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[Ram22]

Hi All,

We are using BMP for our project. For running online modules in IMS through batch we have choosen this approach.

We use changeMan as the version control tool in our shop.
While compiling the root module in changeman the shop uses one LCT member too to reside in the same package. The content of LCT member is :

[Ram22]

Hi All,

I could find an explanation for the query I posted.

The LCT member is used to create an Alias for a load module. i.e. if we need to refer the load module with some other name, we can mention the alias name in LCT member. This way when ever the system needs to invoke the alias it will invoke the actual load module.

This technique is used for online IMS modules to match up the transaction name and load name.

This technique is used in DB2 stored procedures too. As the name of a COBOL program is restricted to 8 characters unlike name of stored procedure which can take more than 8 characters we use LCT to give an alias name with more than 8 characters to a 8 character load module.

Regards & Thanks,
Ram

[Bithead]

IMS passes control over to a program through the appropriate entry point. In this case, you are using the IMS-to-COBOL declaration. All IMS programs written in COBOL must be linked with the ENTRY statement that you have listed.

See the IMS Application Programming Guide for Database Manager for further information.