Introduction

This tutorial teaches you how to maintain a payroll application written in ILE RPG using the Remote System Explorer.

You will learn how to start the product and open the Remote System Explorer perspective, use tools and views in this perspective to connect to an iSeries(TM) system and edit, verify, compile and debug a payroll application.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you should be familiar with:

It will also help if you understand:

The file(s) required for this tutorial are available for download at http://ibm.com/software/awdtools/wdt400/library.

Time required

To complete the modules of this tutorial, you will need approximately 3 hours.

Learning objectives

This tutorial is divided into eight modules, each with its own learning objectives. You can choose to skip modules 7 and 8 and you can complete modules 5, 6, 7 and 8 in any order after module 4. Each module contains several exercises that must be completed in order for the tutorial to work properly.

Module 1. Starting the product and the Remote System Explorer teaches you about the workbench, a perspective, and specifically the Remote System Explorer perspective. In this module, you will:

Module 2. Configuring a connection to an iSeries system and connecting to an iSeries teaches you how to create a connection to an iSeries server and select objects using the Remote System Explorer perspective. In this module, you will:

Module 3. Editing source teaches you how to use the Remote Systems LPEX Editor to edit source. In this module, you will:

Module 4. Verifying and compiling source teaches you how to verify and compile source in the Remote Systems LPEX Editor. In this module, you will:

Module 5. Debugging a program teaches you how to debug your payroll program from the workstation. In this module, you will:

Module 6: Exploring Remote System Explorer teaches you how easy it is to define filters, perform actions and define your own actions. In this module, you will:

Module 7. Designing screens teaches you how to use CODE Designer to modify a display file. In this module, you will:

Module 8. Introducing the product and Remote System Explorer (optional) teaches you about IBM(R) WebSphere(R) Development Studio Client for iSeries and describes its relationship to IBM WebSphere Development Studio for iSeries. In this module, you will:

When you are ready, begin Module 1. Starting the product and the Remote System Explorer.