Unisys MCP ClearPath Web-based Courses and Descriptions

MCP Basic Training Tract (EPT35027)

Duration: 16 hours delivered in the following segments:

ECP35042 – Getting Started with the Unisys MCP (4 hours)
ECP35021 - MCP Terminal Emulation (2 hours)
ECP35014 - MCP Task Operations (4 hours)
ECP35015 - MCP Disks and Files (4 hours)
ECP35016 - MCP Terminal Emulation, Transaction Server (COMS) and MARC (4 hours)
ECP35017 - MCP Introduction to Client Access Services (4 hours)

Getting Started with the Unisys MCP (ECP35042)

Length: 4 hours

Overview: This session prepares anyone new to the MCP environment to successfully understand the basic concepts of that operating system, its development and direction. It also demonstrates how to install and access the rich documentation sources available to the MCP client base.

Audience: Computer operators, administrators, technical support, programmers, and managers that will be using or managing an MCP server.

Objectives: At the completion of this course, the student should be able to:

Understand the underlying concepts of the MCP environment
Identify the major types of MCP server hardware
Describe the main categories of software used in the MCP environment
Articulate the Unisys strategy for the MCP customer base
Identify various forms of Unisys MCP Documentation
Install Unisys CD-ROM Library (CDLib Manager) and Acrobat Reader applications
Use CDLib Manager to locate documents
Interpret Railroad Diagrams to construct MCP command or programming syntax

Prerequisites: None. Simple computer concepts would be useful, especially some knowledge of the Microsoft Windows environment.

Key Topics:

Development of the MCP
Hardware Overview
Software Overview
Unisys Strategy
Documentation sources
MCP Product Documentation Library CD-ROM installation
Using the CD-ROM Library application (CDLib Manager)
Understanding Railroad Diagrams

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MCP Terminal Emulation (ECP35021) - 2 hours

Overview: This instructor-led, web-based session prepares anyone new to the MCP environment to successfully use a Unisys character-based Terminal Emulator.

Audience: Computer operators, administrators, technical support, programmers, and managers that will be using a Terminal Emulator to access a MCP system.

Objectives: At the completion of this course, the student should be able to:

Identify the basic features and purpose for Terminal Emulation software.
Prerequisites: None.

Key Topics:

Unisys Terminals
Terminal Emulator purpose
Third Party Terminal Emulators
Web Enabler for ClearPath MCP
Configuration requirements
Forms mode
Emulator usage

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MCP Task Operations (ECP35014) - 4 hours

Overview: This instructor-led, web-based session prepares operators, programmers, technical support, and system administrators to successfully perform basic MCP operating system commands for monitoring and controlling tasks.

Audience: Operators, programmers, system administrators and technical support personnel that will be using or managing an MCP server.

Objectives: At the completion of this course, the student should be able to perform MCP system commands to monitor and control tasks.

Prerequisites: Getting Started with the Unisys MCP (ECP35042) and MCP Terminal Emulation, Transaction Server (COMS), and MARC Overview (ECP35016).

Key Topics:

MCP Terminology
System Command Usage
Commands for task display
Commands for task control

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MCP Disks and Files (ECP35015)

Length: 4 hours

Overview: This instructor-led, web-based session prepares operators, technical support, and system administrators to successfully configure and maintain the MCP disk subsystem. It includes features of MCP disk families; physical and logical attributes of disk storage; select system commands to interrogate disks, directories and filenames; and the Family Substitution concept and how it relates to usage of the MCP system.

Audience: Operators, system administrators and technical support personnel that will be using or managing an MCP server.

Objectives: At the completion of this course, the student should be able to:

Describe the features of MCP Disk Families.
Identify the physical and logical attributes of disk storage and how they relate to programming and file storage on disk.
Use PER, PD, FILES and LFILES system commands to interrogate disks, directories and filenames.
Describe the Family Substitution concept and how it relates to usage of the MCP system

Prerequisites: Getting Started with the Unisys MCP (ECP35042) or equivalent knowledge.

Key Topics:

Disk Families
Directories
File names and titles
Finding files

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MCP Terminal Emulation, Transaction Server (COMS) and MARC Overview (ECP35016)

Length: 4 hours

Overview: This session prepares anyone new to the MCP environment to successfully use a Unisys character-based Terminal Emulator and prepares operators, programmers, technical support, and system administrators to successfully access the MCP server, navigate between applications, and utilize COMS control commands to administer the online environment.

Audience: Operators, programmers, system administrators and technical support personnel that will be using or managing an MCP server.

Objectives: At the completion of this course, the student should be able to:

Identify the basic features and purpose for Terminal Emulation software
Understand the structure of the Transaction Server environment
Use the MARC menu and command modes to perform system operations
Use COMS control commands to administer the online environment

Prerequisites: Getting Started with the Unisys MCP (ECP35042) and MCP Disks and Files (ECP35015) or equivalent knowledge.

Key Topics:

Unisys Terminals
Terminal Emulator purpose
Third-party Terminal Emulators
Web Enabler for ClearPath MCP
Configuration requirements
Forms mode
Emulator usage
Overview of COMS and MARC concepts
Using MARC menus
Using COMS control commands
Using REMOTESPO for system operations

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MCP Introduction to Client Access Services (ECP35017)

Length: 4 hours

Overview: This instructor-led, web-based training session prepares operators, programmers, technical support, and system administrators to successfully install, configure, and utilize the Client Access Services toolset to operate, administer, and interface to the MCP server using Windows based programs.

Audience: Operators, programmers, system administrators and technical support personnel that will be using or managing an MCP server.

Objectives: At the completion of this course, the student should be able to:

Describe the purpose and features of Client Access Services
Identify the names and purpose of Client Access Services applications
Install Client Access Services applications on a workstation
Use MCP Disk Shares through Explorer and MCP File Copier

Prerequisites: Getting Started with the Unisys MCP (ECP35042).

Key Topics:

Features of Client Access Services
Client Access Services Applications and Purpose
Workstation Installation

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