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iWay Software's Data Adapter for RMS – XML, SQL, JDBC, and ODBC-Based Enterprise Integration

Accelerating RMS Integration

iWay Software's intelligent RMS adapter provides highly efficient access to RMS data. The adapter is engineered in the same way as other iWay data adapters, so developers may use ANSI-standard SQL statements to access RMS data from any iWay tool. Third-party products can also access the adapter via iWay connectors, including ODBC, OLE DB, JDBC, XML, iWay Business Services (Web services), and others. In addition, data may be integrated with more than 300 other information sources, including other relational and nonrelational databases, transaction systems, custom or packaged applications, message-oriented middleware, XML documents, EDI networks, and more.

How iWay Intelligent Data Adapters Work Together

All iWay Intelligent Adapters are designed for consistent operation within iWay's robust middleware framework, thereby minimizing the skill sets required to use each database and support new projects. Each adapter consists of a communications interface, an SQL translator that manages adapter operations in either SQL or iWay's universal Data Manipulation Language (DML), and a database interface that translates ANSI SQL into native API calls. Multiple iWay adapters running on the same platform can all share communications and translation components for greater efficiency.

iWay Software's Adapter for RMS allows for integration of RMS data with over 200 different sources of information in your enterprise

Highly Optimized for RMS

The iWay Intelligent Adapter for RMS receives ANSI-standard SQL requests and translates them into iWay's universal DML. These DML statements are used to access the target database using native RMS access methods to retrieve data targeted in the request. If required, the adapter will generate the appropriate iWay SQL and DML statements to perform cross-database joins with other data sources.

Special features and settings for iWay's RMS Adapter include:

  • Read/write capability
  • Automatic Index Selection (AIS) for improved efficiency in record retrieval for requests with applicable screening conditions
  • Support for most commonly used data types, including character and packed data
  • Keyed indexed file support
  • Fixed-format sequential file support
  • Comma-delimited file support
  • COBOL group field support
  • Access to files with multiple record types using the RECTYPE attribute to decipher records
  • Access to repeating fields and groups using the OCCURS attribute
  • File and record locking support

Special iWay Performance Features

The iWay adapter directly provides query control via the RECORDLIMIT feature to reduce communication traffic, CPU usage, and I/O activity. iWay's Resource Analyzer and Resource Governor products may also be used to analyze and control resources on a global basis independently of the adapter being used.