SUMMARY:   The course provides all the information required to enable the students to design and code Natural Version 2 and Version 3 Structured Mode programs that process data in an Adabas database. AUDIENCE:   The course is intended for anyone who needs to learn how to code Natural Structured Mode programs. PREREQUISITES:   Students should preferably have previous programming experience with a language such as COBOL. DURATION:   5 Days APPROACH:   The course is instructor-led and includes many practical exercises. OBJECTIVES:   Code Natural Structured Mode programs, subroutines, and subprograms to operate in batch and on-line. Understand the different ways of defining data variables used by programs. Understand how Natural processes data in an Adabas database and the performance implications of various programming approaches. Understand how to produce complex report layouts. Use the Map Editor to define screen maps and report layouts. COURSE CONTENT:   Overview of Natural and Adabas The Natural Development Environment Defining Data Variables and Data Areas Defining database views Defining user variables Redefinition of variables The Data Editor Using the data area Basic Programming The Program Editor Listing and deleting objects Move and Assign statements Accessing Data on the Database The Find statement The With clause The Sorted By clause The Read and Histogram statements Nested database loops The Find Number statement The Where clause The Get statement Simple Reports The Display statement Column headings and spacing Vertical display The Newpage, Skip, and Write statements Simple Transactions The Input statement The Map Editor Using data areas in maps Editing fields Using the maps Conditional Processing and Loops The If, Decide On, and Decide For statements Nested conditional statements The Repeat and Escape statements The For statement The Accept and Reject statements The Reinput statement Array Processing User variable arrays Database arrays Arithmetic Processing The Add and Subtract statements The Multiply and Divide statements The Compute statement Mathematical functions Array arithmetic Updating Database Records Store, Delete, and Update statements Holding records Avoiding transaction timeouts Programs, Subroutines and Subprograms Subroutines and Subprograms The Fetch statement Batch Processing Reading and writing work files Printing in batch Advanced Report Writing Titles and Trailers Break processing Using maps for reports Map Editor Advanced Functions Help maps and help routines Processing rules Defining arrays in maps Odds and Ends MT/07