To browse data in an IMS database

In the IMS Database Editor, select a segment type on the Tree view; then click to retrieve the first segment. The segment position icon shows next to the retrieved segment.
Note: Alternatively, issue a different DL/I call to ensure that a segment is loaded. The segment from which you start the browse must have a unique concatenated key.
Optionally exclude or include segments. See To exclude or include segments in a browse session.
Click Start Browse .
Do any of the following:
- To move forward one page, click .
- To move back one page, click .
- To return to your current database position, click .
- To view key, data, and hex values on the Data Information bar at the bottom of the Browse window, click a listed segment occurrence.
To close the browse session, do one of the following:
- To end the browse session and maintain your current position in the database, right-click in the Browse window and select End Browse from the context menu.
- To end the browse session and immediately edit the current segment occurrence, click Go to segment .

Note:

At any time, you may apply segment layouts. When you move from one segment to another, the segment layout view is updated to show the data for the selected segment occurrence.
You can change the number of segments that appear on each browser page by setting the Number of segments per browser page option.
The following rules apply when browsing:
- You can only browse through the database one page at a time.
- You cannot browse backwards through the database beyond your start position.
- You cannot edit data during a browse session.