Previous Topic: OverviewNext Topic: Control Statement


IMBS Customizing Macro

IMBS is an Assembler macro that describes DBOMP files and the CA IDMS/DB database that replaces them.

Input statements for IMBS are as follows:

These statements require set names, file names, record types, logical record length, and pointer displacement in DBOMP records. To get this information, use the IDMSRPTS utility (see the CA IDMS Utilities Guide), running these reports:

Report name

Gives information on:

RECDES

Record types defined in a schema

SETDES

Sets defined in a schema

DATDIR

Record types copied into a subschema (general)

SUBREC

Record types copied into a subschema (comprehensive)

SUBAREA

Areas copied into a subschema

SUBSET

Sets copied into a subschema

Syntax for the input statements is provided in the following sections.