File-AID for IMS

Duration:   1 day

Participants:   Data processing professionals, including application developers, operations, operation support, and supervisors.

Objectives:   Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to: -  Edit/Browse IMS DBs. -  Use COBOL or PL/I layouts for segment data. -  Navigate through DBs using CHILD, TWIN, NEXT, etc., and print DB contents. -  Create an Audit trail. -  Extract and load data. -  Initialize a new DB. -  Access DBDs to define DBs. -  Use static or dynamic PSBs.

Overview:   File-AID for IMS is a general purpose IMS/VS database tool used to view, update, extract, and load data. This course presents the features of File-AID IMS.

Prerequisites:   Ability to use TSO/ISPF and File-AID MVS, and knowledge of IMS DB basics and functions.

Format:   Lecture and discussion with hands-on exercises.

Topic Outline:   -  File-AID for IMS         Objectives         Release 4.7 Updates         Release 4.6 and 4.5 Modifications         Older Release Modifications -  File-AID IMS Facilities         File-AID IMS Products         DB Support         PSB/DBD Usage         Seven Setup Datasets         Running File-AID IMS -  Setup for File-AID IMS         Create a New PROJECTS IMS Database         Create XREF         Start File-AID IMS         Setup XREF         Multiple Record Types         Copybooks         Setup Static PSBs         Print Options         IMS Parameters -  File-AID IMS Browse / Edit          Browse with Static PSB         Hierarchy Display         DBDs for Static PSB;         Browse with Dynamic PSBs         Dataset for DB         Browse the DB         Browse Steps         Browse - Unformatted         Hierarchy Display         Browse         Browse - Character Mode         Browse Commands         File-AID IMS Browse & Edit - Primary Commands         File-AID IMS Browse & Edit - Line Commands         Edit         Key Specification         Editing         Editing - R         Repeated Segment         Ending Browse/Edit         Ending Edit with Audit         BMPs         Secondary Indexes         Excluding Segments         Excluding Fields         Printing -  File-AID IMS Extract         Extract         DB Load -  Application Relationships         Application Relationship Example         Another Application Relationship Example         Relationships         Specify Source         Specify Relationships -  Selection Criteria         Create Selection Criteria Dataset         Selection/Extract Example         Specifying Datasets         Choosing Criteria Types         Segment Criteria         Field Critera Concepts         Field Criteria         Field Criteria Sets         Extract Segment Conflicts         Extract with Criteria         Extract Report         Complex Selection

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