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Course Title: OpenVMS Skills for Users

OVERVIEW OF PRODUCT
This course presents basic skills needed for OpenVMS use.

COURSE ABSTRACT
This course features basic skills that a novice needs to know to become a functioning user on an OpenVMS system, including:

· Logging in and out of an OpenVMS system
· Setting up terminal characteristics
· Issuing DCL commands
· Creating and editing text files
· Sending messages to other system users
· Writing a simple command procedure

COURSE OUTLINE
LOGGING IN AND OUT OF AN OPENVMS SYSTEMS

Gaining Access to an OpenVMS System

Accessing a Remote OpenVMS System

Using Simple User Security Techniques

Terminating an OpenVMS Session

ISSUING COMMANDS

Constructing a DCL Command

Using DCL to Interact with the System

Using DCL Features

NAMING AND STORING FILES

Constructing an OpenVMS File Specification

Creating and Identifying Subdirectories

Displaying Information About Files

CREATING MEMOS, REPORTS, AND DATA FILES

Creating Memos, Reports, and Data Files

Performing Basic EVE Operations

Creating and Modifying a Text File

Requesting Help with EVE

Using Some Advanced Features of EVE

Saving an Edited File

MANIPULATING FILES

Making Copies of Files

Displaying the Contents of Files

Printing Files

Renaming Files

Removing Files from Disk

COMMUNICATING WITH OTHER USERS

Using the Mail Utility

Sending to Users on Exchange

Invoking the Mail Utility . . .

Mail Folders

Exiting from the Mail Utility

Displaying Information About Messages . . .

Listing Mail Messages

Displaying a List of All Your Folders . . .

Specifying a Folder

Reading Messages . . .

Sending Messages . . .

Ways to Send a Message . . .

Editing Your Message

Copying People on Your Messages

Using a Distribution List to Send a Message

Using a Signature File

Replying to messages

Deleting Messages . . .

Retrieving a Deleted Message

PURGE Command

GETTING HELP

OpenVMS Help Facility

Selecting a Topic from the DCL Command Line . .

Faster Use of Help

Help Message Utility (MSGHLP)

HELP/MESSAGE Command

Using Status Codes

Resources

Using the OpenVMS Documentation Set

PROTECTING YOUR DATA

Using File Protection

Security Profiles

Protected Objects .

Contents of a User Security Profile

Contents of an Object's Security Profile .

User Identification Codes, UICs .

Purpose of UICs . .

UIC Components .

UIC Formats

Protection Codes

Types of Access . .

Types of File Access

User Categories . .

Assigning UICs to Categories

Default Protection

Manipulating Protection Codes .

Setting File Protection

Example: Setting File Protection

Protection on Directory Files

Steps in Deleting a Directory File

Common Errors in Deleting Directory Files

Common Error: Deleting a Directory That Is Not Empty . . .

Common Error: Deleting a Protected Directory File

SAVING COPIES OF FILES

Backup Utility

What the Backup Utility Can Do

BACKUP Command

Save Sets

Restoring a File from a Save Set

CUSTOMIZING YOUR WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Using Logical Names

Commands Used to Create Logical Names

Rules for Creating Logical Names

Logical Names in Equivalence Strings .

Duration of a Logical Name .

Using Logical Names .

Common Uses for Logical Names

Specification

Common Error in Using Logical Names

Using Logical Names with the Mail Utility

Determining the Equivalence of a Logical Name

Translation of Logical Names

SHOW TRANSLATION Command

SHOW LOGICAL Command

Removing Logical Names

DEASSIGN Command

Delete All Process Logical Names

Logical Names the System Creates for You .

Logical Names Created by the System .

SYS$LOGIN

SYS$LOGIN_DEVICE

Using Symbols

Local Symbols . . .

Global Symbols . .

Duration of Symbols

Data Types for Symbols

Creating Symbols

Equating Symbols to Character Strings .

Sample String Assignments .

Equating Symbols to Integers

Creating a Symbol as a Command Synonym

Creating Symbols that Can Be Abbreviated

Displaying Symbols . .

Displaying the Equivalence String

Deleting Symbols

Sample DELETE/SYMBOL Commands .

Using Keypad Definitions

Creating Keypad Definitions . . .

Keys that Can Be Defined . .

Defining Keys . . .

Scope and Duration of Keypad Definitions

Tailoring Keypad Definitions

Common Errors in Defining Keys

Displaying Keypad Definitions . .

Deleting Keypad Definitions . . .

Deleting a Single Keypad Definition . . .

Deleting All Keypad Definitions

Writing Command Procedures

Developing Command Procedures

Steps for Developing Command Procedures

Rules for Developing Command Procedures

Guidelines for Developing Command Procedures . .

How a Command Procedure Is Executed

Testing Your Command Procedure

Halting Execution

Executing a Command Procedure in Batch

Writing a Login Command Procedure

LOGIN.COM

Bypassing LOGIN.COM

Common Errors in Login Command Procedures . .


TARGET AUDIENCE
OpenVMS Users

COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
· Log in and out of an OpenVMS system
· Construct and enter DCL commands
· Construct and use OpenVMS file specifications
· Describe and move around directories
· Create and edit text files using the EVE editor
· Use DCL commands to manipulate and find files
· Use the Mail utility to communicate with other users
· Use the Help utility and the OpenVMS documentation set to get help about the OpenVMS system
· Describe and use UIC protection codes
· Customize the working environment through the use of logical names, symbols, and key definitions in a simple login command file

PREREQUISITES
There are no course prerequisites.

Delivery Requirements for Instructor-Led Training

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