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tramasamy · Beginner Joined: 17 Dec 2002 Posts: 12 Topics: 8

Hi,,

I just want to issue a restart call (XRST) in a IMS BMP program.

Please let me know the syntax for the call and brief info about the parameters.

Also let me know some good website for IMS.

Thanks
Ramasamy

kolusu · Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2003 7:40 pm Post subject:

Ramasamy,

XRST Call

Also I would suggest you read the following manual for a better understanding of IMS

IMS Application Programming: Database Manager

what kind of information are you looking from an IMS website??

Hope this helps...

cheers

kolusu

darapradeep · Beginner Joined: 12 Feb 2005 Posts: 5 Topics: 2

Hi all,
I am a new member in ur family. I realy thank full to all for giving good information.
I need to know what is actually BMP Will do and is realy need the region up when BMP job runing ,region down for DLI access ?.

thanks & regards
pradeep

Bithead · Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:33 am Post subject:

On a restart to a BMP, IMS will access the online logs to find the last checkpoint record created by the program. It will then reposition database pointers for all PCBs in the PSB.

If the checkpoint is no longer available, which would occur when the log has been archived and reused, you will need to modify the JCL to specify the archived log name.

A BMP cannot be run if the databases are not opened to IMS which is typically the case (but not always) if DL/I applications are running. They can process if the MPP (online) region is down. It should be possible to convert the JCL to run DL/I but this is likely to cause more problems than it solves.