IMS Version 11 Library

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IMS publications
The following table provides links to the IMS publications in both the information center (HTML and PDF format) and the IBM Publications Center (PDF books). To download the entire library in PDF format (one ZIP file), visit this IBM developerWorks page.

IMS Version 11 publications
Title (Order Number)	Last updated	HTML	PDF
Application Programming (SC19-2428)	May 2012	HTML	PDF
Application Programming APIs (SC19-2429)	May 2012	HTML	PDF
Commands, Volume 1: IMS Commands A - M (SC19-2430)	May 2012	HTML	PDF
Commands, Volume 2: IMS Commands N - V (SC19-2431)	May 2012	HTML	PDF
Commands, Volume 3: IMS Component and z/OS® Commands (SC19-2432)	May 2012	HTML	PDF
Communications and Connections (SC19-2433)	May 2012	HTML	PDF
Database Administration (SC19-2434)	May 2012	HTML	PDF
Database Utilities (SC19-2435)	May 2012	HTML	PDF
Diagnosis (GC19-2436)	May 2012	HTML	PDF
Exit Routines (SC19-2437)	May 2012	HTML	PDF
Installation (GC19-2438)	May 2012	HTML	PDF
IRLM Messages and Codes for IMS and DB2® for z/OS (GC19-2666)	April 2013	HTML	PDF
Licensed Program Specifications (GC19-2439)	October 2009	HTML	PDF
Master Index and Glossary (SC19-2440)	May 2012	Glossary	PDF
Messages and Codes, Volume 1: DFS Messages (GC18-9712)	April 2013	HTML	PDF
Messages and Codes, Volume 2: Non-DFS Messages (GC18-9713)	April 2013	HTML	PDF
Messages and Codes, Volume 3: IMS Abend Codes (GC18-9714)	April 2013	HTML	PDF
Messages and Codes, Volume 4: IMS Component Codes (GC18-9715)	April 2013	HTML	PDF
Operations and Automation (SC19-2441)	May 2012	HTML	PDF
Program Directory (GI10-8788)	May 2011	HTML	PDF
Release Planning (GC19-2442)	May 2012	HTML	PDF
System Administration (SC19-2443)	May 2012	HTML	PDF
System Definition (GC19-2444)	May 2012	HTML	PDF
System Programming APIs (SC19-2445)	May 2012	HTML	PDF
System Utilities (SC19-2446)	May 2012	HTML	PDF
Fact Sheet (GC19-2451)	September 2008	HTML	PDF
Product Kit (SK5T-7375)	May 2012	IBM Publications Center	N/A

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IMS PDF bookshelf

The PDF bookshelf is a PDF document that has local links to all the IMS Version 11 books. Using the following PDF bookshelf, you can open any of the IMS Version 11 PDF books by book title, rather than by file name:

ims_v11_pdf_bookshelf.pdf

Last updated: May 2012

Tip: To use the PDF bookshelf, download the PDF bookshelf file and all the PDF book files into the same folder on your computer. If you open this PDF bookshelf directly in a browser, the links in the bookshelf will not work.

Download the PDF Bookshelf by right-clicking the icon, and saving the bookshelf file in the same directory as your IMS Version 11 PDF files.

If you have downloaded a PDF book file that was updated since the last time the PDF Bookshelf was updated, follow the instructions in "Updating the links in the IMS PDF bookshelf".


Updating the links in the IMS PDF bookshelf

You can update the links in the IMS PDF bookshelf to point to the newer versions of the PDF books as those become available.

Prerequisite: Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional or later is required.

To update the links:

1. Save your new PDF book files into the same folder as the PDF bookshelf file.
2. Open the PDF bookshelf with Adobe Acrobat (not with the Adobe Reader).
3. Click Advanced Editing. The Advanced Editing tool bar opens.
4. Click the Link Tool icon on the tool bar.
5. Right-click the row for a book that you want to update and select Properties.
6. In the Link Properties window, click the Actions tab and then click Edit. The Select File to Open window opens.
7. Select the appropriate PDF file for the book, and then click Select.
8. In the Specify Open Preference window, select the Window set by user preference check box and click OK.
9. Click Close.

Repeat steps 4 through 9 for each link in the PDF bookshelf file that you want to update.


Searching across IMS PDF books by using PDF index files

You can to search across all the IMS PDF books from within the IMS PDF bookshelf by using PDF index files (also known as a PDF catalog).

To search across PDF books:

1. Create a multi-PDF index (PDF catalog) by following the instructions in the topic Creating a PDF catalog.
2. Open the IMS PDF Bookshelf file with the Adobe Reader.
3. Click Edit > Search. The Search window opens.
4. Click the link Use Advanced Search Options.
5. From the Look in list, select Select Index.
6. In the Index selection window, click Add.
7. In the Open Index File window, select the main index file (.pdx file) and click OK.
8. Type your search criteria in the search field and click Search.

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