Key features of File-AID for IMS/FLEX

File-AID for IMS/FLEX has the following key features:

  • Includes a comprehensive command syntax checker that validates all command statements prior to execution. The validation of the commands can be performed as a separate function by the user.
  • Includes validation of the command statements and their relationship to the DL/I definitions.
  • Supports the use of both static (pre-existing) and dynamically built Program Specification Blocks (PSBs).
  • Supports segment level sensitivity in static (pre-existing) PSBs.
  • Fully supports the File-AID for IMS XREF facility, which allows users to define the COBOL or PL/I copybook member used to map the segment data.

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  • Provides the ability to act upon the existence or the absence of specified conditions; for example, delete this segment only if no children exist.
  • Provides the capability to print a single segment, all segments, or all children of a selected parent.
  • Provides the capability to change, delete, or insert multiple segments with a single command.
  • EXTRACT provides the capability of extracting fields to an extract dataset.
  • Provides full compatibility with the File-AID for IMS audit trail facility that logs all changes made during that execution.
  • Supports both unique and non-unique, fixed or variable length segments.
  • Supports HSAM, SHISAM, HISAM, HIDAM, HDAM, DEDB, INDEX, and logically related databases, including databases with secondary indexes.
  • Interfaces with all standard security packages such as RACF, CA ACF2, and CA Top Secret.
  • Supports both dynamic and batch back-out of database updates.
  • Provides data security through database authorization and the use of existing File-AID for IMS security exits.

 

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