AUDIENCE:   This course is for applications programmers, technical and production support staff. Operations analysts will also benefit from this course. PREREQUISITES:   Delegates should have knowledge of COBOL and have some experience of the VME environment DURATION:   5 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   This course provides experienced COBOL programmers with the skills and understanding to design, code and test programs to access an IDMS database. The concepts and principles underlying IDMS are explored and all elements of Data Manipulation Language are taught in depth and practised in hands-on workshop sessions. COURSE CONTENT:   Introduction Database concepts IDMSX Principles IDMS Structure Logical Structure · Record / Set types · Record / Set occurrences · Schema / Subschema Bachman Diagrams Physical Structure · Database keys · Record placement Set characteristics Accessing the Database Data Manipulation Language · Environment / Data Division · COPY IDMS Database Retrieval FIND / OBTAIN /GET Error handling IDMS-STATUS Currencies & navigation Updating the Database MODIFY CONNECT DISCONNECT Testing for set membership · IF Storing Database keys · ACCEPT Review of Currencies STORE ERASE The Compilation System The DML Pre-processor IDMSDMLC Running IDMSX programs Database Recovery Checkpoints Database Utilities Data Display / Altadata Course Review