WebSphere Training : WebSphere MQ Application Programming and Design for z/OS and CICS/TS Programmers

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WebSphere Training Overview

This five day intensive training session is aimed at the mainframe developer using theWebSphere MQ procedural MQI. It covers topics ranging from WebSphere MQ Concepts, Basic MQ administration, MQI programming as well as advanced topics that include JMS concepts, Point-to-Point design, Publish-Subscribe design and Messaging Architecture topics.

WebSphere Training Audience

This course is designed for procedural developers responsible for integrating various systems using WebSphere MQ on the CICS and z/OS platform.

WebSphere Training Prerequisites

CICS/TS and z/OS development experience

Programming experience using COBOL in the CICS and z/OS environment

WebSphere Training Course duration

Five Days

WebSphere Training Topics

The WebSphere MQ Family
The Messaging model
MQI calls
MQ Administration
Distributed Queue Management
Designing Messaging applications

Preparing and writing MQSeries application programs
Basic MQI calls
Triggering
Message Properties
Data conversion
Coordination of units of work
Minor MQI calls
Message groups and Segmented Messages
Distribution Lists
MQ Security
JMS Programming concepts
Messaging Architecture topics

WebSphere Training Learning Objectives

After completing this course, the student should be able to:

WebSphere MQ Concepts
Entry level administration skills
Describe and use the MQI calls
Design and write procedural (COBOL) programs to use MQI calls in the CICS/TS and z/OS environment
Explain the differences in program design necessitated by the messaging and queuing paradigm
Understand, in detail, the different MQ functions
Explain the differences in MQI across the different WebSphere MQ platforms

WebSphere Training Practical Work

The labs include extensive hands-on MQ coding exercises as well as basic administration tasks in the CICS and z/OS environments.

WebSphere Training Course outline

Part 1 - WebSphere MQ Introduction / Concepts

1. The WebSphere MQ Family

WebSphere MQ

MQSeries Integrator

MQSeries Workflow

MQSeries Adapter

MQSeries Everywhere

2. The WebSphere MQ Architecture

Traditional application communications
Messaging architecture
A logical view of WebSphere MQ
MQ components

3. The WebSphere MQ API

MQI Calls
Completion Codes

4. WebSphere MQ Security

Access control
Channel security
Message level security

5. WebSphere MQ Administration

Create / administer queue managers
Run MQSC commands

6. Distributed Queue Management

Message Channels
Remote queues
Transmit queues
MQI Channels
Triggering

7. Messaging Architecture

The messaging paradigm
Point-to-point architecture
Publish and subscribe architecture
Hub and spoke architecture
Deployment considerations

Part 2 - WebSphere MQ Application Programming

1. Preparing and writing MQSeries application programs

Review sources of documentation
Set up for MVS,UNIX/AIX, AS/400, NT, OS/2, Windows
Review required libraries / access
Sample MQSeries programs
MQI data structures / constants

2. Basic MQI calls

MQCONN / MQCONNX
MQDISC
MQOPEN
Open options
Using predefined / dynamic queues
Dynamic Permanent, Dynamic Temporary
MQCLOSE
MQPUT / MQPUT1
MQGET
Wait with Interval options
Set Signal options
Browse options

3. Triggering

Set up and implementation
Trigger types
Trigger parameters
Programming considerations

4. Message Properties

Message Priorities
Message Types
- Datagrams
- Requests / Replies
- Report Messages
Reply-to queues
Analyzing message header information
Setting up for Request / Reply protocol
Use of message ID and correlation ID

5. Data conversion

required fields in Message Descriptor
requesting data conversion
supported formats and conversion exits

6. Coordination of units of work

MQBEGIN
MQCMIT / MQBACK
Syncpoint / Recovery control

7. Minor MQI calls

MQINQ
MQSET

8. Message groups and Segmented Messages

Logical / Physical messages
MQPUT / MQGET options
Segmentation by applications
Segmentation by Queue Manager

9. Distribution Lists

MQOPEN set up
MQPUT set up

10. MQ Security

Access Control and audit
Message Context fields
Controlling context in MQ Application
Use of Alternate User IDs

11. JMS Programming with MQ

Environment
Messaging Models
Point-to-Point
Publish-Subscribe
JMS Provider
JMS Client
JMS Messages
Coding Examples
Message Driven Beans (MDB)

12. Architecture

Access Control and audit
Message Context fields
Controlling context in MQ Application
Use of Alternate User IDs

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