Invoke an ADS dialog from DC COBOL using an SQL procedure

Products

• IDMS
• IDMS - Database
• IDMS - ADS

Issue/Introduction

There is no direct way to invoke an ADS dialog from a COBOL program. However, this is possible using the IDMS SQL Option.

Environment

Release: All supported releases.
Component: ADS, SQL.

Resolution

Create an SQL procedure based on existing ADS dialogs. This is a two-part process:

1. The COBOL program can issue an SQL statement which specifies a procedure as a data source in the FROM clause;
   
   
2. The procedure definition points to an underlying program which can be an ADS dialog. For more details on how to accomplish this, see Defining and Using Procedures.

Additional Information

3020 on TRANSFER CONTROL from DC COBOL to ADS