IBM Mainframe Forum

Hi,

I'm new to IMS DC, can anyone tell me is there any common storage area where i can store some values between the program calls.

In IMS DC we have online screens, in this for every action performed on the screen it calls the same program everytime.

Now i want to store the previous action performed on the screen.

Can anyone please help me.

Well, the most efficent and practical solution would be to pass the info in hidden fields on your screen. You would define these fields as protected - no display.

If you don't have enough space on your screen for passing "hidden" fields you could use the IMS SPA (Scratch Pad Area) - refer to IBM manuals - "IMS Application Programming - Transaction Manager" - SC26-9425-04 and "IMS Application Programming - Design Guide" - SC26-9423-02. Both these manual reference numbers are for Version 7 and although latest version is V10 these manuals are still releavant.