First week checklist

Access

• TSO userid, and confirm you can log on and reach ISPF
• OMVS segment, if you will use z/OS Unix
• Read access to the source, JCL and load libraries for your applications
• SDSF access, and know which commands you are permitted
• Scheduler access, at least read-only
• DB2 or CICS access as your role requires
• The ticketing and change management systems

Information

• The LPAR names and what each is for
• The CICS region names and DB2 subsystem names per environment
• The dataset naming standard
• The list of applications your team owns
• The runbooks, and where they live
• The on-call rota and escalation path
• Who to ask for each kind of problem

Set-up

• Terminal emulator installed, with keyboard mapping you understand
• ISPF profile: RECOVERY ON, HILITE AUTO, useful PF keys
• SDSF PREFIX and OWNER set at logon
• A personal library for scratch JCL
• A running notes document — start it on day one