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Describe
the basic differences between files and IMS databases as they relate to
application program coding and logic
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Describe
the terms and processing characteristics of IMS hierarchic data structures
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Construct
DL/I calls for either COBOL or PL/I language programs
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Write,
test and debug a batch application program that uses the DL/I call functions
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Use
the IMS Test Program to prototype application program calls, and to perform
ad-hoc read and update access to an IMS database
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Describe
the applications and uses of other DL/I features
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Program
for recovery and restart using DL/I calls to establish synchronization points
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Describe
the functions provided by High Availability Large Database (HALDB), and any
program differences when accessing a Full Function database or a HALDB