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IDMS: History & Products

The Integrated Database Management System (IDMS) is a network model (CODASYL) database management system for mainframes. It was first developed at BFGoodrich and later marketed by Cullinane Database Systems (renamed Cullinet in 1983). Since 1989 the product has been owned by Computer Associates (now CA Technologies), who renamed it Advantage CA-IDMS and…

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IDMS topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Products as prominent areas in the source structure around IDMS.

Related topics
49
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
52
Extracted relationships
64
Concept neighborhoods
19
Bridge connections
52

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 37 topics
Overview · 11 topics
Integrated Data Dictionary · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Developer
CA Technologies
Operating system
z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE, BS2000/OSD
Platform
Mainframe computer
Release
1973 (1973)
Stable release
18.5
Type
Network DBMS

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Integrated Data Dictionary

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How IDMS connects Entity context

The extracted context around IDMS shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, IDMS → Because Cullinane, BFGoodrich Chemical Division, Charles Bachman, Eventually, General Electric, Goodrich, IDS, In, Integrated Data Store, Intermediate System Language, ISL, John Cullinane, Since ISL, The, The Chemical Division, This Another extracted example is IDMS → Anwendervereinigung IDMS DeutschlandAustralian IDMS, Association, AssociationChicago IDMS Users GroupCommittee, CA IDMS, FranceRocky Mountain IDMS Users, Global User CommunityAID, GroupUK IDMS User Association, IDMS User GroupFinnish IDMS, IDMSDallas CA-IDMS Users ForumEuropean, IUA EIUA, Quebec Users, They, User GroupAUI, User GroupBeNeLux IDMS User, Utilisateurs. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

IDMS

Top relations

related to history · 16
IDMS → Because Cullinane, BFGoodrich Chemical Division, Charles Bachman, Eventually, General Electric, Goodrich, IDS, In, Integrated Data Store, Intermediate System Language, ISL, John Cullinane, Since ISL, The, The Chemical Division, This
related to User groups · 15
IDMS → Anwendervereinigung IDMS DeutschlandAustralian IDMS, Association, AssociationChicago IDMS Users GroupCommittee, CA IDMS, FranceRocky Mountain IDMS Users, Global User CommunityAID, GroupUK IDMS User Association, IDMS User GroupFinnish IDMS, IDMSDallas CA-IDMS Users ForumEuropean, IUA EIUA, Quebec Users, They, User GroupAUI, User GroupBeNeLux IDMS User, Utilisateurs
related to Integrated Data Dictionary · 12
IDMS → ADS/Online, Data Dictionary Definition Language, DBAs, DDDL, IDD, IDD's, IDMS-DC, Integrated, It, One, Some, The IDD
related to Storage · 3
IDMS → The, The DBA, These
see also · 2
IDMS → CA Datacom/DBIBM Information Management, SystemICL IDMS
Developer · 1
IDMS → CA Technologies
Operating system · 1
IDMS → z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE, BS2000/OSD
Platform · 1
IDMS → Mainframe computer
Release · 1
IDMS → 1973 (1973)
Stable release · 1
IDMS → 18.5

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

database record records calc set model codasyl ca owner key system page computer idmsx used using direct pages also target

IDMS relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 64 structured relationships around IDMS. Examples in this analysis include IDMS → Developer → CA Technologies and IDMS → Operating system → z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE, BS2000/OSD. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
IDMSDeveloperCA Technologies1.00infobox
IDMSOperating systemz/OS, z/VM, z/VSE, BS2000/OSD1.00infobox
IDMSPlatformMainframe computer1.00infobox
IDMSRelease1973 (1973)1.00infobox
IDMSStable release18.51.00infobox
IDMSTypeNetwork DBMS1.00infobox
IDMSWebsiteca.com/us/products/ca-idms.html1.00infobox
ADS/Onlineinstance ofIDD was also used to store definitions and code for other products in the IDMS family0.80text
IDMS-DCinstance ofIDD was also used to store definitions and code for other products in the IDMS family0.80text
repeating itemsinstance ofthis allows complex internal structure0.80text
repeating groups.The most distinctive structuring concept in the Codasyl model is the setinstance ofthis allows complex internal structure0.80text
database loadinginstance ofbut also makes operations0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around IDMS bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Ca, Products and Technologies. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • IDMS
    • Ca
    • Products
    • Technologies
    • Management
    • Record
    • System
    • Records
    • Integrated
    • Access
    • Ca-idms
    • Via
    • Computer
  • idms
    • Ca
    • Products
    • Technologies
    • Management
    • Record
    • System
    • Records
    • Integrated
    • Access
    • Ca-idms
    • Via
    • Computer
  • database management system
    • System
    • Ca-idms
    • Network
    • Products
    • Computer
    • Ca
    • Idms
    • Key
    • Users
    • Model
    • Also
    • Direct
  • relational database management systems
    • System
    • Ca-idms
    • Network
    • Products
    • Computer
    • Relational
    • Systems
    • Ca
    • Idms
    • Key
    • Model
    • Also
  • network model
    • Model
    • Network
    • Data
    • System
    • Sets
    • Also
    • Technologies
    • Ca-idms
    • Products
    • Relational
    • Computer
    • Many
  • codasyl
    • Model
    • Network
    • Database
    • Integrated
    • Set
    • Data
    • Access
    • Management
    • Relational
    • Many
    • Systems
    • Users
  • relational model
    • Network
    • Systems
    • Data
    • Sets
    • Also
    • System
    • Users
    • Set
    • Technologies
    • Records
    • Access
    • Ca-idms
  • hierarchical model
    • Network
    • Data
    • Sets
    • Also
    • System
    • Set
    • Technologies
    • Records
    • Access
    • Ca-idms
    • Products
    • Relational

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For IDMS, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects IDMS with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
IDMS — History · splits 15 ⟂ 38
IDMS — Overview · splits 41 ⟂ 12

Map overview Semantic statistics

IDMS

Nodes53
Edges52
Triples64
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037736
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around IDMS to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Products, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — IDMS · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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