Template Entry panel

The Template Entry Panel is the first panel in the Template dialog. It is displayed when you select option 1 (Templates) from the Template/View/Criteria Set Menu.

The Template dialog allows you to create or update templates for your IMS databases.

On this panel, you specify:
  • Either the name of the partitioned data set that contains the template that you want to update, or the name of the partitioned data set in which you want a new template stored.
  • Either the name of an existing template member that you want to update, or the name of a new member in which you want a new template stored.
  • (If you specify a new member) Either the IMS catalog or the DBD libraries that you want the Template function to get the DBDs from.
Note: A template for an IMS database can only be stored in a partitioned data set (PDS or PDSE). It is stored in a member with the same name as the database.

Panel and field definitions

Figure 1. Template Entry panel
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 FM/IMS                       Template Entry Panel

 Template:                                                                      
    Data set name . . . 'FMN.IMS.IVP.TEMPLATE'                                  
    Member  . . . . . .                                                         
 IMS:                                                                           
    Subsystem name  . . IFG1                                                    










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Template
Data set name
Either the name of the PDS(E) in which you want a new template stored, or the name of the PDS(E) that contains the template that you want to update.
Member
Either the name of an existing template member that you want to update, or the name of a nonexistent member of the Template data set. If you specify a nonexistent member, the Template dialog creates a template for the database with the specified name and stores it in a new member with the specified name.

If you enter either no member name or a member name pattern, the Template Member Selection panel is displayed. You can select a template from the list of templates displayed on that panel.

Subsystem name
If you specify a template member that does not exist, use this field to specify either the IMS catalog or the DBD libraries that you want the Template function to get the DBDs from.

If you specify a subsystem that uses IMS-managed ACBs, then the function gets the DBDs from the IMS catalog that the subsystem uses.

If you specify a subsystem that does not use IMS-managed ACBs, then the function gets the DBD libraries for the specified subsystem and displays them on the DBD Library List panel. You can use the DBD libraries that are displayed on that panel or update the list as required.

If you enter either no subsystem name or a subsystem name pattern, the Subsystem Selection panel is displayed. You can select a subsystem from the list of subsystems displayed on that panel.

Note: This field is ignored when you specify an existing template member.

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