SAS System Options for IMS Databases

SAS System Options for IMS

Since Version 6, the first three letters of all SAS system options for IMS are IMS. If the option applies only to certain region types, the next two letters indicate the region type: DL for DLI or DBB and BP for BMP. Some options such as IMSSPIE apply to more than one region type. These options do not include one of the region-type codes.

Most of the SAS system options for IMS parallel the functions of DL/I parameters. For example, the option IMSBPAGN= specifies a value for the AGN parameter, which is used in BMP regions. If you need more information about IMS parameters, refer to your IBM documentation.

Note: For the DATA step interface, the SLI region type--and hence, the SLICWTO, SLIREAD, and CICSID options--are no longer supported. Sites that use CICS as opposed to IMS/DC can gain access to CICS dedicated databases by using the IMS-ESA or CICS-ESA DBCTL feature. This feature enables an application like SAS software to access the databases through a BMP region. [cautionend]

The following sections describe the SAS system options for IMS.

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