All the configuration files in this section are case insensitive for key and non-literal values, for example bool (yes|no) and enum. Literal values and their cases are kept. Comment line should be prefixed with “*”. If there are errors in the configuration files, or the configuration files are not consistent, servers may fail to boot.

The configuration files are as follows:

The general format for configuration files is as follows.

Listing General Configuration File Format

[section name]
Field1=value1
Field2=value2
….
[section name]
….
[section name]
…

• Transaction Definition - imstrans.desc
  
• Application Definition - imsapps.desc
  
• Persistent Transaction Definition - imsresource.desc
  
• Database Definition - imsdbs.desc
  
• PSB Definition - $appname.psb
  
• Segments Definition - segments.desc
  
• Segment Definition - $segname.desc
  
• Debug Definition - imsdebug.desc
  
• z/OS Transaction Definition - zostrans.desc
  
• White List - IMS.WHITE
  
• Black List - IMS.BLACK