Fast Path Offline Suite

The architecture of Fast Path Offline Suite (FPOS) is centered around its core utilities: the Reorganization utility, the Image Copy utility, and the Reporting utility. These utilities are designed to operate on IMS DEDB databases in an offline state. The Reorganization utility optimizes database structure and data placement for improved performance.

The Image Copy utility creates high-speed backups of the database. The Reporting utility generates detailed reports on database space usage, performance metrics, and attribute information. These utilities are invoked through JCL jobs.

The communication between components is primarily through z/OS system services and dataset I/O. The Reorganization utility reads the input database, reorganizes the data based on specified parameters, and writes the reorganized data to an output dataset. The Image Copy utility reads the database and writes a complete image copy to a specified dataset.

The Reporting utility reads the database and generates reports based on the selected options. FPOS utilizes standard z/OS datasets for input and output. There are no specific network requirements.

The primary storage mechanism is z/OS datasets. The product does not expose any APIs. The product does not have a GUI.

The product uses standard z/OS security features for authentication and authorization. The product provides audit logging capabilities through standard z/OS logging mechanisms. The product does not support any specific encryption methods.

The product does not have any specific security certifications or compliance standards. The product does not have any network requirements.