Integrated access with IBM DataPower Gateway
The IBM® DataPower® Gateway provides integrated support for IMS 15.4. The DataPower Gateway supports both access to IMS databases and transactions from web-based clients, and synchronous callout requests to web services from IMS application programs.
The DataPower Gateway provides a single point of control to simplify, govern, and optimize the delivery of services and applications and enhance the security of XML and IT services. They extend and strengthen the capabilities of an infrastructure by providing a multitude of functions that can be managed through a web browser interface.
- Access to IMS DB allows an external application to issue SQL calls against IMS databases by using the integrated IMS Universal JDBC driver that is delivered with DataPower Gateway.
- Access to IMS transactions that are running in IMS TM. Access to IMS TM through DataPower allows an external application to initiate a transaction request to an application program that is running in an IMS dependent region and fetch data back.
- Support for synchronous callout requests from application programs that are running in IMS to data or service providers that are running on the DataPower backend.
DataPower Gateway provides plug-in usability with little to no changes to an existing network or application software. No proprietary schemas, coding, or APIs are required to install or manage the device. DataPower Gateway supports XML integrated development environments to help reduce the number of hours that are spent in developing and debugging XML applications.