11 Using Oracle Solution for IMS/DB

To use IMS/DB, you must do the following four steps:

1. Starting ODBA Proxy

   Before applying the Oracle plug-in, ODBA proxy should be firstly started and listening for connection request from Tuxedo ART for IMS servers. ODBA proxy should be started in batch mode by JCL For how to start ODBA proxy, please refer to ODBA Proxy Installation Guide.

2. Change configurations for IMS/DB

   Change related configuration files $appname.psb, imsdbs.desc (segments.desc/$segname.desc if necessary), etc.

3. Change configurations and start ARTIMPP/ARTIBMP

   Put ODBA parameter for the ARTIMPP/ARTIBMP configuration. Reload UBBCONFIG and start ARTIMPP/ARTIBMP.

4. Invoke Programs

   After Tuxedo ART for IMS servers are started properly, user can execute a transaction processing program or a batch program.