Course Abstract: This course explains how OTMA and IMS Connect work, how to set it up and how to change the working via exits.

Duration: 4 days

Primary Audience: IMS system programmers who are responsible for the TCP/IP Attachment to IMS

Prerequisites: Before taking this course, you should take IMS System Programming and Administration, or have the equivalent knowledge in each of these areas:

• IMS systems programming concepts
• Familiarity with the IMS environment (online, batch, and database utilities)
• Working knowledge of your installation's IMS system
• Background in the administration of the IMS system
• Familiarity with MVS control programs
• Understand assembler language.

Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

• Describe OTMA
• Explain XCF and the associated macros
• Describe what is needed for OTMA headers and what can be done with them
• Secure your OTMA environment
• Modify the OTMA exits
• Describe IMS Connect
• Set up IMS Connect (Proclib members, Parameters, etc.).
• Modify and install IMS Connect Exits

Class Format: Lecture

Cost: Please inquire

• Introduction to OTMA
• XCF
• OTMA headers
• Security
• OTMA exits
• Introduction to IMS Connect
• IMS Connect setup
• The IMS Connect header
• IMS Connect Exits
• Protocols used by IMS Connect and OTMA
• Two phase commit with IMS Connect and RRS