IMS

The IMS TM resource adapter, previously known as IMS Connector for Java, is part of the IMS SOA Integration Suite of middleware functions and tools. The IMS TM resource adapter enables you to quickly and easily create Java applications that access new and existing IMS transactions over the Internet. Using the IMS TM resource adapter within a WebSphere® or Rational-family development environment, you can:

• Develop components of business processes in support of Service Oriented Architecture
• Create J2EE applications from Java beans
• Develop service-based applications

The development version of the IMS TM resource adapter is included in the following integrated development environments:

• Rational Application Developer
• WebSphere Integration Developer
• Rational Developer for System z (formerly known as WebSphere Developer for System z)
• Rational Software Architect

You can download the runtime of the IMS TM resource adapter from this website. The runtimes of the IMS TM resource adapter are also available via APARs.

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• Based on Sun's J2EE Connector Architecture (JCA) 1.5 for the IMS TM resource adapter (Version 10 and Version 9.1.0.2.x), and JCA 1.0 (version V9.1.0.1.x and V2.2.x)
• Leverages existing IMS assets in service-oriented architecture (SOA)
• Supports development of applications that can submit transactions to IMS Transaction Manager through IMS Connect
• Supports the Service Component Architecture used by WebSphere Integration Developer to develop import components that run IMS transactions
• Provides tooling support for development of J2EE applications, Web services, and business processes in various Rational and WebSphere integrated development environments
• Provides a JCA Resource Adapter (RAR) for deployment to the WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Process Server runtime environment on many platforms including z/OS and zLinux
• Supports connection pooling and reuse
• Supports global transaction processing (two-phase commit)
• Supports component-managed and container-managed security, including support for run-as thread identity
• Supports SSL communication between the IMS TM resource adapter and IMS Connect, including support for SSL null encryption
• Supports most types of interactions with IMS application programs including the retrieval of asynchronous output messages
• Supports for IMS applications to invoke J2EE applications asynchronously (Callout)

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Runtimes for Version 10 and Versions 9 of the IMS TM resource adapter are available for download from this Web site.

The following table shows runtime versions and updates to the corresponding development environments.

* For V10, you need to import the RAR into your J2C project manually. Rational Application Developer V7.0.0.4 is required.

To use the new functionality, you might need to have the appropriate APARs applied to both IMS Connect and IMS. See the readme.html included in the IMS TM resource adapter download for more information.

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Current Releases
The IMS TM resource adapter implements Sun's J2EE Connector Architecture (J2C or JCA) and supports both Version 1.0 and 1.5 of the J2EE Connector Architecture. The Version 9.1.0.1.x and 2.2.x adapters are based on J2C Version 1.0 and the Version 10 and Version 9.1.0.2.x adapters are based on Version 1.5 of J2C. The version of the IMS TM resource adapter that you use depends on which J2EE Connector Architecture version you need to use for your application. IBM recommends that you use the latest version of the J2C specification for your applications whenever possible because it will always contain the most recent updates and the richest feature set.

J2C 1.5 Version 10.1 Version 9.1.0.2.x Where x represents the maintenance level J2C 1.0 Version 9.1.0.1.x Where x represents the maintenance level

Maintenance-only Releases
In addition to the current releases listed above, IBM provides maintenance-only releases for customers using previous versions or down level releases of the supported development environments and application servers such as WebSphere Studio Application Developer Integration Edition 5.1.1 used with WebSphere Application Server 5.1.1 and Rational Application Developer 6.0. These products will be updated from time to time with critical maintenance updates but will not have any new function added to them.

J2C 1.5 Version 9.1.0.2.x Where x represents the maintenance level J2C 1.0 Version 9.1.0.1.x Where x represents the maintenance level Version 2.2.x Where x represents the maintenance level

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IBM recommends using the latest version of the IMS TM resource adapter. If you need a previous version of the IMS TM resource adapter, contact your IBM service representative.

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IMS Connect

The IMS TM resource adapter uses IMS Connect which is provided as the integrated IMS Connect function of IMS Version 10 and Version 9. For more information about IMS Connect, see the IMS Connect Web site.

• WID includes RAD. Applications developed with WID run only on WebSphere Process Server (WPS). The target application server versions for applications developed using RAD in WID are the same as those listed for RAD.
• The target application server versions for RAD apply to both distributed and z/OS platforms
• Applications developed with a given level of WID, RAD, or WSADIE are supported for deployment on the target application server version and later versions.
• RAD only targets base WAS as a server platform. However, in that WebSphere Application Server Enterprise (WAS-E), WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation (WBI-SF) and WPS are supersets of base WAS, applications that run on base WAS should also run on WAS-E, WBI-SF and WPS.
• Listed versions of the IMS TM resource adapter are supported with listed or later versions of IMS Connect and WAS.

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Runtime same as the target WebSphere application server where the IMS TM resource adapter is deployed.

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