IMS/DB Programming (ver 5)

Outline

1. Contents
2. Description
3. Audience
4. Prerequisites
5. Topics Include
6. Duration
7. Minimum Requirements
8. Media

Description

Teaches developers to design and program IMS/DB applications and to write online transactions using a variety of interactive practical examples.

Audience

COBOL Programmers, Analysts and System Designers.

Prerequisites

An understanding of database structure and COBOL programming.

Topics Include

IMS Database Structures General Database Objectives; IMS Hierarchical Structure Components; Concepts of Root, Parent, and Child; The IMS Environment Components of an IMS Environment; Modes of Processing; Physical Database Definition; Logical Database Definition; IMS Application Programming Function Codes; Segment Search Arguments (SSAs); I/O Area; PCB Mask; Procedure Divisions; Segment Search Arguments (SSAs) Unqualified SSAs; Qualified SSAs; OPERATOR Field; Command Codes; DL/I Retrieval Calls DL/I CALL Statement; Segment Sequence; Function Codes; PATH Calls; Updating Segments GET HOLD Calls; REPLACE Call; REPLACE with Command Codes; Inserting and Deleting Segments INSERT Calls to Load a Database; INSERT Calls to Add a New Segment; DELETE Calls; Programming Techniques Status Code Checking; Standard Abend/Error Routines; Efficient Segment Access Strategy; Checkpoints; Compiling, Executing, and Debugging Compiling and EXECUTION JCL; Debugging with DL/I Test Program DLT0;

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