Pre-Migration Education

Feature, Functions & Benefits of z/TPF - A one day course presenting an overview of the features and benefits of z/TPF with a focus on migration considerations.

z/TPF101 - A two day course providing z/TPF concepts and structures from a functional and business usage perspective. The intended audience for this course is Business Analysts, and Systems, Applications, Operations, and Coverage personnel, who have had little if any exposure to TPF.

z/TPF Assembler Programming Features and Enhancements - A three day class detailing additions to the mainframe architecture used by z/TPF. Both the hardware additions as well as software changes available to z/TPF are discussed. Techniques for more efficient programming based on the new features are compared to the older methods of TPF application programming. Quizzes and sample programs are used to reinforce the lecture portion of the class.

Web Services and z/TPF - A two to three day course focusing on application conversion and Web Service opportunities.

Single Source Considerations - A two hour presentation discussing the modifications to TPF4.1 programs that can be applied today to ease migration to z/TPF.