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Data Sources That Are Supported for Data Maps

You can define data maps for various data sources on the

i5/OS

z/OS

, Linux, UNIX, and Windows operating systems.

When you define a data map, you must select the appropriate PowerExchange access method for the data source and operating system.

The following table indicates which access method to use for each data source and operating system:

Data Source	i5/OS	Linux, UNIX, and Windows	z/OS	PowerExchange Access Method
Adabas file	-	X	X	ADABAS
CA Datacom/DB file	-	-	X	DATACOM
CA IDMS/DB database	-	-	X	IDMS
DB2 database	X	X	X	DB2
DB2 unload file	X	X	X	DB2UNLD
Flat files and sequential data sets	X	X	X	SEQ
IBM MQSeries message queue	X	X	X	MQSERIES
IMS database	-	-	X	DL/1 BATCH
IMS database accessed through a PowerExchange Listener	-	-	X	IMS ODBA
Tape data set	-	-	X	TAPE
User-defined user access method program	X	X	X	USER
VSAM entry-sequenced data set (ESDS)	-	-	X	ESDS
VSAM key-sequenced data set (KSDS)	-	-	X	KSDS
VSAM relative record data set (RRDS)	-	-	X	RRDS