CM18G: IMS Transaction Manager Application Programming

on July 29, 2022

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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 ⌚

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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