OpenFrame Guides

This chapter provides a brief overview of OpenFrame Guides.

1. Introduction

OpenFrame is made up of a number of individual modules, each of which has one or more manuals. Since there are so many manuals, first-time users may have difficulty finding the exact guide they need. For example, a user who needs information about maps for OpenFrame/OSC may not know if that information can be found in the OSC Administrator’s Guide or in another guide.

This chapter is provided to help users find the information they need. The following is a list of OpenFrame modules, their guides, and a general overview of each guide.

It is recommended that users who are new to OpenFrame read this chapter thoroughly. Although this chapter does not provide information about using OpenFrame, it will help users locate the content they need and understand the relationships between various OpenFrame modules.

2. Guide Summary

The following is a list of guides for the various OpenFrame components. Common Guides contain common information about the overall system.

OpenFrame Guide Set OpenFrame Guide Name

OpenFrame Common

OpenFrame Getting Started Guide

OpenFrame Migration Guide

OpenFrame Error Reference Guide

OpenFrame Tool Reference Guide

OpenFrame Utility Reference Guide

OpenFrame Configuration Guide

OpenFrame/Base

OpenFrame Base Installation Guide

OpenFrame Base Guide

OpenFrame Data Set Guide

OpenFrame/Batch

OpenFrame Batch Installation Guide

OpenFrame Batch Guide

OpenFrame TJES Guide

OpenFrame JCL Reference Guide

OpenFrame TSO Administrator’s Guide

OpenFrame IPF Administrator’s Guide

OpenFrame SORT Utility Reference Guide

OpenFrame/TACF

OpenFrame TACF Installation Guide

OpenFrame TACF Administrator’s Guide

OpenFrame/HiDB

OpenFrame HiDB Installation Guide

OpenFrame HiDB Guide

OpenFrame/OSC

OpenFrame OSC Installation Guide

OpenFrame OSC Administrator’s Guide

OpenFrame OSC Developer’s Guide

OpenFrame OSC Mapping Support Guide

OpenFrame OSC Resource Definition Guide

OpenFrame OSC CTG User Guide

OpenFrame/OSI

OpenFrame OSI Installation Guide

OpenFrame OSI Administrator’s Guide

OpenFrame OSI Developer’s Guide

OpenFrame OSI MFS Reference Guide

OpenFrame OSI System Definition Guide

OpenFrame GW

OpenFrame GW Administrator’s Guide

OpenFrame GW Web Terminal Guide

OpenFrame GW Installation Guide

OpenFrame Manager

OpenFrame Manager Installation Guide

OpenFrame Manager User Guide

This chapter provides a summery of each guide. Check the following first for a quick view of a specific content in a guide.

  • OpenFrame Getting Started Guide

    This guide.

  • OpenFrame Migration Guide

    Describes how to migrate mainframe resources to OpenFrame, such as the conversion process and recommendations.

    OpenFrame Migration Guide covers:

    • Migration overview

    • Resource migration

    • Data set migration

    • Application migration

    • EBCDIC to ASCII conversion issues

    • DB2 to Oracle migration issues

  • OpenFrame Error Reference Guide

    Describes errors that a user may experience while running OpenFrame and their resolutions.

    Errors are categorized by module. By using the error index, you can locate the details of each error.

    OpenFrame Error Reference Guide lists:

    • Discrete and collective modules and error base for each module

    • Error codes for discrete modules of each OpenFrame product

    • Error codes for OpenFrame/OSC module

  • OpenFrame Tool Reference Guide

    Describes various tools in OpenFrame that are used for migrating data and managing OpenFrame.

    OpenFrame Tool Reference Guide covers:

    • An overview of OpenFrame tools

    • OpenFrame initialization tools

    • Migration tools

    • Data set management tools

    • Catalog management tools

    • Batch system tools

    • OSC system tools

    • Other management tools for users

  • OpenFrame Utility Reference Guide

    Describes various OpenFrame utility programs for processing batch jobs.

    OpenFrame Utility Reference Guide covers:

    • An overview of OpenFrame utilities

    • Data set utilities

    • Database utilities

    • SORT utilities

    • Other utilities

  • OpenFrame Configuration Guide

    Describes different configurations required to operate OpenFrame.

    OpenFrame Configuration Guide covers:

    • Configuration information for each product

    • Configuration types, default values, range and other details

  • OpenFrame Base Installation Guide

    Describes how to install OpenFrame/Base.

    OpenFrame Base Installation Guide covers:

    • Installation overview

    • Pre-installation tasks

    • Installation and uninstallation

    • Troubleshooting

    • Sample installation properties files

    • Sample profile files

  • OpenFrame Base Guide

    Describes overall features of OpenFrame Base. OpenFrame/Base consists of components common to all OpenFrame modules and the services shared by OSC and Base.

    OpenFrame Base Guide covers:

    • An overview and components of the Base system

    • Tmax engine

    • Data sets

    • Code pages

    • Consoles

    • Tmax server configuration

    • Base system configuration

    • Base system initialization

    • Log file management

  • OpenFrame Data Set Guide

    Introduces the concept of OpenFrame data sets and describes how to use and catalog them.

    OpenFrame Data Set Guide covers:

    • Introduction to OpenFrame data sets

    • Non-VSAM data sets

    • VSAM data sets

    • Integrated catalog

    • Configuration file

    • Catalog management API

    • Data set I/O API

    • DCB API

    • FCD API

  • OpenFrame Batch Installation Guide

    Describes how to install OpenFrame/Batch.

    OpenFrame Batch Installation Guide covers:

    • Installation overview

    • Pre-installation tasks

    • Installation and uninstallation

    • Troubleshooting

    • Sample installation properties files

  • OpenFrame Batch Guide

    Gives an overview of OpenFrame/Batch, the module responsible for running batch processes.

    OpenFrame Batch Guide covers:

    • An overview of the Batch module

    • OpenFrame/Batch components, including TJES, utilities, and tools

  • OpenFrame TJES Guide

    Describes the architecture of OpenFrame/TJES, a module corresponding to mainframe Job Entry Subsystem (JES) module for managing batch jobs.

    OpenFrame TJES Guide covers:

    • An overview of TJES

    • JOB management

    • JOB execution

    • SPOOL

    • OUTPUT processing

    • TJESMGR commands

  • OpenFrame JCL Reference Guide

    Describes the syntax of OpenFrame MVS JCL (equivalent to IBM Mainframe JCL).

    OpenFrame JCL Reference Guide covers:

    • Introduction to JCL

    • JCL control statements

    • JES2 JCL control statements

  • OpenFrame TSO Administrator’s Guide

    Describes the syntax of OpenFrame TSO (equivalent to Fujitsu Mainframe)

    TSO Administrator’s Guide covers:

    • Concept and features of TSO, and its configuration

    • Usage of TSO commands

    • Usage of command procedures

  • OpenFrame IPF Administrator’s Guide

    Describes the usage of the IPF program, which calls TSO commands from application programs (such as COBOL) or performs I/O on a screen-type display terminal.

    IPF Administrator’s Guide covers:

    • Concept, features and architecture of IPF, and its configuration

    • Subroutines and parameters for operating IPF functions

    • Menu descriptions, which are map files for screen I/O process

    • Screen processing

  • OpenFrame SORT Utility Reference Guide

    Describes configuration and commands of the OpenFrame/Batch SORT utility (equivalent to IBM Mainframe DFSORT).

    OpenFrame SORT Utility Reference Guide covers:

    • Introduction to SORT utility

    • SORT commands

  • OpenFrame TACF Installation Guide

    Describes how to install OpenFrame/TACF.

    OpenFrame TACF Installation Guide covers:

    • Installation overview

    • Pre-installation tasks

    • Installation and uninstallation

    • Troubleshooting

    • Sample installation properties files

  • OpenFrame TACF Administrator’s Guide

    Describes the architecture and features of TACF (equivalent to mainframe RACF). It handles user and group authorities and resource and data set access rights.

    OpenFrame TACF Administrator’s Guide covers:

    • An overview of the features and system architecture of TACF

    • User types, properties, statuses, and profiles

    • Group profiles and user connections

    • Creating resource profiles and granting privileges

    • TACF commands

  • OpenFrame HiDB Installation Guide

    Describes how to install OpenFrame/HiDB.

    OpenFrame HiDB Installation Guide covers:

    • Installation overview

    • Pre-installation tasks

    • Installation and uninstallation

    • Troubleshooting

    • Sample installation properties file

  • OpenFrame HiDB Guide

    Describes the overall features of OpenFrame/HiDB.

    OpenFrame HiDB Guide covers:

    • Introduction to HiDB

    • Database management

    • DL/I functions call

    • Access methods

    • Advanced features

    • HiDB migration

    • DL/I status codes

    • HiDB system configuration

  • OpenFrame OSC Installation Guide

    Describes how to install OpenFrame/OSC.

    OpenFrame OSC Installation Guide covers:

    • Installation overview

    • Pre-installation tasks

    • Installation and uninstallation

    • Troubleshooting

    • Sample installation properties files

    • Sample profile files

    • Installation verification

  • OpenFrame OSC Administrator’s Guide

    Describes how to manage OpenFrame OSC, a module that runs online user programs, and how to configure the system.

    OpenFrame OSC Administrator’s Guide covers:

    • An introduction to OpenFrame OSC

    • OSC system configuration

    • OSC region configuration

    • OSC application

    • OSC operation

    • Sample osc.conf files

    • OSC application server example

    • OSC 3270 gateway server example

    • OSC TDQ log server example

    • Sample Tmax configuration files

    • OpenFrame OSC installation verification

  • OpenFrame OSC Developer’s Guide

    Describes how to develop resources for OpenFrame OSC.

    OpenFrame OSC Developer’s Guide covers:

    • An introduction to OSC system resources

    • OSC programming service

    • OSC management services

    • Data management services

    • Data communication services

    • Security services

    • DL/I database service

    • Intercommunication

    • CICS command reference

    • EIBRCODE and EIBRESP reference

  • OpenFrame OSC Mapping Support Guide

    Introduces Mapping Support, the interface for communicating with TN3270 terminals.

    OpenFrame OSC Mapping Support Guide covers:

    • An introduction to the mapping support system and its architecture

    • Map source code development

    • Map compilation and deployment

    • Examples of map usage

  • OpenFrame OSC Resource Definition Guide

    Describes how to configure the resource definitions needed to operate OpenFrame OSC.

    OpenFrame OSC Resource Definition Guide covers:

    • An overview of resource definitions

    • Resource definition management

    • Resource definition types and characteristics

    • Resource definition migration

    • Resource control table

    • CICS resource control table

  • OpenFrame OSI Installation Guide

    Describes how to install OpenFrame/OSI.

    OpenFrame OSI Installation Guide covers:

    • Installation overview

    • Pre-installation tasks

    • Installation and uninstallation

    • Troubleshooting

    • Examples of installation properties files

    • Example of profile files

    • Installation verification

  • OpenFrame OSI Administrator’s Guide

    Describes how to manage OpenFrame OSI, an OpenFrame Online system component, and how to configure the system.

    OpenFrame OSI Administrator’s Guide covers:

    • An overview and architecture of OSI system

    • OSI system configuration

    • OSI server configuration

    • OSI client configuration

    • OSI system operation

    • TN3270 gateway usage

    • SMU usage

    • IMSBATCH procedure

  • OpenFrame OSI Developer’s Guide

    Describes how to develop resources for OpenFrame OSI.

    OpenFrame OSI Developer’s Guide covers:

    • OSI application programming concept and structure

    • Application interface types and features

    • Application development

    • DL/I status code descriptions

    • IO-PCB field descriptions

    • system service calls and transaction management calls

  • OpenFrame OSI MFS Reference Guide

    Describes MFS (Message Format Service).

    OpenFrame OSI MFS Reference Guide covers:

    • MFS concept and components

    • Macros for use in MFS format files

    • Key features of MFS

  • OpenFrame OSI System Definition Guide

    Describes OpenFrame OSI commands and macros.

    OpenFrame OSI System Definition Guide covers: OSI commands and descriptions Macro usage and keywords

  • OpenFrame GW Administrator’s Guide

    Introduces OpenFrame GW and describes how to configure and operate it.

    OpenFrame GW Administrator’s Guide covers:

    • Basic concept

    • Configuration and operation

  • OpenFrame GW WebTerminal Guide

    Describes screen configuration and usage of the WebTerminal provided by OpenFrame GW.

    OpenFrame GW WebTerminal Guide covers:

    • Basic concept

    • Key features

    • User scripts

    • Configurable character sets and color tables

  • OpenFrame GW Installation Guide

    Describes how to install OpenFrame GW.

    OpenFrame GW Installation Guide covers:

    • Pre-installation tasks

    • Installation and uninstallation

    • Application deployment

  • OpenFrame Manager Installation Guide

    Describes how to install OpenFrame Manager server on Unix and OpenFrame Manager Client on Windows.

    OpenFrame Manager Installation Guide covers:

    • Overview

    • Pre-installation tasks

    • Server installation and uninstallation

    • OpenFrame Manager application deployment

  • OpenFrame Manager User Guide

    Describes key features of OpenFrame Manager.

    OpenFrame Manager User Guide covers:

    • Common Manager features

    • Batch Manager features

    • Online Manager features

    • TACF Manager features