The ACCESS procedure
enables you to create and edit the descriptor files that are used
by the
SAS/ACCESS interface view engine to IMS (referred to as the
IMS engine). The ACCESS procedure can be used in batch, interactive line, and noninteractive
modes.
This section provides
complete reference information for the ACCESS procedure. The PROC
ACCESS statement is presented first, followed by the statement options
and procedure statements. For examples of how to use the statement
options, see
Invoking the ACCESS Procedure. Performance and Efficient View Descriptors presents several efficiency considerations for using the
SAS/ACCESS interface to
IMS.
For information about
SAS data sets, data libraries, and their naming conventions, or for
help with the terminology used in this procedure description, see
the SAS Language Reference: Concepts and the SAS Companion for z/OS.