization, register conventions, coding practices, documentation, and so on
Code and debug assembler language programs which:
Conform to standard linkage conventions using save area chaining
Define and use various types of data definitions, including fixed point binary, character, hexadecimal, and packed decimal
Employ standard macros such as CALL, SAVE, RETURN
Use various Assembler Language statements such as CSECT, EQU, COPY, END
Use both symbolic and explicit notational forms for instructions
Use data literals appropriately, and explain the use of LTORG to direct positioning of the literal pool
Create and use appropriate patterns for EDIT instructions

Who Can Benefit

This intermediate course is for application programmers and/or beginning system programmers who code, maintain and/or debug application support programs or subroutines written in S/370 or S/390 Assembler Language.

Prerequisites

This classroom hands-on lab course provides an introduction to the mainframe Assembler language. The course is designed to develop the skills appropriate to write and/or maintain programs and routines written in S/370 or S/390 Assembler Language. Emphasis is placed on enhancing skills in problem resolution through program check interruption analysis and dump reading.

Course Details

Day 1

Welcome
Unit 1 - Numbering systems
Unit 2 - Mainframe architecture
Unit 3 - Assembler syntax
Overview of instructions: LA, LR, LTR, MVC, DS, DC
Exercise 1 - 80/80 listing
Exercise 1A - 80/80 listing

Day 2

Exercise 1 review
Unit 4 - Data definition statements
Unit 5 - Fixed-point binary instructions
Exercise 2 - Binary data

Day 3

Exercise 2 review
Unit 6 - Addressing, comparing, and branching
Unit 7 - Data movement instructions
Exercise 3 - Text handling

Day 4

Exercise 3 review
Unit 8 - Assembler pseudo instructions
Unit 9 - Reading dumps
Unit 10 - Packed decimal processing
Exercise 4 - Packed data/editing

Day 5

Exercise 4 review
Unit 11 - Miscellaneous instructions
Course wrap-up

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Nov 7, 2022 – Nov 11, 2022 (5 days)

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9:30AM – 5:30PM EST

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Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?

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How do I find an ExitCertified training location?

Which delivery formats are available?

Does ExitCertified deliver group training?

Does ExitCertified deliver group training?

What does vendor-authorized training mean?

Is the training too basic, or will you go deep into technology?

How up-to-date are your courses and support materials?

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Do you provide hands-on training and exercises in an actual lab environment?

Will you customize the training for our company’s specific needs and goals?

How do I get started with certification?

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