Features and Benefits
IMS Batch Terminal Simulator is a comprehensive testing and debugging tool that helps you verify that IMS applications that access IMS Database, DB2, and WebSphere MQ operate properly and correctly. It simulates the behavior of applications and generates reports containing detailed information of processed transactions. With these powerful features, IMS Batch Terminal Simulator assists you in improving your application programming and testing productivity and efficiency in a cost and time saving manner.
IMS Batch Terminal Simulator for z/OS:
Enhances application programmer productivity by providing a comprehensive way to test and debug IMS application and database activity.
Enables you to test your IMS application logic, your IMS application interfaces, teleprocessing activities, 3270 format control blocks, and database activities.
Simulates operations of IMS applications in a time-sharing option (TSO) and batch environments without having to modify your applications.
Interacts with an application during testing and produces information that is not available from an online execution.
Provides a stable online system in both test and production environments where you can test your applications before they are put online.
Operates transparently to the applications, requiring no changes to IMS code, control blocks, libraries, or application load modules.
Provides a comprehensive report showing all activities during program execution.
Offers flexible application test periods for easier scheduling and operation.
Supports regression testing modifications to applications as well as modifications to the system, including new releases.
Works as a tool for training personnel in the internal and external operation of an application.
IMS Batch Terminal Simulator provides the following features and functions that further extend the product’s capabilities and usability:
Distributed application development support – more people are writing distributed Web based front ends to IMS applications with messages coming in through IMS Connect. IMS Batch Terminal Simulator now provides the ability to accept and process the Connect input providing a truly comprehensive way to test and debug IMS applications. You can now develop and test the client applications with low cost host simulation.
Eclipse based graphical interface for improved usability delivered with IBM Tools Base for z/OS – IMS Batch Terminal Simulator can now be used with Rational Developer for z (RDz) and Debug Tool for simplified and seamless development, test, and debugging of applications. The front end can operate standalone or as a plug-in to the Rational development platform. This drastically reduces the amount of z/OS specific knowledge an IMS application developer needs in order to develop and test IMS applications.
New reporting features for improved analysis and prediction of performance behavior - Improved and expanded display of application results for fast checking; Performance projections included to provided the elapsed time of the database, DB2 and WebSphere MQ calls issued by the application program helping programmers better predict performance impacts before moving into production; and Summary results to better facilitate IMS Batch Terminal Simulator use as a regression test analysis tool.
