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    Allow ability to point the config server task (HOMSRV) to a different location for private directory

    We would like to have the ability to point the config server to other than the default location that resides in the HOD file system. Currently your documentation discusses using links or mounts but we would like to have the the ability to override...
    2 days ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 0 Submitted

    Allow multiple HOD Admin IDs to be defined using the Admin client

    In our environment we currently have multiple administrators but are required to have unique IDs and passwords for each person so passwords are not shared. We are asking for a way to define users withing the HOD Config Server (HOMSRV) to indicate ...
    2 days ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 0 Submitted

    Provide for 3290 compatibility

    ISPF has SPLIT and VSPLIT commands that exploit explicit partitions to split the screen into 2-4 concurrently visible logical partitions. The requirement would be satisfied by a TN3270 client other than HOD, as long as the 3290 support in ISPF wor...
    9 days ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 0 Under review

    The Host On-Demand (HOD) V 15 and V 16 Deployment Wizard tool within the Admin Client fails to see custom HTML in a defined custom location.

    The issue occurs with HOD V 15 & V 16 and when attempting to use the new HOD Deployment Wizard that is available in the full Admin Client and when an administrator has setup a custom directory for his custom HTMLs and defined it according to t...
    about 2 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 0 Under review

    Please add a "COPY membername" command to IMS DDL that would allow us to include copybooks containing commonly used PCBs (SCHEMAs)

    This idea would better align with how traditional PSB source is managed in our shop. We rely on the COPY command supported by the Assembly of the PSB in the PSBGEN process. A similar capability for DDL would ease the transition to DDL.
    about 2 months ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 0 Under review

    IMS log takes advantage of zHyperLink feature

    Hi there, It has been a while since the IMSSS-I-222 raised. (https://ibm-z-software-portal.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/IMSSS-I-222) . Could you please reconsider the idea? This will make IMS's performance unmatched, and Db2 /VSAM have taken advantage the ...
    4 months ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 0 Under review

    Enable MPPs and BMPs to connect to first *available* member of a Db2 data-sharing group

    Right now, when using Db2 group-attach feature of IMS, BMP and MPP regions support only connecting to the very first member listed in Db2 group attach name table. If the first member of the group is unavailable, then no connection at all can be ma...
    4 months ago in IMS Database Manager / All components 0 Under review

    single Sign On in HOD using OpenID

    We understand that HACPEE V16 (HEX client) now supports SSO with OpenID. Given the Single Sign-On feature available in HACPEE and HATS, it is critically important for HOD to also support OpenID integration. A customer looking for this feature has ...
    5 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 0 Planned for future release

    Support for DLI or DBB batch regions to get PSB/DBD metadata from IMS staging directory.

    Hi, We have quarterly releases where we bring down IMS and run our database change reorgs. While our IMS systems were non managed ACBs, our multi step reorgs run IC and unloads using metadata from DBDLIB.CURR and reload, index builder and post IC ...
    5 months ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 0 Under review

    IMS Modernization Sandbox in zCX

    A containerized sandbox running in z/OS Container Extensions (zCX) that provides a simulated IMS environment for rapid prototyping and API testing will be useful for potential IMS customers.
    6 months ago in IMS Database Manager / All components 0 Submitted

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