Thanks! I found it and set it up. It is quite cool. The problem I am having with BTS now is that I am testing a transaction that works online, but when I run it under BTS, the formatted 3270 output I get is blank. Nothing but the transaction name twice in that screen. I haven't yet figured out what I'm missing to show the actual screen.
And for the transaction that *isn't* working in IMS online, in BTS it appears to go through a whole bunch of DLI calls and screen calls, and even seems to send formatted output to the LTERM in BTS, but in online I get diddly. Just a quick X and nothing else. (and as before, I get nothing in the formatted output, but I can't trust that yet per my first problem.) *sigh* :) I will figure it out! -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Bill Klein Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 9:43 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: "CEDF" type of ability in IMS?? The usual "testing tool" that corresponds to CEDF for IBM, is BTS (Batch Terminal Simulator) that does NOT actually run "in the IMS region". (It can be set to work interactively with IBM's Debug Tool, Xpediter, or many other "interactive debugging tools") I don't know if it will give you what you want - but it might. As far as starting your transactions, do your application programmers just enter "transaction name" or do they enter "/FOR first-screen-transaction-name I think the latter is what usually works (for MPR transactions). "David Logan" <loga3...@comcast.net> wrote in message news:<011c01c9d954$90d99a70$b28ccf...@net>... > Thanks all to those who helped me get through step one in IMS. It's pain in > the butt, a lot of stupid little pieces and parts and steps, but it's not > that hard once you know what the pieces and parts and steps are. I got one > of my two transactions working. However, the other one still isn't, and I > see no obvious reason. No messages or anything. So my question is this: > > > > Is there some type of debug/log ability in IMS (perhaps similar to CEDF in > CICS)? Is there an easy way for me to tell that it may be trying to access a > DBD that doesn't have a file or something? I don't know why it just ignores > me when I type the transaction in. > > > > As a secondary question, now that I'm thinking about it. My developers > appear to be used to logging onto IMS, signing in, then just typing the > transaction. Currently, I have to do a /SET TRANSACTION XXX" before I can > type in XXX. What is the magic to not have to do the /SET first? > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
