Using the IMS database service provider

Create a service to enable RESTful access to an IMS database through the IMS database service provider.

zosConnect-2.0 Applies to zosConnect-2.0.

Services are defined using service archive (.sar) files.

To set up the server to use the IMS database service provider for the first time, take the following steps:
  1. Check the Operational requirements.
  2. Review the IMS database service security process flow. Determine whether basic authentication or the SAF registry must be configured on the server for the initial setup. Identify if RACF is turned on in IMS Connect and if an IMS technical ID, technical group, and technical password need to be configured.
  3. Determine if you must configure PassTicket support for IMS database services or configure user type converter support for IMS database services.
  4. Follow the steps in Configuring for the IMS database service provider.

For steps to creating REST services to access an IMS database, see Creating an IMS database service.

For a step-by-step example of creating a server, connecting it to an IMS database, and testing a database service, see Prepare the sample IMS database.