Walks you through the process of using the IMS Segment Layout Editor to create default and conditional COBOL layouts for an
IMS database.
You can define one default segment layout for each segment type. You can also define one or more conditional segment layouts
for the same segment type. The IMS Database Editor uses the default segment layout to format data for those segment occurrences
that do not match any of the conditional segment layouts.
Prerequisites
- Review the
Before you begin these tutorials section in the
Tutorials: IMS topic to ensure your environment is set up properly.
- This tutorial builds on
Tutorial: IMS Support. If you have already completed
Tutorial: IMS Support, nothing further is required. However, if you have not completed
Tutorial: IMS Support, complete all steps included in the
Set Up the IMSSupport Project topic, and all steps in the
Load the IMS database section of the
Configure IMS topic before proceeding.
Assumptions
- This tutorial assumes that you have the
IMSSupport project open in
Visual Studio.
- This tutorial assumes a working directory of
c:\tutorials\IMS. If you created your project in an alternative directory, please adjust the instructions as required.
Sequence
To complete this tutorial, progress through these topics in the order presented here. The bottom of each topic provides
Next topic and
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