IMSCALL command (X'C803')

Parameters

DSSHDR

The 6-byte header that contains information about the data stream structure (DSS).

LL

The length specified as a 2-byte binary integer. This length includes LL and CP.

CP

X'C803', the 2-byte codepoint of the IMSCALL command.

CALLNAME

A required character string (codepoint is X'C90C') that represents the type of the DL/I call that is made.

IOAREA

An optional parameter in byte array (codepoint is X'C90B') that specifies the input and output area.

Usage

The IMSCALL command issues DL/I calls for IMS DB system services in the following format:

Chained command objects

INAIB (X'CC01')

The AIB data to send from the source to the target server.

Positive reply messages

In response to the IMSCALL command, the IMS target DDM server returns to the source server the following reply message:

IMSCALLRM (X'CA04')

Contains the results of the IMSCALL command. The results can indicate the success or failure of the DL/I call for IMS DB system services.

Error reply messages

In response to the OPNQRY command, the IMS target DDM server can return to the source DDM server the following error reply messages: