IBM Host Applications

Because SNA IMF supports interactive links between HP 3000s and IBM hosts, you can access transaction processing systems such as CICS and IMS, and interactive support programs such as TSO.

Transaction processing systems such as CICS are used for inquiry, inquiry with update capability, data entry, batch processing, and message switching applications.

IMS, another transaction processing system, can provide the following services: payroll and personnel file recording, manufacturing bill-of-materials control, inventory control, accounts receivable, and transaction processing.

Interactive support programs, such as TSO, provide interactive computing for large scale environments. TSO allows system programmers to maintain system libraries, catalogs, and procedure libraries. Application programmers use TSO to develop new applications and to maintain existing applications. TSO is used for batch and interactive communication and for data base/data communications (DB/DC).

Program librarians can use TSO to create, maintain, and control program libraries for development, support, and production. Through TSO, end users can access interactive programs, and problem solvers can use full operating system facilities.