IBM Mainframe Operations Support
The desk, the reference, and the reps.
Working tools for the operations desk, and the skills that back them. Every screen in here is a working reproduction — all data synthetic, no taxpayer data, ever.
Ops tools
The working desk — live reference and incident tooling.
- ›_ CSA Console IRWorks incident notes with the SLA cadence built in, SCIPAS action cards, replacement-file rules, shift start and handoff, and an exportable incident log. Open console
- § CSA Workbench Searchable offline reference: abends, SDSF, z/OS console, run-number decoder, CSA charter and IRWorks SLAs, refund watch. Open workbench
- ⇄ IMF run tracker Interactive status board for the IMF critical path — per-run state, priorities, CADE Bridgeline flags, and copy-ready shift reports. Static chart linked inside. Open tracker
- ⇅ BMF run tracker Interactive status board for the BMF 160-xx spine, FTD chain, and EPMF runs — same tracking, same copy-ready reports. Static chart linked inside. Open tracker
Your competency
Levels are earned from demonstrated work, never self-assessed. Navigation coverage can establish the lower levels; the higher ones need validated work and human review.
Code exercises
Column discipline in COBOL and JCL, step termination in SAS, money arithmetic in Python, and a batch entry point in Java.
Training panels
Working reproductions of real terminal screens, authored for the desk. All data shown inside them is synthetic.