ISPW User Guide
Introduction to ISPW
ISPW is an Application Development work environment that gives Applications staff a more productive way to organize and manage their work.
Originally developed in 1986 to provide a productivity workbench for developers to integrate other tools used during the Software Development Lifecycle, ISPW was primarily based around ISPF. Since then, ISPW has evolved into a best-of-breed SCM product, including support for various platforms with its started-task architecture, Db2 metadata repository, ISPW Warehouse, and many more features—including ISPW Deploy—that make it one of the most productive and versatile tools available.
This ISPW User Guide provides an overview for applications developers and other Information Systems staff to use ISPW effectively. ISPW administrators can use the ISPW Technical Reference Guide to learn more about administering and maintaining ISPW.
Users, Change Cycle, and Objective
ISPW users could be anyone involved in application development and support, including systems analysts, programmers, testers, QA staff, auditors, project leaders, computer operations staff, and even business staff, such as product owners and approvers.
The ISPW change cycle encompasses the production/operational environment, the various staging and test levels, and the development environment itself. ISPW users always work within ISPW.
The ISPW objective is to manage any application component anywhere, across all platforms.
Related Languages and Tools
ISPW’s job is to help Applications staff use their languages and tools more effectively. These may include:
- Languages (such as JAVA, C, or COBOL)
- Utilities (such as test and debugging tools, documentation generators, and syntax checkers)
- Applications (such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint)
- IDEs (such as Topaz Workbench and IBM’s RDz).
ISPW Demo and Training Systems
Throughout this User Guide are various references to the “ISPW Demo System” and the “ISPW Training System”.
The ISPW Demo System is a complete copy of the most recent release of ISPW. It has been set up specifically for demonstration purposes and contains sample application code to help prospective customers learn more about ISPW and allow existing customers to test-drive and give feedback on new ISPW Releases.
The ISPW Training System is a copy of one of the applications in the ISPW Demo System and is packaged with the ISPW software. It becomes the training application, which can then be used to train ISPW users.
Hands-on exercises are provided throughout this User Guide to help new ISPW users follow along with the manual, if desired.