The IVP as an educational tool
In addition to an installation verification program, the IVP can assist you in learning the IMS system.
After the IVP jobs and tasks specific to your environment are completed, system programmers, application developers, and computer operators can use the IVP sample system, the sample applications, and the jobs and tasks as a training vehicle. In addition, you can use the IVP jobs and tasks to determine the steps that are needed for the deployment of an IMS application development environment, test, or production system.
The IVP can be used as a repeatable training environment and to
provide guidance for performing the following types of jobs and tasks:
- Performing an IMS system definition (SYSDEF).
- Establishing IMS interfaces to z/OS® and VTAM®.
- Preparing an IMS application system.
- Operating an IMS online system (for example, DBCTL, DB/DC, DB/DC with XRF, and DCCTL).
- Operating sequences that demonstrate both normal and emergency restarts.
- Demonstrating the conversion of a non-HALDB database to a HALDB database.
- Demonstrating the use of TSO Single Point of Control (SPOC).
- Demonstrating that the database resource adapter (DRA) interface module was assembled and placed in the IMS.SDFSRESL data set.
- Providing and demonstrating the setup and use of sample JMP and JBP applications.
- Providing and demonstrating the setup and use of parallel RECON access.
- Providing and demonstrating the setup and use of IMS Connect.
- Providing and demonstrating the setup and use of IMS Open Database.
- Providing and demonstrating the setup and use of Dynamic Resource Definition (DRD).
- Providing and demonstrating the setup and use of the IMSRSC repository.
- Providing and demonstrating the setup and use of the IMS Catalog.