AR/CTL products

BMC offers the following AR/CTL products to meet the needs of application programs that execute in the z/OS system environment:

AR/CTL for IMS

AR/CTL for IMS works independently in application programs that use IMS databases only, sequential files only, or both. AR/CTL for IMS works with AR/CTL for VSAM in programs that use IMS databases and VSAM data sets. These programs can also use sequential files.

AR/CTL for IMS works with AR/CTL for DB2 in programs that use DB2 tables, IMS databases, and DB2 oriented services of AR/CTL (explained later in this section) in an IMS environment. These programs can also use sequential files. However, AR/CTL for IMS can work alone with programs that use DB2 tables and IMS databases but do not use DB2 oriented services of AR/CTL.

AR/CTL for DB2

AR/CTL for DB2 works independently in application programs that use DB2 tables only, sequential files only, or both. AR/CTL for DB2 works with AR/CTL for VSAM in programs that use DB2 tables and VSAM data sets. These programs can also use sequential files.

AR/CTL for DB2 works with AR/CTL for IMS in programs that use DB2 tables, IMS databases, and DB2 oriented services of AR/CTL in an IMS environment. These programs can also use sequential files.

AR/CTL for VSAM

AR/CTL for VSAM works independently in application programs that use VSAM data sets only, sequential files only, or both. AR/CTL for VSAM works with AR/CTL for DB2 and AR/CTL for IMS in any program that uses VSAM data sets. These programs can also use sequential files.

The AR/CTL products work separately or together to provide services for application programs that use the following types of data structures:

  • Sequential files, using queued sequential access method (QSAM)
  • IBM DB2 tables
  • IBM IMS full-function, Fast Path, and/or GSAM databases
  • Virtual storage access method (VSAM) data sets
  • Any combinations of these data structures

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