Using ObjEx Program Call for IDMS, Java and .NET programmers can invoke ADS Dialogs and DC-Cobol Programs from the network. Conversely, ADS Dialogs, DC-Cobol, and batch programmers are able to call web services from the mainframe. This product transforms data between XML and mainframe working storage as needed.
Key facts
- Uses a Designer to define the web service itself, emitting WSDL and sample programs
- Mainframe developers do not need web service expertise. They modify the sample programs as needed by the application
- .NET and Java engineers do not need IDMS or Mainframe knowledge. They use the generated WSDL file to create servers and clients as needed
- Our proxy, a J2EE servlet gateway, marshals and transform messages. It is deployable to the mainframe, the local network, and the cloud
Objectives
- Empower CA IDMS applications to offer web services
- Allow Java and .NET applications to interact transparently with IDMS applications
- Target ADS Online, DC-Cobol and Batch
- Reuse business rules embedded within IDMS application programs
- Simple and straightforward interface
- Definition-based message construction
Features
- Program Call Definition Design Tool
- Fully automated XML transformation for inbound and outbound messages
- Simplifies the programming task with WSDL and mainframe code generation
- Offer or consume web services any IDMS DC language, e.g., ADSO, ASM, COBOL, PL/1
- Allows z/OS batch programs to consume web services
- WSDL facilitates client and service endpoint generation
- WSDL and SOAP allows for flexible integration
- Lightweight mainframe footprint
- Highly scalable lightweight J2EE proxy deployable using WebSphere, J2EE or Docker
