3-Configuring IMS Tools Online System Interface

You must install and configure the IMS Tools Online System Interface. It is a general-purpose IMS command interface that is distributed as part of IMS Tools Base.

About this task

The IMS Tools Online System Interface is an IMS command interface that is used by multiple products to issue commands to an IMS subsystem. The IMS Tools Online System Interface is required by many of the functions included in the IMS Recovery Solution Pack. The IMS Tools Online System Interface requires the use of the IMS Tools Generic Partner Exit interface.

As part of the installation and configuration for the IMS Tools Online System Interface, you might have already performed the following steps. However, if these steps have not yet been performed, you need to complete them now.

Procedure

  1. Verify your installation and configuration of the IMS Tools Generic Partner Exit interface.
  2. Create a unique FOIssidP member for each IMS system in which IMS Tools Online System Interface is needed. ssid is the 4-character IMS subsystem identifier.

    Refer to SFRXSAMP(FRXFOI) for a sample.

    Within this FOIssidP member, there is a 5-character maximum XCFGROUP name. This XCFGROUP name is used later in the installation process and contains a "TOI" prefix that is used to create the complete XCF group name. Record each XCFGROUP name to use later.

  3. APF-authorize the executable load libraries for IMS Tools Online System Interface.
  4. Update your IMS control region JCL to include in the //STEPLIB concatenation the executable load libraries for IMS Tools Online System Interface.