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    IMS Physical Organization of Databases Workshop

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    Learn how to design, implement, reorganize, and recover Information Management System (IMS) databases. Practice these skills in intensive machine labs.

    IMS Physical Organization of Databases Workshop
    Table of contents
    1. Short Summary
    2. Modality
    3. Cost
    4. Publish date
    5. Retire date
    6. Duration
    7. Agenda
    8. Objectives
    9. Brand/Department
    10. Product
    11. Skill Level
    12. Key Topics
    13. Audience
    14. Labs
    15. Follow-on Courses
    Short Summary

    This is a basic level course for database administrators, system programmers, and other data administration individuals, who design, implement, and maintain IMS databases.

    Modality

    Classroom or Instructor-led online

    Cost

    paid

    Amount

    300

    Publish Date

    July 20, 2002

    Retire Date

    October 30, 2028

    Duration

    32 hours

    Agenda
    • Introduction to DL/I
    • IMS Access Methods
    • HISAM
    • DBD/PSB/Data Sets/JCL
    • IMS Test Utility: DFSDDLT0
    • HD Access Methods
    • HIDAM
    • HDAM
    • Database Reorganization
    • IMS Data Sets Summary
    • Secondary Indexing
    • Database Recovery
    • Database Design Considerations
    • IMS Space Utilization
    Objectives
    • Code the Database Directories (DBD) and Program Specification Blocks (PSB) for physical databases
    • Code the DBDs and PSBs to implement secondary indexing
    • Use the appropriate IMS utilities to reorganize and recover physical databases, including those with secondary indexes
    • Use the DL/I test program
    • Prepare a job stream to load a database using different IMS access methods
    Brand/Department

    IBM Z - Information Management Solution

    Product

    IBM Information Management System (IMS)

    Skill Level

    Instructor: advanced, Student: advanced

    Key Topics

    CM22G, CMW22, zos, CM22

    Audience
    • This is a basic level course for database administrators
    • system programmers
    • and other data administration individuals

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  1. who design
  2. implement
  3. and maintain IMS databases.
  4. Labs

    Yes

    Follow-on Courses

    Not provided.