Unisys MCP ClearPath Web-based Courses and Descriptions
MCP System Administrator Training Tract (EPT35030)
Duration: 17 hours delivered in the following segments:
- ECP35018 - MCP Print Management (3 hours)
- ECP35009 - MCP Introduction to Work Flow Language (WFL) (4 hours)
- ECP35008 - MCP-Creating Self-Monitoring WFL Jobs (4 hours)
- ECP35026 - MCP Utilities (3 hours)
- ECP35010 - MCP Server Administration (4 hours)
MCP Print Management (ECP35018)
Length: 4 hours
Overview: This instructor-led, web-based session prepares operators, programmers, technical support, and system administrators to successfully configure and utilize the MCP Print System.
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:
- Locate printer backup files using the SB and DL system commands and task/file attributes
- Create print requests using the WFL PRINT statement
- Use PS Print Subsystem commands to interrogate, modify, and delete print requests
- Use the Print Center program
Prerequisites: Getting Started with the Unisys MCP (ECP35042), MCP Disks and Files (ECP35015), MCP Terminal Emulator, Transaction Server (COMS) and MARC Overview (ECP35016); MCP Task Operations (ECP35014); and MCP Introduction to Client Access Services or equivalent knowledge.
Key Topics:
- Print Management Options
- Printer Backup Files and Print Requests
- Print System (PS) commands
- Using Print Center
- Printer Configuration
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MCP Introduction to Work Flow Language (WFL) (ECP35009) - 4 hours
Overview: This instructor-led, web-based session prepares operators, programmers, technical support, and system administrators to successfully create simple WFL jobs to automate their operations.
Audience: Operators, programmers, system administrators and technical support personnel who are responsible for automation in an MCP environment.
Objectives: At the completion of this course, the student should be able to:
- Identify the components of a WFL job
- Create WFL jobs to execute tasks in a set order
- Create WFL jobs to copy files for backup purposes
- Use simple control constructs to monitor jobs
Prerequisites: MCP Basic Training Tract (EPT35027), MCP CANDE Editing (ECP35022) and MCP CANDE Runtime (ECP35023) and/or Introduction to Programmers Workbench for MCP (ECP35024).
Key Topics:
- Overview of WFL
- Constructing a simple WFL Job
- Using WFL Jobs for backup
- Controlling WFL Jobs
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MCP Creating Self-Monitoring WFL Jobs (ECP35008) - 4 hours
Overview: This instructor-led, web-based session prepares operators, programmers, technical support, and system administrators to successfully create and implement advanced WFL jobs that are fault tolerant and resilient.
Audience: Operators, programmers, system administrators and technical support personnel that are responsible for automation on an MCP server.
Objectives: At the completion of this course, the student should be able to:
- Use advanced WFL syntax to create self-monitoring jobs
- Create and manage various loops to control the flow within a job
- Use several types of variables to store and display intermediate results
- Use tokens and parameters to create more flexible jobs
Prerequisites: MCP Basic Training (EPT35027) and knowledge on how to use Work Flow Language (WFL).
Key Topics:
- Advanced WFL syntax
- Handling Flow-of-Control commands
- Using Variables
- Using Tokens and Parameters Printer Backup Files and Print Requests
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MCP Server Administration (ECP35010)
Length: 4 hours.
Overview: This instructor-led, web-based session prepares technical support and system administrators to successfully install and configure the MCP.
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:
- Install and configure new releases of the MCP, or intermediate software updates
- Start, Stop, and Restart the MCP
- Install and configure Performance Keys
- Utilize Capacity-on-Demand to handle changing workloads
Prerequisites: Getting Started with the Unisys MCP (ECP35042), MCP Disks and Files (ECP35015), MCP Terminal Emulator, Transaction Server (COMS) and MARC Overview (ECP35016); MCP Task Operations (ECP35014); and MCP Introduction to Client Access Services or equivalent knowledge.
Key Topics:
- Software Release Mechanism
- Installing Software Packages and Patches (Installation Center)
- Stopping and Starting the MCP
- Performance Keys and Capacity-on-Demand
- Security
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