CA Easytrieve Basic Reporting

Course Objectives
The aim of this Course is to provide the programmer with the necessary skills required to access various file types, manipulate data, produce reports and create files. The various 'automatic' features of the language will be covered in detail enabling the delegate to quickly develop maintainable programs. On completion of this Course the student will be able to:

• read sequential or VSAM files
• format detail and summary reports using automatic options
• produce name and address labels
• use edit masks such as floating money symbols
• specify conditional logic
• test for special values such as zeros and spaces
• perform powerful calculations
• manipulate variables
• use code held in macros

Course Details
OVERVIEW
Introduction To CA-Easytrieve
Input of Source Code
CA-Easytrieve Capabilities
Program Structure
Library Section
Activity Section
Delimiters
LIBRARY SECTION
File Definitions
Field Definitions
Field Types
Headings
Masks
Redefines
Value & Reset
ACTIVITY SECTION
JOB Activity
Condition Checking
IF/ELSE/END-IF Statement
ELSE-IF
AND/OR
Special IF Statement
CASE Statement
GOTO Statement
START/FINISH Procedures
MANIPULATING VARIABLES
Assign Statement
Arithmetic Functions
Move Statement
Look-up Tables
REPORTS
Report Parameters
Report Layout
Name and Address Labels
Report Definition Statements
Sequence
Control
Sum
Title
Heading
Line
Tally
Summary Reports
MACROS
Uses of macros
Sample macros
Substitution Parameters
Positional Parameters
Keyword Parameters
Course Environment

Course Format: The course uses a combination of lectures and practical exercises to ensure familiarity with the basic reporting statements. The exercises are carried out throughout the course, using features introduced during the lecture sessions. The programs are run against a sample employee file. On completion of this course students will be ready to start the development of application programs using CA-Easytrieve to produce reports against mainframe sequential and VSAM files. The comprehensive Student Guide supplied is fully indexed, serving as a useful reference tool long after the course has finished. Delegates will also be able to access a free help-line with technical questions relating to topics covered on the course.