CA Dispatch Output Management
 

Release 11
Course Title	Length of Course
Administrator (Includes Operational)	3 days
Operator	1 day
End User Report Viewing	4 hours

Administrator Course Outline

Course Description:
This course is designed to teach all administrator functions of CA Dispatch™ Release 11 from the system generation parameters to integration with other CA products. Students will learn implementation procedures, report tracking, archiving and retrieval functions, system internals, daily maintenance procedures, and security set-ups using IBM RACF, CA TopSecret™ or CA ACF2™

Audience:
The audience consists of the CA Dispatch™ Administrators, Senior Operators, and Production Control Staff.

Outline:
Introduction
Release 11 features
The SYSGEN Screens
The Five Basic Steps
JCL Procedures and the JES Queue
Report Status and Controlling Bundles
Reprinting Bundles
Manipulating Bundle Reprints
Setting Bundle Time Release
Archiving and Retrieving Reports
Setting Report Retrieval Priority
The On-Line Viewing System
CA-Dispatch™ - System Internals
System Internals -  CADSSPL
Daily Functions & Database Maintenance
Supplied Database Reports
Using Internal Security
Using External Security
Printing with Laser Printers

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Operator Training

Course Description:
This course is designed for the Computer Operations staff and Print Room Operators responsible for report tracking, releasing of bundles, and retrieving reports from archive. The startup and shutdown procedures for the CA Dispatch™ started task and subtask will also be covered

Audience:
The audience consists of the CA Dispatch™ Administrators and Operators.

Outline:
CA Dispatch™ Concepts
Keywords
Bundle Pages and Layouts
Bundle, Job, and Report Status
Recipient Status
Feedback Update
Releasing Bundles
Reprinting Bundles
Manipulating Bundle Reprints
Setting Bundle Time Release
Archiving and Retrieval Function
Archive Definition Screen
Retrieval Function and Queue
Setting Report Retrieval Priority
Tape System Interface
The Started Tasks (STC)
VCSS and CA CADDSPL STC
CA Dispatch™ STC
CA Dispatch™ Subtasks
Obtaining Subtask Status
Report Input Display Facility - RIDF
Report Input Control - RPI
MSGCLASS Input Control - MSG
Report Output Control - RPO
External Archive and Extract
System Flow and Journal Files
System Display Commands
Database Area File Names and Descriptions
Start-Up and Shut-Down Instructions for the System
CA CADDSPL Console Commands

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End User Report Viewing

Course Description:
This course is designed for end users who will be viewing and printing reports using the Online Viewing Facility in CA Dispatch™. The course length is four (4) hours and is repeated to accommodate staff scheduling requirements.

Audience:
The audience consists of anyone who will be using CA Dispatch™ to view and manipulate reports using the Online Viewing Facility

Outline:
CA Dispatch™ Concepts
How to Select A Report
User/Recipient Report Access Path
The Report Selection List
On-Line Viewing Report Screen
How to Print A Report
Using the Print Commands
On-Line Viewing Print Request Screen
Selecting an Alternate Printer
Overview of Advanced Functions
Changing Your Printer ID Default
On-Line Viewing Printer Selection Screen
Controlling the Sequence Numbers
Setting the Scroll Definition
Using the 'Go To' and ‘Find Text’ Commands
Displaying Column Numbers of a Report
Viewing Column Numbers of a Report
Suppressing Columns from Views
Freezing Columns of Text
Using the K Command
Freezing Lines of Data
Online Viewing Cut and Paste Feature
Online Viewing Recipient Report Profiles
Online Viewing Profile Printing
On-line Viewing Editor Commands (Short Cuts)
Scroll Commands
Report Display Modification Commands