Introduction to the AS/400 AS/400 Mid-Range Operating System

AS/400 Market Niche  IBM Midrange computer that bridges the gap between Mainframes and PCs  Transaction Based Processor  Reliable  As powerful as a mainframe, but more cost effective

Industry Examples (See  Manufacturing  Distribution  Retail  Entertainment  Construction  Banking  Pharmaceutical  Telecom  Medical  Automotive  Education  Microsoft!!!

AS/400 is: »Multiuser »Multitasking

OS400  Operating System  Object-Based  Types of Objects include:  User Profiles –Job Queues –Files –Programs

Definitions

Data Storage Heirarchy Library Objects Members contain data - Files only

AS/400 Menu Driven Create Library Command

Type option 4

Type Option 2

Type in the Library Name

IBM AS/400 Help  Menu Driven  Field Level  Extended Help

Move the cursor to the Top Line and Press F1

Extended Help (Command Help)

Move the cursor to a specific Field and Press F1

Field Level Help

Important Function Keys

Function Keys Cont’d To Access F13  Type Shift+F1 To Access F24  Type Shift +F12

CL (Control Language) Language used to communicate with the AS/400 English Based (Verbs & Nouns) CRTLIB Library Create

Data Representation on the AS/400 EBCDIC! Main Data Types Used are : –Alphanumeric –Signed or Zoned Integers –Packed Data Decimals