Is the DBOLOAD DD statement still required?

Products

• Database Analyzer (IMS Tools)
• Mainframe Configuration Manager for IMS for z/OS
• IMS TOOLS - MISC
• Compress Data Compression (IMS Tools)
• Database Analyzer for IMS for z/OS
• Database Copier for IMS for z/OS
• Database Organizer for IMS for z/OS
• Mainframe Extended Terminal Manager (IMS Tools)
• High Performance Recovery for IMS for z/OS
• Database Organizer (IMS Tools)
• Mainframe Program Restart Manager for IMS for z/OS
• Secondary Index Builder for IMS for z/OS
• Secondary Index for IMS for z/OS
• DATABASE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR IMS FOR Z/OS

Issue/Introduction

Is the DBOLOAD DD statement still required within the IMS suite of tools?

Resolution

The recommendation is; do not use the DBOLOAD DD statement in your JCL. It is an outdated use of the products that should not be
referenced any more. All you need now is the STEPLIB concatenation with all your load libraries. Also use DFSRESLB which will 
point to the APF-authorized IMS RESLIB which is the same setup as all IMS jobs.