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

2. 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

3. Industry Examples (See http://cs.senecac.on.ca/~ops234)  Manufacturing  Distribution  Retail  Entertainment  Construction  Banking  Pharmaceutical  Telecom  Medical  Automotive  Education  Microsoft!!!

5. AS/400 is: »Multiuser »Multitasking

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

7. Definitions

8. Data Storage Heirarchy Library Objects Members contain data - Files only

9. AS/400 Menu Driven Create Library Command

10. Type option 4

11. Type Option 2

13. Type in the Library Name

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

15. Move the cursor to the Top Line and Press F1

16. Extended Help (Command Help)

17. Move the cursor to a specific Field and Press F1

18. Field Level Help

19. Important Function Keys

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

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

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