Course Catalog
IBM z/OS REXX Programming Workshop
Code: ES52G
Duration: 5 Day
$4750 USD

OVERVIEW

Many labs are included to address coding REXX programs in the z/OS environment. Hands-on lab projects may be done in teams depending on the number of attendees and location.

This course is designed to teach you the basic skills required to write programs using the Rexx language in the standard z/OS environments: TSO, ISPF, and MVS. The course covers the TSO extensions to Rexx, the interface with ISPF, and interaction with other environments such as the MVS console, and running Rexx in batch jobs, and compiling Rexx.

DELIVERY FORMAT

This course is available in the following formats:

Virtual Classroom

Duration: 5 Day
Classroom

Duration: 5 Day

CLASS SCHEDULE

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Aug 24 2026 - Aug 28 2026 | 09:30 - 17:30 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 5 Day

$ 4750

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Nov 16 2026 - Nov 20 2026 | 09:30 - 17:30 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 5 Day

$ 4750

GOALS
  • Write programs using the Rexx language
  • Use various data parsing techniques
  • Use built-in Rexx functions
  • Create user-defined internal and external functions and subroutines
  • Issue host commands from within Rexx execs
  • Code programs that read and write data sets
  • Use instructions and commands that manipulate the data stack
  • Use Rexx debugging tools
  • Write error-handling routines
OUTLINE

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LABS

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This is an intermediate course for people who need to write and maintain Rexx programs in the z/OS system environment.

PREREQUISITES

You should be able to:

  • Code basic Job Control Language statements
  • Code in a programming language
  • Create, alter, and delete data sets using TSO

These skills can be developed by completing:

  • Fundamental System Skills of z/OS (ES10)
  • A programming language course