$IM-FLD

Access Main Storage Data Bases (only) at the field level, and query the field contents and subsequently change the field value.
Restriction: This topic applies only when the AppMaster Builder AddPack has been installed, and applies only to Windows platforms.

Target:

IMS DC

Syntax:

$IM-FLD MSDBview fsaname [rootssa]

Parameters:

fsaname

COBOL dataname for the generated field search argument.

MSDBview

Main Storage Data Base PCB

rootssa

Root segment search argument; if not specified, AMB retrieves the first segment in the MSDB.

Comment:

Refer to your IMS documentation for more information on $IM-FLD.