Programming using the IMS Universal Database resource adapter

This information describes how to write programs with the IMS Universal Database resource adapter to access IMS databases.

Overview of the IMS Universal Database resource adapter
The IMS Universal Database resource adapter is based on the Java™ Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) Connector Architecture (JCA) 1.6 standard. The purpose of the JCA is to connect Enterprise Information Systems (EISs), such as IMS, into the Java EE platform. JCA provides a number of services that are managed by a Java EE application server. These services include security credential management, connection pooling, and transaction management.
Transaction types and programming interfaces supported by the IMS Universal Database resource adapter
The IMS Universal Database resource adapter provides four types of support for optimized transaction management and performance.
Software configurations supported by the IMS Universal Database resource adapter
The IMS Universal Database resource adapter has some requirements and restrictions on the supported software configurations.
Connecting to IMS with the IMS Universal Database resource adapter
The IMS Universal Database resource adapter provides connectivity to IMS databases from a Java EE-managed environment.
Sample EJB application using the IMS Universal Database resource adapter CCI programming interface
The following sample EJB bean demonstrates the basic programming flow for a JCA application using the IMS Universal Database resource adapter in a managed environment.
Accessing IMS data with the DLIInteractionSpec class
Use the DLIInteractionSpec class to retrieve, insert, update, and delete data from an IMS database using DL/I-like programming semantics with the IMS Universal Database resource adapter.
Accessing IMS data with the SQLInteractionSpec class
Use the SQLInteractionSpec class to retrieve, insert, update, and delete data from an IMS database using SQL queries with the IMS Universal Database resource adapter. The IMS Universal Database resource adapter supports the same SQL statement syntax and usage as the IMS Universal JDBC driver and has the same restrictions.
Accessing IMS data with the IMS Universal JCA/JDBC driver
Use the IMS Universal JCA/JDBC driver if you require full use of the IMS Universal JDBC driver within a Java EE runtime environment.

Parent topic: Programming with the IMS Universal drivers

Related reference

Java API documentation (Javadoc)