CM18G: IMS Transaction Manager Application Programming

IBM Systems Training

on July 29, 2022

      

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Table of Contents

  1. Short Summary
  2. Duration
  3. Content Description
  4. Objectives
  5. Agenda
  6. Audience
  7. Skill Level
  8. Labs?
  9. Keywords
  10. Prerequisites
  11. Enrollment
  12. Errata
  13. Follow-on Courses

Short Summary

This intermediate course is for individuals responsible for writing programs in Common Business Oriented Language (COBOL), or Programming Language One (PL/I) using DL/I.

Duration in Hours ⌚

16

Content Description

Learn how to write application programs that use Data Language One (DL/I) to process terminal input and output messages in an Information Management System / Data Communications (IMS/DC) system.

Objectives

  • Modify an IMS batch DL/I application program to function in an IMS/DC environment: receiving a message from a terminal and sending output messages to terminals
  • Handle the exception conditions that may occur using DL/I functions
  • Work with Scratch Pad Areas (SPA) in an IMS-conversational program
  • Understand the application program considerations in using Message Format Services (MFS) and the system service functions data structures

Agenda

  • IMS TM System Overview
  • Message Processing Programming
  • Get/Send Terminal Data
  • Message Format Services (MFS)
  • Create and use MFS control blocks
  • IMS/TM Additional Facilities

Audience

This intermediate course is for individuals responsible for writing programs in Common Business Oriented Language (COBOL), or Programming Language One (PL/I) using DL/I to communicate with terminals in an IMS/DC system.

Skill Level

Intermediate

Labs? 💻

Yes

Keywords

CM181G;zos;CM181;CM18

Prerequisites

You should:

  • complete:
    • IMS Fundamentals (CM010) or IMS Fundamentals -Web (CMW01)
    • IMS DB Application Programming (U3717)
  • or be able to:
    • Describe the basic control and flow of IMS/DC communications facilities
    • Understand the DL/I components and calls of a database application program
    • Modify a program in COBOL or PL/I to add IMS/DC functions

Enrollment

https://www.ibm.com/training/course/CM18G

Errata

None specified.

Follow-on Courses

None


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