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    IMS Physical Organization of Databases

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    Learn how to design, implement, reorganize, and recover Information Management System (IMS) databases. Practice these skills in intensive machine labs. This course uses a Web conference medium with live instructor audio and Internet Web conferenced material. You have chat-type Question and Answer (Q and A) ability, plus live audio. The course is taught 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central time for eight work days over a two-week period. Since the course is taught live using Web conferencing methods, you can attend from your home or work. Class durations are approximately one-half day so you can still accommodate daily work responsibilities. You will be contacted prior to class start to receive connection information, hardcopy student materials, and other relevant information. Course Materials You will be contacted prior to class start to receive connection information, hardcopy student materials, and other relevant information.

    IMS Physical Organization of Databases
    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

    December 14, 2009

    Retire Date

    March 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

    You will learn to:

    • 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: basic

    Key Topics

    IMS, Web Database, DBD, zos, CMW22G, CMW22

    Audience
    • This is a basic level course for database administrators
    • system programmers

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  1. and other data administration individuals
  2. who design
  3. implement
  4. and maintain IMS databases.
  5. Labs

    No

    Follow-on Courses

    Not provided.