IMS Screen Tutorial

This tutorial takes you step by step through the process of using the Enterprise Developer Interface Mapper, and Enterprise Server to create a Web services service interface from an IMS application, run the service, and interact with it.

Prerequisites

This tutorial requires the following to be complete before commencing:

  • A full installation of Visual Studio. You cannot complete this tutorial using the Visual Studio Shell.
  • Because this tutorial begins where the IMS Support tutorial left off, using the same MFDEMO application, IMSTutorial project, and IMSDEMO enterprise server region, you must complete the IMS tutorial in its entirety before starting this tutorial. This tutorial also relies on the updates made to the IMS database when running the MFDEMO application. See Tutorial: IMS Support for complete instructions.

Outline

After completing the IMS tutorial, complete this tutorial by following the instructions in these topics in the order listed:

  1. Configure IMSDEMO for an IMS Web Service
  2. Create a Service Interface
  3. Deploy a Service Interface
  4. Generate Clients
  5. Register the Proxy Library
  6. Run the Clients
Parent topic: Tutorials: Interface Mapping Toolkit - Mainframe
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Related information
Tutorial: IMS Support