Issuing IMS type-1 commands

Use the IMS Commands tab in the IMS™ Connect Extensions Operations Console to issue IMS type-1 commands directly to an IMS data store.

About this task

You can run any IMS type-1 command from the command shell.

Procedure

  1. Open an IMS Connect system using the Navigation view. See Browsing systems.
    Note: You must select an IMS Connect system, not a group.
  2. Select the IMS Commands tab. The IMS Commands tab is located at the bottom of the editor.
  3. Select an IMS type-1 command (or type your own) from the IMS Command dropdown.
    Figure 1. Selecting an IMS type-1 command in the IMS Connect Extensions Operations Console for z/OS Explorer
    Selecting an IMS type-1 command in the IMS Connect Extensions Operations Console
  4. Replace any parameters in the command with your desired values as required. Parameters are shown as lowercase text enclosed in angle brackets (< and >). For example, in the command /DISPLAY DB <dbname>, replace <dbname> with the desired database.
  5. In the Target Datastores tab, select the IMS data store to issue the command to.
    Tips:
    1. To refresh the list of IMS data stores, right-click in the list and select Refresh Datastore Statuses.
    2. Use Ctrl-click to select more than one datastore, or Shift-click to add a range of data stores to the selection.
    Figure 2. Issue an IMS type-1 command to an IMS data store using IMS Connect Extensions Operations Console for z/OS Explorer
    IMS type-1 commands
  6. To issue the command, click the Run button ( Run the entered command icon ).
    Figure 3. Response from submission of an IMS type-1 command to an IMS data store using IMS Connect Extensions Operations Console for z/OS Explorer
    IMS type-1 commands

Results

The command output for each data store is displayed under the Responses tab. Use the following features to aid your analysis:
  • Use the Find Next ( Find the Value After Current Position icon ) and Find Previous ( Find the Value Before Current Position icon ) buttons in the toolbar to search for a text string in the output.
  • Use the Export button ( Export icon ) to export the displayed data to a CSV file.

Note: Security can be implemented for IMS type-1 commands using RACF® or the Command Authorization exit routine or both. Refer to the sections on transaction command security and authorizing commands in IMS System Administration.