IMS Version 7 Release Guide

This IBM Redbook is a release guide that contains all the new features and enhancements provided in IMS Version 7. We have documented the changes that have been introduced in this release.

The book addresses the needs of many different users of IMS. It contains information that will be of interest to systems and application programmers, database administrators, and IMS operational staff.

Part 1 gives an overall perspective on the enhancements provided. It indicates what has changed, and why the IMS customer will be interested in the details of each enhancement. It can be used as a management summary of the changes.

Part 2 highlights the major features in the new release. It includes overviews of High Availability Large Database (HALDB) and Java language support.

Part 3 covers enhancements related to IMS TM terminals and message queues. Some of the highlights are: Rapid Network Reconnect, ETO enhancements, VTAM Generic Resource enhancements, and SLUP terminal enhancements.

Part 4 covers enhancements related to the IMS Database Manager. Some of the highlights are: DEDB monitoring enhancements, change accumulation enhancements, batch backout enhancements, and several DBRC enhancements.

Part 5 covers enhancements related to base system functions and installation. Some of the highlights are: IVP, ACBGEN, logging, and ESAF trace enhancements.

Part 6 covers related products with IMS Version 7 support. This includes the newly announced IMS Connect product.

Part 1. Overview
Chapter 1. Introduction
Part 2. Major release features
Chapter 2. An introduction to High Availability Large Databases
Chapter 3. IMS Java
Chapter 4. Performance management
Part 3. Transaction Manager features
Chapter 5. Terminal related changes
Chapter 6. Queue and message related changes
Part 4. Database Manager features
Chapter 7. DEDB enhancements
Chapter 8. Image Copy 2 enhancements
Chapter 9. Change accumulation enhancements
Chapter 10. Batch backout enhancements
Chapter 11. DBRC enhancements
Part 5. System Management features
Chapter 12. BPE enhancements
Chapter 13. System execution parameter enhancements
Chapter 14. ESAF trace enhancements
Chapter 15. Logging enhancements
Chapter 16. ACBGEN enhancements
Chapter 17. IVP enhancement
Chapter 18. Spool enhancements
Chapter 19. Packaging enhancements
Part 6. Related products with IMS Version 7 support
Chapter 20. IMS Connect

Publish Date
02 October 2000

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Author(s)
Rick Long
Pete Berry
Jim Boyle
Ricardo Rallo

ISBN
0738418854

IBM Form Number
SG24-5753-00

Number of pages
186