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FOCUS and WebFOCUS Training Experts

Grow Your Own FOCUS and WebFOCUS Programmers

Over the past year, we have had a number of inquiries regarding whether SYS-ED still offered FOCUS and WebFOCUS courses for IT professionals.

The typical comments were:

Get on the Fast Track .......

1- Mainframe
2- Internet Programming

• Transitioning from older versions of the Information Builder software to the new web based model.

• Migrating and upgrading applications to the emerging service oriented architecture standard.

• Logical and physical design and performance optimization of the source database engine.

• Design of the interface and presentation format.

• Critical review of the underlying design concepts.

• Explanation of the protocols serving as the foundation of web services and its utilization with WebFOCUS.

• Guidance on web development utilizing .NET and open source Java frameworks.

• Demonstration of interoperability of .NET and Java and identification of pitfalls in relation to the vendor documentation.

You will learn:

• understand the features and usage of a self service application.
• manage the directory for self service applications.
• assess and apply website design principles.
• code and debug a self service applications.
• use hyperlink for creating dynamic reports.
• create drill-down reports.
• use frames in a report.
• use and interface with Java.

• create a One-to-Many Join and a One-to-One Join.
• recognize the JOIN requirements and restrictions.
• create and use DEFINE fields.
• process with the COMPUTE statement.
• understand the WebFOCUS processing steps.
• appreciate the differences Between DEFINE and COMPUTE.
• create detail and summary reports.
• create detail reports from multiple files.
• create parent and child reports.
• publish reports on the web.

• invoke and terminate WebFocus.
• understand domains in WebFocus.
• create, edit and run programs.
• execute FOCUS utilities.
• use the REPORT ASSISTANT TOOL.

Select a FOCUS and WebFOCUS course.

Invoking the FOCUS and WebFOCUS course title will provide audience, duration, and topics for that course.   FOCUS Fundamentals Reporting Programming FOCUS: Getting Started FOCUS: Report Preparation FOCUS: Dialogue Manager FOCUS: Accessing External Files FOCUS: Report Preparation - Advanced FOCUS: File Definition FOCUS: Reporting Concepts for Relational Databases FOCUS: Data Manipulation for Reporting FOCUS: File Maintenance   FOCUS: Report Writing FOCUS: Programming   FOCUS: Graphics
Web FOCUS
Fundamentals	Application Development
WebFOCUS: Internet Skills for the User	WebFOCUS
WebFOCUS: ReportCaster	WebFOCUS: Advanced Techniques
WebFOCUS Developer Studio Report Writing for New Users	WebFOCUS Applications - Designing User Interfaces

FOCUS and WebFOCUS Courses by SYS-ED

Hands-on Training
SYS-ED's FOCUS and WebFOCUS courses are tough, but they're worth it. Our challenging "hands-on" training draws upon our extensive library of case studies and sample programs to explain, demonstrate, and implement real-world applications. This will provide the foundation and experience to design, develop, and update legacy FOCUS applications and develop next generation WebFOCUS applications.

Courseware
SYS-ED courseware and training aids have been designed to compliment the class lecture and provide a framework for coding and debugging FOCUS and WebFOCUS programs. They also serve as a reference source after a course is over.

Teaching is Our Business
Most computer training companies are divisions of large software companies or consulting companies. Not SYS-ED. Our only goal is to provide top-quality computer training for highly motivated business and information technology professionals - no more and no less. Because we're independent, we're free to concentrate on teaching--and we do it very well.

Our Teachers Know How to Teach
SYS-ED instructors combine teaching skills with broad practical experience as consultants. And they know how to teach. We teach not only "how to", but "why", building a solid foundation in fundamentals and insights into advanced materials. After a course, they are available to answer questions.

Enrollment - SYS-ED Courses are NOT for Everyone
No one is allowed to enroll in a SYS-ED mainframe course, without a consultation with our Director of Education. We review the operational objectives and project specifications for the organization evaluating whether to send its employee for the training. The employee is only allowed to register if they have the appropriate background corresponding to the correct learning path.

Focus and WebFocus Training at Your Office
SYS-ED FOCUS and WebFOCUS courses are conducted in conjunction with training partners in North America and Europe. If you prefer, we'll arrange tailored FOCUS and WebFOCUS training on-site at your organization’s facilities inclusive of mobile computer classroom set-up. On-site SAS courses can include the identical workshops, case studies, and hands-on approach as the FOCUS and WebFOCUS training we offer in New York city.

For additional information including outlines, availability of private courses, references, and course customization, contact David Shapiro at our New York office at 212-564-9147, 48, 49.

Footnote 1:

SYS-ED’s core mainframe curriculum have been submitted to the New York State Department of Education - Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision for technical review and licensing.