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IMBSBRDG program module

IMBSBRDG is the CA IDMS DML Assembler program module that replaces the DBOMP runtime executable code. Specifically, it replaces:

• The BM$PIO root module
• The AP$SEQ module
• All FILEORG modules
• The routines generated by the MF$SQ, FI$LE, and CF$RT macros

IMBSBRDG Interface Between Applications and CA IDMS/DB

IMBSBRDG is an interface between application programs and CA IDMS/DB, and simulates IBM bill-of-materials systems (BOMP, DBOMP, CFMS). IMBSBRDG is linked at runtime with IMBSTAB, IDMS, and the DBOMP application program, and appears to CA IDMS/DB as an application program.

Note: CA IDMS DML does not include operating system and input/output interfaces, and does not issue any messages to the console.

IMBSBRDG simulates the DBOMP environment by:

• Converting DBOMP retrieval or update macros and process indicators to CA IDMS/DB commands
• Converting CA IDMS/DB records to DBOMP records, using information supplied by IMBSTAB.

After converting the DBOMP command and the object record, IMBSBRDG returns the requested data and processing information to the calling program.