Practical Usage of ISPF Dialog Manager [Paperback]

Practical Usage of ISPF Dialog Manager is a concise and comprehensive source of information for the development of applications using IBM's Dialog Management package. Dialog Manager is a vehicle for implementing dialogue applications (such as PDF - Program Development Facility) and is very well suited to the implementation of individual dialogue systems and those systems which are required to run from the TSO/ISPF environment. It is also ideally suited for prototyping.
This book is intended for both beginners and experts. With its carefully chosen blend of theory and practice, and extensive use of examples and case studies, this book will provide an invaluable guide to all those needing to learn about or using the ISPF Dialog Manager.1. Introduction.- 1.1 Historical development.- 1.2 General application area.- 1.3 Comparison with other dialogue systems.- 1.4 The future of ISPF.- 2. General Concepts.- 2.1 Definition of data processing.- 2.2 Definition of dialogue.- 2.3 Dialogue components.- 2.4 Introduction to DTL.- 3. Invocation.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Invocation services.- 3.3 Miscellaneous environmental services.- 3.4 ISPF service invocation.- 3.5 Batch invocation.- 4. Command Procedures.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 CLIST features.- 4.3 REXX features.- 4.4 TSO commands.- 4.5 Command invocation.- 5. Panels.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Panel definition.- 5.3 Preprocessed panels.- 6. Variable Services.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Syntax.- 6.3 Variable pools.- 6.4 Access to variables and pools.- 6.5 Variable services.- 6.6 System variables.- 7. Message Services.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Form of message.- 7.3 Message processing.- 7.4 Message services.- 7.5 Symbolic parameters.- 7.6 Invocation of messages.- 8. Panel Processing.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Hardware characteristics.- 8.3 Form of panel.- 8.4 Panel statements.- 8.5 Panel functions.- 8.6 Panel control variables.- 8.7 Dynamic area.- 8.8 Use of dynamic areas.- 8.9 Graphic areas.- 8.10 Use of graphic areas.- 8.11 Scrl#^