IBM IMS Tools Base for z/OS, 1.6

IBM® IMS Tools Base for z/OS® consists of various components that support key strategic architectures, technologies, and services that are utilized by IMS tools.

IBM IMS Tools Base provides common functions that are required in all IMS Tools solution pack environments. IMS Tools Base must either already be installed or installed at the same time as a Solution Pack.

IMS Tools Base is a no-charge PID that you must order from ShopZ when you order other IMS Tools solution packs. IMS Tools Base requires a license and must be installed before installing the first IMS Tools solution pack.

For a list of current PTFs for IBM IMS Tools Base, go to IBM Db2® and IMS Tools PTF Listing.

IMS Tools Base components provide the infrastructure that supports key solution strategies for IMS Tools.

Autonomics component tools simplify common database maintenance tasks by collecting database state information, analyzing this data, and providing passive or active responses to conditions that exceed specified threshold values. Common services components provide functions that facilitate the interactions among tools, and between tools and IMS. IMS Tools Base also provides supplementary tools.

IMS Tools Base 1.6 includes the following components:

Autonomics Director: Autonomics Director is a core solution for scheduling and automating common database maintenance tasks. Sensor-enabled IMS Tools products capture the state of specific database conditions and store this data in a centralized repository. Autonomics Director uses Policy Services to evaluate this data and then makes recommendations, such as indicating a need to reorganize a database.
Policy Services: Policy Services use policies and rules to evaluate the sensor data that is collected by IMS Tools products, and then provides a response to any condition that exceeds the specified threshold values.
IMS Tools Knowledge Base: IMS Tools Knowledge Base manages centralized repositories that are created to store and view a variety of data including reports, policies, rules, notification lists, database state (sensor) data, exceptions, recommendations, and evaluation schedules.
Distributed Access Infrastructure: Distributed Access Infrastructure enables distributed clients to access IMS Tools through TCP/IP socket communication.
IMS Tools Common Services: IMS Tools Common Services includes the Generic Exits for calling multiple exit routines from a single exit point, and the Tools Online System Interface that provides a command interface between IMS and IMS Tools.
Connection Server: Connection Server extends ISPF functions for specific IMS Tools to Eclipse-based applications and the IMS Records User Data Utility for scanning and removing from IMS log records any sensitive or confidential user data, such as customer business information.
IMS Hardware Data Compression Extended: IMS Hardware Data Compression Extended provides functions for compressing IMS data by using the z/OS hardware data compression (HDC) that is available on IBM processors.
IMS Batch Terminal Simulator GUI plug-in: The BTS GUI plug-in provides a graphical user interface that allows distributed Eclipse-based clients to access IMS Batch Terminal Simulator in an Eclipse-integrated development environment.
IMS Batch Terminal Simulator Resource Adapter: The BTS Resource Adapter allows you to use IMS Batch Terminal Simulator to test J2C applications that drive IMS Transactions from the WebSphere® Application Server environment. Customers use the BTS Resource Adapter to allow their J2C applications to be tested as an inexpensive alternative to testing on a real IMS system.

Program number: 5655-V93