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IMS Online Reorg to disregard error: Number of online IMS subsystems has changed

We are looking for an option to tell IMS ORF to disregard if the number of online subsystems has changed during job execution time. We are running a 4 way data sharing environment and planning to introduce rolling IPLs in the near future. We also ...
over 1 year ago in IMS Database Solution Pack for z/OS / Database Reorg 3 Planned for future release

Create AORULE special DD to enhance AAM tracing for storage admins

A new special DD like AORULE can improve overall product value. It should not be subject to whether MESSAGES are enabled and provide more meaningful information to allow storage administrators to understand AAM logic flow in RULEDEFS.
7 months ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

Enable a RENAME environment in AAM

Allowing AAM to intercept rename can provide naming enforcement that cannot be restricted by security.
11 months ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

Enhance SET_SQTY to work during the EXTEND environment

SET_SQTY can only be used to assign a secondary allocation during the ALLOCATION environment, but it would also be useful to alter the secondary allocation during the EXTEND environment based on other detectable conditions.
12 months ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

TAAM should not rely on the name of the STC to ignore DB2 data sets

TAAM by design does not process DB2 data sets. However in order to ignore these data sets, TAAM rely on the name of the DB2 STC. If this name is the default one, everything is fine however if the name has been customized by the customer then TAAM ...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 1 Planned for future release