Overview of IMS HP Fast Path Utilities supplementary utilities
IBM® IMS Fast Path Solution Pack for z/OS® IMS High Performance Fast Path Utilities (also referred to as IMS HP Fast Path Utilities) provides many supplementary utilities to help you manage IMS Fast Path databases more efficiently.
The following table summarizes all the supplementary utilities that are included in IMS HP Fast Path Utilities.
| Utility or program name | Function |
|---|---|
| SDEP Space Utilization utility | Generates reports that show trends in SDEP space utilization. You can use the information provided to schedule database expansion and to forecast future DASD requirements, thus utilize the SDEP. |
| Database Definition Record Create utility (FABCUR5) | Creates the database definition record data set (DURDBDFN), which can be used as one of the inputs to FABCUR3, FABCUR7, and FABCUR9. |
| DEDB Reload Segment Data Set Create utility (FABCUR6) | Enables a user application program to create a DEDB reload segment data set, which can be used as one of the inputs to the FPA Reload function, FABCUR3, FABCUR7, and FABCUR9. |
| DEDB Unload Segment Data Set Retrieve utility (FABCUR7) | Enables a user application program to retrieve unloaded DEDB database segments from the DEDB reload segment data set in hierarchical order. |
| HD To DEDB Unload Data Set Conversion utility (FABCUR8) | Converts an HD unload data set to a DEDB Unloaded segment data set. |
| DEDB Unload Conversion utility (FABCUR9) | Loads data from various formats of unload files onto an IMS full-function or Fast Path DEDB database. |
| IMS DEDB Randomizing module (FABCRMIF) | Enables an application program to invoke a DEDB randomizer. |
| Standard format extract data interface module (FPXGXDR0) | Insulates user-written application programs from future changes to the standard format of the extract function. |
| HPFPU Hash Check support for IMS HP Image Copy | Invokes the HPFPU HASH Check support during IMS HP Image Copy jobs. |
| DB Sensor support for IMS HP Image Copy | Collects sensor data within IMS HP Image Copy jobs. |
| HPFPU Hash Check support for IMS Database Recovery Facility | Invokes the HPFPU HASH Check support during IMS Database Recovery Facility jobs. |
| FPA Build Index support for IMS Database Recovery Facility | Builds secondary index databases in IMS Database Recovery Facility jobs. |