Benefits of IMS Administration Foundation

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IMS Administration Foundation is a browser-based graphical user interface, leveraging modern IMS features and the new Open Source Zowe Virtual Desktop platform. The following basic capabilities are available in IMS Administration Foundation:

  • Graphical query and exploration of IMSplexes, IMS subsystems, and IMS data sharing groups with intuitive experience for new users.
  • A set of pages that show status and configuration details of an IMSplex, an IMS subsystem, an IMS data sharing group, and an IMS Connect server.
  • A set of pages that show a list of online system resources of an IMSplex and a set of pages that show a list of online system resources of an IMSplex and an IMS subsystem and tab-based details page of status and properties of each resource.
  • A set of pages that show a list of DBDs and a list of PSBs of an IMS data sharing group and an overview of a DBD or a PSB.
  • DBD and PSB search on their properties by using IMS SQL statements. For more information, see Data sharing group dashboard and catalog search.
  • Click-and-shoot relationship navigation of IMS online resources, DBDs, PSBs, and DBRC-defined groups.
  • Basic IMS SQL editor to allow for SQL statements to be issued against IMS ODBM aliases.
  • IMS OM command interface for IMS type-1 and type-2 commands equipped with command history.
  • Cross-IMS object search for DBD, PSB, DB, PGM, TRAN, RTC, and group by name.

To use these features, target IMSplexes need to be configured with an Operations Manager, a Resource Manager, one or more CSL-enabled IMS Connect servers with appropriate ports, and an IMS catalog.

When appropriate IBM IMS Tools are installed and the Unified Management Server is configured correctly, some or all of the following extended functions are available:
  • Associating an IMS data sharing group registration with an IMS Tools Base RECON ID environment.
  • A set of tab-based detail pages of a DBD or a PSB of an IMS data sharing group.
  • A graphical segment tree view for a DBD or each DB PCB in a PSB of an IMS data sharing group.
  • A summarized page of exceptions.
  • Database space usage statistics and exceptions pages for a non-partitioned full-function database, a DEDB area, or a HALDB partition.
  • A reports page for a non-partitioned full-function database, a DEDB area, or a HALDB partition.

For details of the dependencies of IMS Administration Foundation user interface features on IBM IMS Tools products, see User interface features and IBM IMS Tools.

For details of IBM IMS Tools products that can be used with IMS Administration Foundation, see IMS Administration Foundation and IMS Tools.