IMS/DC Programming (COBOL)

Outline

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

Description

Teaches new IMS/DC developers to maintain existing systems or develop new IMS/DC systems.

Audience

COBOL or PL/1 Programmers, Analysts and Systems Designers who need to develop IMS applications.

Prerequisites

An understanding of database structure and COBOL/PL-1 programming.

Topics Include

IMS DC Environment Differences Between Batch DL/1, BMP, MPP; Components of the IMS DC Environment; Transaction Flow; Input and Output Messages IMS DC Program Components; Retrieving Messages from the Message Queue; Sending Messages to the Originating Terminal; Conversational Processing Conversational vs. Non-conversational Processing; Using the Scratch Pad Area (SPA); IMS DC Conversational Calls; Message Format Service (MFS) Overview MFS Features and Facilities; MFS Data Flow; Screen Design Considerations; Advanced Message Sending and Recovery Terminal Message Switches; Program-to-Program Message Switches; SYNC Point and Recovery Considerations; ROLL and ROLB Calls for Backing Out; Testing and Debugging Using Batch Terminal Simulator (BTS) to Test your Program; Debugging OnLine Abends;

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