About the IMS eWay

The IMS Adapter enables Sun Java CAPS ESB to connect with IBM’s IMS/TM mainframe applications through IBM’s IMS Connect.

The IMS Adapter provides access to the Input and Output Descriptors (MID/MOD) of the IMS applications without requiring changes to the application. By capturing the field contents before screen formatting, the IMS Adapter is not affected by cosmetic changes to the application’s screen design.

The IMS Adapter includes the IMS Message Format Service (MFS) Wizard conversion utility to facilitate the creation of input and output Object Type Definitions (OTDs) from IMS MFS files.

The implementation of the IMS Adapter is in accordance with IBM’s IMS Connect Guide and Reference. These documents describe the OTMA protocol and contain important prerequisite information for the configuration IMS Connect on the mainframe.

A sample project for the IMS Adapter is included on the installation CD-ROM which demonstrates how a non-conversational scenario (simple send/response) is managed.