Select IMS environment

The Select IMS Environment screen is displayed as shown in following image when you select Option E, Select Environment, from the Parameters Selection Menu or you enter the ENV command. The Select IMS Environment screen displays a list of IMS environments established with your site’s IMS Environment parameters. For more information, see IMS environment. The current environment in effect is displayed at the top of the screen. The initial environment is set to the default environment specified by your system administrator.

Enter the S (Select) line command next to the desired environment to select the environment for processing.

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 File-AID for IMS --------------- Select IMS Environment -------- Row 1 from 13
 COMMAND ===>                                                  SCROLL ===> CSR  
 ENV: TEST - IMS ENVIRONMENT                        
                                                                               
  Filter display by IMSID (* for all)       ===> *                              
  Retain environment modifications          ===> Y        ( Y = Yes; N = No )   
                                                                               
 Command - Enter S to Select environment                             
   Name - Environment Description ------------------------------------ IMSID    
                                                                               
 _ BLPN   LIBRARIAN IN CB2 AND REGULAR CONCAT IN COB                   IC01     
 _ CNPN   PANVALET IN CB2 AND LIBRARIAN IN COB                         IC01     
 _ DEV1   DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT WITH CONCATENATIONS                  IC01     
 _ DEV2   DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT NO CONCATENATIONS                    IB01     
 _ EC01   IMS 14 COPE ENV                                LSYS=IEC01    IECO
 _ EC02   IMS 14 COPE ENV                                LSYS=IEC02    IECO
 _ EC03   IMS 14 COPE ENV                                LSYS=IEC03    IECO
 _ EC04   IMS 14 COPE ENV                                LSYS=IEC04    IECO
 _ LBPN   LIBRARIAN IN COB,PANVALET IN CB2 STATIC PSB ONLY             IB01     
 _ PAN1   PANVALET IN COB,LIB IN CB2 DYN PSB ONLY                      IC01     
 _ PNCN   PANVALET IN COB AND REGULAR CONCAT IN CB2                    IB01     
 _ PNLB   LIBRARIAN IN CB2 AND REGULAR CONCAT IN COB                   IB01     
 _ TEST   IMS ENVIRONMENT                                              ID01     
 ******************************* Bottom of data ********************************

If the IMS environment is a COPE environment with an asterisk (*) specified for the COPE logical system, a selection panel is displayed from which you can select the COPE logical system to be used.

File-AID for IMS --- Select COPE Logical System ----- Row 1 to 4 of 4
COMMAND ===>                                       SCROLL ===> CSR    
ENV: COPE - COPE REGION                                    LSYS=*     
                                                                      
   Command - Enter S to Select COPE logical System                    
     -  --- LSYS Name ---   --- System ID ---                         
            EC01                R19DBTM                               
            EC02                R19DBTM                               
            EC03                R19DBTM                               
            EC04                R19DBTM                               
************************** Bottom of data *************************** 

View/Select an IMS Environment Definition

Filter display by IMSID

Enter a specific IMSID to filter the display, or enter an asterisk (*) to display definitions for all IMSIDs. File-AID for IMS displays the resulting matches in the lower list part of the screen.

Retain environment modifications

When an environment is selected, enter Y to retain the IMS parameters and data sets entered in the File-AID for IMS Parameters Selection Menu Options 1 through 4 and 6. Enter N to replace user-specified settings with environment settings.

Command

Enter the S (Select) line command next to the desired IMS environment.

List of Matching IMS Environment Definitions

Name

Displays the name of the IMS environment.

Environment Description

Displays the text of the description field for the IMS Environment. For COPE environments, the description also includes the name of the COPE logical system (LSYS).

IMSID

Displays the IMS system ID.

 

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