The EntireX RPC Server for IMS allows standard RPC clients to communicate with RPC servers on the operating system z/OS running with IMS in BMP mode. It supports the programming languages COBOL, PL/I and C and can provide IMS-specific PCB pointers for access to IMS databases if needed.
For COBOL, it works together with the COBOL Wrapper and IDL Extractor for COBOL.
For PL/I, it works together with the PL/I Wrapper and IDL Extractor for PL/I.
For C, use the C Wrapper.
Supported compilers are listed under z/OS Prerequisites under Prerequisites in the EntireX Release Notes.
| Introduction | Introduction to the RPC Server for IMS. |
| Administration | Administering the RPC Server for IMS. How to use SSL, start, trace and stop the RPC Server for IMS. |
| Extractor Service | Customizing the Extractor Service for the RPC Server for IMS. The Extractor Service is a prerequisite for remote extractions. |
| Deployment Service | Customizing the Deployment Service for the RPC Server for IMS. The Deployment Service is a prerequisite for using the Server Mapping Deployment Wizard. |
| Server-side Mapping Files | Server-side mapping is used at runtime to marshal and unmarshal the RPC data stream. This document provides information on synchronization, change management etc. of server-side mapping files. |
| Scenarios and Programmer Information | Steps to call your first RPC server customer code; programmer's information on exception handling - abort execution and return error to RPC client; automatic syncpoint handling. |