Product documentation and updates

IMS Tools information is available at multiple places on the web. You can receive updates to IMS Tools information automatically by registering with the IBM® My Notifications service.

Information on the web

Always refer to the IMS Tools Product Documentation web page for complete product documentation resources:

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/712955

The IMS Tools Product Documentation web page includes:
  • Links to IBM Documentation for the user guides ("HTML")
  • PDF versions of the user guides ("PDF")
  • Program Directories for IMS Tools products
  • Recent updates to the user guides, referred to as "Tech docs" ("See updates to this information!")
  • Technical notes from IBM Software Support, referred to as "Tech notes"
  • White papers that describe product business scenarios and solutions

IBM Redbooks® publications that cover IMS Tools are available from the following web page:

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com

The IBM Information Management System website shows how IT organizations can maximize their investment in IMS databases while staying ahead of today's top data management challenges:

https://www.ibm.com/software/data/ims/

Receiving documentation updates automatically

To automatically receive automated emails that notify you when new technote documents are released, when existing product documentation is updated, and when new product documentation is available, you can register with the IBM My Notifications service. You can customize the service so that you receive information about only those IBM products that you specify.

To register with the My Notifications service:
  1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport
  2. Enter your IBM ID and password, or create one by clicking register now.
  3. When the My Notifications page is displayed, click Subscribe to select those products that you want to receive information updates about. The IMS Tools option is located under Software > Information Management.
  4. Click Continue to specify the types of updates that you want to receive.
  5. Click Submit to save your profile.

How to send your comments

Your feedback helps IBM to provide quality information. Send any comments that you have about this book or other IMS Tools documentation to comments@us.ibm.com. Include the name and version number of the product and the title and number of the book. If you are commenting on specific text, list the location of the text (for example, a chapter, topic, or section title).

Related publications

Information in these topics refers to information in other publications using shortened versions of the publication titles.

The following table contains a list of IMS tools publications referred to by their short titles.

Short title Title
IMS Database Reorganization Expert User's Guide IBM IMS Database Reorganization Expert for z/OS® 4.1 User's Guide (SC19-1137)
IMS Database Repair Facility for IMS Solution Packs User's Guide IBM IMS Database Repair Facility for IMS Solution Packs User's Guide (SC19-2916)
IMS High Performance Image Copy User's Guide IBM IMS High Performance Image Copy for z/OS 4.2 User's Guide (SC19-2756)
IMS High Performance Prefix Resolution User's Guide IBM IMS High Performance Prefix Resolution for z/OS 3.1 User's Guide (SC18-9230)
IMS Index Builder User's Guide IBM IMS Index Builder for z/OS 3.1 User's Guide (SC18-9101)
IMS Library Integrity Utilities User's Guide IBM IMS Library Integrity Utilities for z/OS 2.2 User's Guide (SC19-3979)
IMS Online Reorganization Facility User's Guide IBM IMS Database Solution Pack for z/OS 2.2 IMS Online Reorganization Facility User's Guide (SC27-9039)
IMS Recovery Solution Pack IMS Database Recovery Facility User's Guide and Reference IBM IMS Recovery Solution Pack for z/OS 2.1 IMS Database Recovery Facility User's Guide and Reference (SC27-8441)
IMS Solution Packs Data Sensor User's Guide IBM IMS Solution Packs Data Sensor User's Guide (SC19-3283)
Management Console User's Guide IBM Management Console for IMS and Db2® for z/OS 1.1 User's Guide (SC27-6714)
Tools Base Autonomics Director User's Guide IBM Tools Base for z/OS 1.6 Autonomics Director User's Guide (SC19-4376)
Tools Base IMS Tools Common Services User's Guide IBM Tools Base for z/OS 1.6 IMS Tools Common Services User's Guide (SC19-4371)
Tools Base IMS Tools Knowledge Base User's Guide IBM Tools Base for z/OS 1.6 IMS Tools Knowledge Base User's Guide (SC19-4372)
Tools Base Policy Services User's Guide IBM Tools Base for z/OS 1.6 Policy Services User's Guide (SC19-4374)