Programming with the IMS Universal drivers

Use these topics to design, write, and maintain application programs for IMS 15.5 using the IMS Universal drivers.

IMS Universal drivers overview
The IMS Universal drivers are software components that provide Java applications with connectivity and access to IMS databases from z/OS® and distributed environments through TCP/IP. Java applications that use the type-2 IMS Universal drivers must reside on the same logical partition (LPAR) as the IMS subsystem. Java applications that use the type-4 IMS Universal drivers can reside on the same logical partition (LPAR) or on a different LPAR from the IMS subsystem.
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.
Programming with the IMS Universal JDBC driver
IMS provides a Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver for SQL-based database connectivity to access IMS databases over TCP/IP with the IMS Universal JDBC driver that is included in the IMS Universal drivers. The IMS Universal JDBC driver is based on the JDBC 4.0 standard.
Programming with the IMS Universal DL/I driver
Use the IMS Universal DL/I driver when you need to write granular queries to access IMS databases directly from a Java client in an non-managed environment.
Configuring the IMS Universal drivers for SSL support
With type-4 connectivity, the IMS Universal drivers provide support for the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) through the Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE).
Tracing IMS Universal drivers applications
To obtain data for diagnosing problems with the IMS Universal drivers, you can collect trace data.

Parent topic: Java application development for IMS

Related concepts

IMS solutions for Java development overview
Overview of the IMS Java dependent regions

Related reference

Java API documentation (Javadoc)
Software requirements for Java application programs that use the IMS Universal drivers or JDR resource adapter