IMS Index Builder overview

IBM® IMS™ Index Builder for z/OS® (also referred to as IMS Index Builder) enables you to build (or rebuild) IMS secondary indexes, Hierarchical Indexed Direct Access Method (HIDAM) primary indexes, and Indirect List Data Sets (ILDS).

IMS Index Builder supports full-function non-partitioned databases and partitioned high availability large databases (HALDB).

Important: Throughout this information, references to HIDAM databases also apply to Partitioned Hierarchical Indexed Direct Access Method (PHIDAM) databases, unless stated otherwise. Likewise, references to Hierarchical Direct Access Method (HDAM) databases also apply to Partitioned Hierarchical Direct Access Method (PHDAM) databases, unless stated otherwise.