314 IBM IMS Version 12 Technical Overview
Open database enhancements migration considerations
You can migrate existing Open Database Access (ODBA) application servers to use the Open
Database Manager (ODBM) delivered with IMS 11, and migrate existing IMS DB resource
adapter applications to use the new IMS Universal DB resource adapter, as follows:
1. Apply the appropriate coexistence APAR.
2. Add the IMSPLEX parameter and optionally the ODBMNAME parameter to the DFSPRP macro.
3. Reassemble and rebind the DFSxxxx0 load module (where xxxx is the DRA startup table
name specified on the APSB call in the AIBRSNM2 field of the AIB).
4. After performing these tasks, you can simplify the ODBA applications by replacing multiple
CIMS INIT commands with a ...