The IMS™ Listener obtains startup parameters from a configuration file. In the EZAIMSJL G.LSTNCFG DD statement points to the Listener configuration file. This statement will be in the JCL sample you customize.

The configuration file contains three types of statements which must appear in the following order:

1. TCPIP statement
2. LISTENER statement
3. TRANSACTION statements

The following information describes each of the configuration statements and their respective parameters.