Starting an application in an IMS environment

After logging on to IMS, you can start the organization application or project application.

Procedure

To start an application in an IMS environment:

Enter an IMS FORMAT command

The FORMAT commands are:

  • /FORMAT DSN8IPGO, which starts the PL/I organization version
  • /FORMAT DSN8ICGO, which starts the COBOL organization version.

When you enter either of these two commands, the panel that is shown in the following figure is displayed.

Figure 1. Organization version of FORMAT command display
   MAJOR SYSTEM ...: O          ORGANIZATION
   ACTION .........:
   OBJECT .........:
   SEARCH CRITERIA.:
   DATA ...........:
When the following command is entered, the panel that is shown in the figure below is displayed. 
/FORMAT DSN8IPFO
starts the PL/I projects version.
Figure 2. Project version of FORMAT command display
   MAJOR SYSTEM ...: P          PROJECTS
   ACTION .........:
   OBJECT .........:
   SEARCH CRITERIA.:
   DATA ...........: