The Full Function Ims Hdam, Hidam And Haldbdatabases From Ibm

Brian J. Marshall, Computer Associates International, Napa

Stevenson Hall 1300
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

What is the physical layout of IBM Hierarchical (HDAM, HIDAM and HALDB) Databases? What are the underlying methods by which the IMS DBMS stores data inthese databases? What is the meaning of Segment Codes and Relative Byte Addresses? How does the IMS go about locating space for segments in the database?