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An Introduction to IMS™
By Meltz Dean, Long Rick, Harrington Mark, Hain Robert, Nicholls Geoff
Publisher	: Prentice Hall PTR
Pub Date	: December 30, 2004
ISBN	: 0-13-185671-5
Pages	: 592

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		Figures
		Tables
		Foreword
		Preface
			Prerequisite Knowledge
			How to Send Your Comments
		Acknowledgments
		About the Authors
		Part I:  Overview of IMS
			Chapter 1.  IMS: Then and Now
				History of IMS: Beginnings at NASA
				Is IMS Still Strategic for Customers and IBM?
			Chapter 2.  Overview of the IMS Product
				IMS Database Manager
				IMS Transaction Manager
				IMS System Services
				IMS Documentation
				Hardware and Software Requirements for IMS
			Chapter 3.  Accessing IMS
				Accessing IMS from Application Programs
				Accessing IMS from Other Products
			Chapter 4.  IMS and z/OS
				How IMS Relates to z/OS
				Structure of IMS Subsystems
				Running an IMS System
				Running Multiple IMS Systems
				How IMS Uses z/OS Services
			Chapter 5.  Setting Up and Running IMS
				Installing IMS
				Defining an IMS System
				IMS Startup
				IMS Logging
				IMS Utility Programs
				IMS Recovery
				IMS Shutdown
		Part II:  IMS Database Manager
			Chapter 6.  Overview of the IMS Database Manager
				Functions of the IMS Database Manager
				Implementation of IMS Databases
				Storing Data in IMS and DB2 UDB for z/OS
				Storing XML Data in IMS
			Chapter 7.  Overview of the IMS Hierarchical Database Model
				IMS Hierarchical Database Basics
				Basic Segment Types
				Sequence Fields and Access Paths
			Chapter 8.  Implementing the IMS Hierarchical Database Model
				Segments, Records, and Pointers
				IMS Hierarchical Access Methods
				Operating System Access Methods
				IMS Checkpoints
				Locking Data
			Chapter 9.  Data Sharing
				How Applications Share Data
				DBRC and Data Sharing
			Chapter 10.  The Database Reorganization Process
				Purpose of Database Reorganization
				When to Reorganize Databases
				Overview of the Database Reorganization Process
			Chapter 11.  The Database Recovery Process
				Determining When Recovery is Needed
				Overview of the Database Recovery Process
				IMS Backup and Recovery Utilities
		Part III:  IMS Transaction Manager
			Chapter 12.  Overview of the IMS Transaction Manager
				IMS TM Control Region
				IMS TM Messages
				IMS Transaction Flow
				IMS TM Network Overview
				The Data Communication Control (DCCTL) Environment
				Operating an IMS Network
			Chapter 13.  How IMS TM Process Input
				Input Message Types
				Terminal Types
				Input Message Origin
				Terminal Input Destination
				Message Queuing
				Message Scheduling
				Transaction Scheduling
		Part IV:  IMS Application Development
			Chapter 14.  Application Programming Overview
				Java Programs
				Application Program Structure
				IMS Setup for Applications
				IMS Application Programming Interfaces
				IMS Application Calls
				Accessing DB2 for z/OS Using a Resource Translation Table
				IMS System Service Calls
				Testing IMS Applications
			Chapter 15.  Application Programming for the IMS Database Manager
				Introduction to Database Processing
				Processing a Single Database Record
				COBOL and PL/I Programming Considerations
				Processing Databases with Logical Relationships
				Processing Databases with Secondary Indexes
				Loading Databases
				Using Batch Checkpoint/Restart
			Chapter 16.  Application Programming for the IMS Transaction Manager
				Application Program Processing
				Transaction Manager Application Design
			Chapter 17.  Editing and Formatting Messages
				Message Format Service
				Basic Edit Function
			Chapter 18.  Application Programming in Java
				Describing an IMS Database to the IMS Java Function
				Supported SQL Keywords
				Developing JMP Applications
				Developing JBP Applications
				Enterprise COBOL Interoperability with JMP and JBP Applications
				Accessing DB2 UDB for z/OS Databases from JMP or JBP Applications
				Developing Java Applications That Run Outside of IMS
				XML Storage in IMS Databases
		Part V:  IMS System Administration
			Chapter 19.  The IMS System Definition Process:
				Overview of the IMS System Definition Process
				IMS System Definition Macros
				The Extended Terminal Option (ETO)
			Chapter 20.  Customizing IMS
				What You Can Customize
				Naming the Routines
				Changeable Interfaces and Control Blocks
				IMS Standard User Exit Parameter List
				Binding the Routines
				Saving Registers
				IMS Callable Services
				Considering Performance
				Summary of IMS Exit Routines
			Chapter 21.  IMS Security
				History of IMS Security
				Security Overview
				Securing Resources
			Chapter 22.  IMS Logging
				IMS System Checkpoints
				Database Recovery Control Facility (DBRC)
				IMS Log Components
			Chapter 23.  Database Recovery Control (DBRC) Facility
				Overview of DBRC
				DBRC Tasks
				DBRC Components
				When Should You Use DBRC?
				Communicating with DBRC
				DBRC Functions
				Overview of the RECON Data Sets
				Defining and Creating the RECON Data Sets
				Initializing the RECON Data Sets
				Allocating the RECON Data Sets to an IMS System
				Maintaining the RECON Data Sets
				Reorganizing RECON Data Sets
				Recreating the RECON Data Sets
				Summary of Recommendations for RECON Data Sets
			Chapter 24.  Operating IMS
				Monitoring the System
				Processing IMS System Log Information
				Choosing Tools for Detailed Monitoring
				Executing Recovery-Related Functions
				Modifying and Controlling System Resources
				Controlling Data Sharing
				Controlling Log Data Set Characteristics
				Connecting and Disconnecting Subsystems
			Chapter 25.  IMS System Recovery
				Overview of Extended Recovery Facility (XRF)
				Overview of Remote Site Recovery (RSR)
				Comparison of XRF and RSR
				Summary of When to Use XRF or RSR
			Chapter 26.  IBM IMS Tools
				Database Administration Tools
				Application Management Tools
				Performance Management Tools
				Recovery Management Tools
				Information Integration Management Tools
				Utilities Management Tools
				TM Management Tools
				Miscellaneous IMS Tools
		Part VI:  IMS in a Parallel Sysplex Environment
			Chapter 27.  Introduction to Parallel Sysplex
				Goals of a Sysplex Environment
				IMS and the Sysplex Environment
				Other Advantages of Running IMS TM in a Sysplex Environment
			Chapter 28.  IMSplexes
				Components of an IMSplex
				Requirements for an IMSplex
				Operating an IMSplex
		Part VII:  Appendixes
			Appendix A.  Glossary
			Appendix B.  Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in This Book
			Appendix C.  Notices
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			Appendix D.  Bibliography
				IMS Version 9 Library
				Supplementary Publications
				Publication Collections
		Index