IMS Connect definition and tailoring

This topic describes the tasks of defining and tailoring IMS Connect. It provides detailed information about configuring and customizing the IMS Connect environment, as well as guidelines and procedures for using and invoking IMS Connect.

IMS Connect provides the following services:

TCP/IP gateway to IMS, including support for:
- ISC parallel sessions on ISC links with IBM® CICS® Transaction Server for z/OS®.
- IMS to IMS TCP/IP communications support for:
  - IMS Multiple Systems Coupling (MSC) networks
  - OTMA transaction messages
- TCP/IP access to IMS DB using Structured Call Interface (SCI) connections to Open Database Manager
- TCP/IP access to IMS TM using z/OS cross-system coupling facility connections to Open Transaction Manager Access (OTMA)
Local access to IMS for client applications running on WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS clients using the z/OS Program Call Interface
TCP/IP access to IMS type-2 commands through SCI and the IMS Operations Manager OM interface