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Senthilkumar Murugesan · Beginner Joined: 13 Aug 2003 Posts: 5 Topics: 4

Could anyone help me know what ADF II is and in what what is it related to IMS.Is there any link on history of ADF II till date & any tutorials?

kolusu · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 11:08 am Post subject:

Senthilkumar Murugesan,

Application Development Facility (ADF) is an IBM licensed program that is an aid for reducing the time, cost and risk in developing and maintaining IMS applications. Running as an application program under IMS, ADF interprets specifications and executes applications, making it possible for many IMS applications to be developed and put into production without conventional programming.

Unfortunately this product has been withdrawn from marketing and supply.If your shop is an existing customer with a license then you can order the manuals.

If not you can still buy them here

http://www.elink.ibmlink.ibm.com/public/applications/publications/cgibin/pbi.cgi?PAG=C11&SSN=03H1O0040331488889&TRL=&WRD=IMSADF+&PBL=&LST=ALL&RPP=10&BTN%3DSRH.x=11&BTN%3DSRH.y=9

Hope this helps...

cheers

kolusu

venkat · Beginner Joined: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 20 Topics: 11

Hi,
I am not able to open the link regarding ADF.When i tried to open the link it is telling obsolete.can anybody give me link on ADF.

Thanks

Venkat

kolusu · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:38 am Post subject:

venkat,

IMS Application Development Facility (ADF) II books are not available in softcopy. To order the publications in hardcopy format, see the IBM Publications Center and search by book order number.

The book order number is

SH20-6593-02

Hope this helps...

Cheers

Kolusu
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shekar123 · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:52 pm Post subject:

Kolusu,

Some more information on IMS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT FACILITY II

IMS Application Development Facility II (IMS ADF II) is a generalised application program designed to meet the common application requirements,thus reducing the time and costs involved in programming with IMS/VS. IMS ADF II provides a standard framework that include many functions required in developing application including:

1.Sign-on security
2.Screen flows and menus
3.Validation of data
4.Calculation and other processing
5.Data base retrieval ,display and updating
6.Message sending ( and printing)

Developing a simple application with IMSADF II involves little more than selecting the functions needed.When an application requires more than complex processing,or when installation-specific requirements must be met , IMSADF II provides exits that allow to add our own routines written in COBOL,PL/I or Assembler.
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