AS/400-iSeries Starter Kit by Wayne Madden, iSeries NEWS Editor in Chief Updated chapters by Gary Guthrie, iSeries NEWS Technical Editor Table of Contents Please note that Starter Kit for the AS/400, Second Edition is copyright 1994. Although much of its content is still valid, much is also out-of-date. The good news is that iSeries NEWS technical editor Gary Guthrie has been working on an updated edition: Starter Kit for the IBM iSeries and AS/400.

We've posted sample chapters of the new book here in place of the old ones. (Updated chapters are clearly labeled as such in the Table of Contents.) New Edition Now Available The new Starter Kit for the IBM iSeries and AS/400, co-authored by Gary Guthrie and Wayne Madden, is now available from 29th Street Press (April 2001). Completely updated for the iSeries and expanded to cover new topics such as TCP/IP and Operations Navigator, the new book includes a CD containing all the sample code and utilities presented in the book.

For more information or to order, visit the iSeries Network Store. Acknowledgments Introduction SETUP Chapter 1: Before the Power is On Before You Install Your System Develop an Installation Plan Plan Education Prepare Users for Visual and Operational Differences Develop a Migration Plan Develop a Security Plan System Security Level Password Format Rules Identifying System Users Develop a Backup and Recovery Plan Establish Naming Conventions What Next? Chapter 2: That Important First Session Signing On for the First Time Establishing Your Work Environment Now What? Chapter 3: Access Made Easy What Is a User Profile? Creating User Profiles USRPRF (User Profile) PASSWORD (User Password) PWDEXP (Set Password to Expired) STATUS (Profile Status) USRCLS (User Class) and SPCAUT (Special Authority) Initial Sign-On Options System Value Overrides Group Profiles JOBD (Job Description) SPCENV (Special Environment) Message Handling Printed Output Handling Documenting User Profiles Maintaining User Profiles Flexibility: The CRTUSR Command Making User Profiles Work for You Chapter 4: Public Authorities What Are Public Authorities?

The AS/400 is IBM's new generation of full-range, multi-user, and general-purpose. Although it is generally considered a mid-range system, the AS/400 is a mid. All AS/400 models use the same basic utilities, including PDM, SEU, DFU,. Steps to success in this class; Basic computer concepts; Computer system. This is the FSCJ blog link with the tutorial: Copyright 2017.

Creating Public Authority by Default Limiting Public Authority Public Authority by Design Object-Level Public Authority Chapter 5: Installing a New Release Planning is Preventive Medicine The Planning Checklist Step 1: Is Your Order Complete? Step 2: Manual or Automatic? Step 3: Permanently Apply PTFs Step 4: Clean Up Your System Step 5: Is There Enough Room? Step 6: Document System Changes Step 7: Get the Latest Fixes Step 8: Save Your System Installation-Day Tasks Step 9: Resolve Pending Operations Step 10: Shut Down the INS Step 11: Verify System Integrity Step 12: Check System Values Ready, Set, Go!

Final Advice Chapter 6: Introduction to PTFs When Do You Need a PTF? How Do You Order a PTF? SNDPTFORD Basics Ordering PTFs on the Internet How Do You Install and Apply a PTF? Installing Licened Internal Code PTFs Installing Licensed Program Product PTFs Verifying Your PTF Installation How Current Are You? Developing a Proactive PTF Management Strategy Preventive Service Planning Preventive Service Corrective Service AS/400 OPERATIONS Chapter 7: Getting Your Message Across: User to User Sending Messages 101 I Break for Messages Casting Network Messages Sending Messages into History Chapter 8: Secrets of a Message Shortstop by Bryan Meyers Return Reply Requested A Table of Matches Give Me a Break Message Take a Break It's Your Own Default Chapter 9: Print Files and Job Logs How Do You Make It Print Like This? Where Have All the Job Logs Gone? Chapter 10: Understanding Output Queues What Is an Output Queue?

How To Create Output Queues Who Should Create Output Queues? How Spooled Files Get on the Queue How Spooled Files Are Printed from the Queue A Different View of Spooled Files How Output Queues Should Be Organized Chapter 11: The V2R2 Output Queue Monitor The Old Solution A Better Solution The STRTFROUTQ Utility To Compile These Utilities A Data Queue Interface Facelift RCVDTAQE CLRDTAQ Chapter 12: AS/400 Disk Storage Cleanup Automatic Cleanup Procedures Manual Cleanup Procedures Enhancing Your Manual Procedures Chapter 13: All Aboard the OS/400 Job Scheduler!