Introduction to the Load API

IMS™ HP Load provides the Load API. You can use your application program as input of the Load API for the initial load processing. Load API runs the initial load processing much faster than that of IMS DL/I.

Typical benefits

The use of the Load API, might benefit an installation by:

  • Reducing the time and cost for the initial load process.
  • The load API function runs the initial load process much faster than that of IMS DL/I.
  • Being also applicable to HALDB.
  • The calls that use the Application Interface Block (AIB) is supported.
  • The call interface of EXEC DLI is supported.
  • You can skip the pre-reorganization job step in the case of a HALDB.
  • Having flexible control statements.
  • Supporting trace output report.