Audience:

• IMS-DC tutorial will be useful for anyone, be in a student, a software Engineer or anyone who is serious towards mastering the IMS-DC in Mainframe.

• This IMS-DC tutorial will be helpful for Mainframe application program / Mainframe system programmer, to make them comfortable in getting started with IMS-DC and its various commands.

Pre-requisites:

You should be familiar with COBOL programming and IMS-DB database in order to learn this tutorial.

Would you like to learn IMS-DB? Go to IMS-DB Tutorial

Would you like to learn TSO/ISPF ? Go to TSO/ISPF Tutorial

Would you like to learn JCL ? Go to JCL Tutorial

Would you like to learn COBOL ? Go to COBOL Tutorial

Would you like to learn VSAM ? Go to VSAM Tutorial

Would you like to learn CICS ? Go to CICS Tutorial

Would you like to learn Db2 ? Go to Db2 Tutorial

After completing the IMS-DC tutorial,

You will be able explain all the key points in IMS DC. Many interviewers follow or touch these questions to select IMS DC developers.

Topics covered in IMS-DC Tutorial:

1. IMS-DC Introduction
2. IMS-DC Elements
3. IMS Online Environment
4. IMS Message Scheduling
5. IMS Logging & Automatic Backout
6. IMS Online Control Region
7. IMS System Definition
8. Application Programming Structure
9. Introduction to Message Format Service
10. Defining MFS Messages
11. MFS Control Blocks
12. IMS MFS Sample Program
13. Creating an MFS Format
14. IMS Device(DEV) Statements
15. IMS Message(MSG) statements
16. Cursor Positioning
17. Simple Screen Flows
18. Logical Pages
19. IMS Online Coding
20. Programming in IMS online environment
21. IMS Online Communication
22. DLI CALL Format
23. Message Processing Input
24. Message Processing Output
25. Sending Messages Using DL/I
26. IMS Purge Call
27. Dynamic Attribute Modification
28. Message Processing Alternate PCB
29. IMS Change Call
30. Conversational Applications
31. Batch Terminal Simulator
32. BTS Control Statement
33. IMS Commands List
34. Program Examples