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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...
21 days ago in IMS Database Manager / All components 0 Submitted

Perform Batch Reanalysis on FA Originating LPAR in SYSPLEX

This idea would benefit all users who run Fault Analyzer in a sysplex environment, use Fault History Views that cover history files from different LPARs in said sysplex, and have LPAR specific dependencies where running the batch reanalysis on an ...
26 days ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 0

Add a control option to skip failed elements to DFS3ID00 (zDDL Utility)

For users who are using managed ACB, DFS3UACB(/DFS3PU00) handles failed elements like this: It issues "DFS4470E GSAM DBD DRZ0030 NOT IN DBDLIB. BLDL RC = 4. DBD AND REFERENCING PSBS WERE NOT ADDED TO THE CATALOG." and continues processing the rema...
almost 2 years ago in IMS Database Manager / All components 1 Future consideration

Create an IMS type 2 command equivalent to IMS type 2 command "/DIS DBD dbname"

Please Create an IMS type 2 command equivalent to IMS type 1 command : /DIS DBD dbname, according to https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ims/15.6.0?topic=overview-equivalent-ims-type-1-type-2-commands the IMS type 2 equivalent is QUERY DB NAME(dbname) SHO...
4 months ago in IMS Database Manager / All components 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.
3 months ago in IMS Database Manager / All components 0 Submitted

Modify where IMS stores X'99' records

Currently, IMS X'99' Logs that are used for change data capture and replication are stored in SLDS. We would like the x’99’ to be logged into separate log datasets that CDC can listen and replicate.
3 months ago in IMS Database Manager / All components 0 Under review

Request to provide a ZAP or work around for Fault analyzer v16 to read LE delimiter separator character from default "/" to "\".

Request to provide a ZAP or work around for Fault analyzer v16 to read LE delimiter separator character from default "/" to "\".We do have a zos usermod in one of client system which changes the LE delimiter separator character from "/" to "\" and...
8 months ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Make IBM Fault analyzer to work with BLKOFF option as well

In our organization we have used BLKOFF as default option while compiling programs and now to introduce Fault analyzer its not an easy transition as by default we are not able to use the existing compile listing as side files. We have to re-compil...
11 months ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Future consideration

FA Eclipse: Show variable content in Cobol Source

I want to see the contents of working-storage/linkage variables in the opened Cobol source (e.g. with mouseover / hover-over) when using the Eclipse plugin for Fault Analyzer and open the programs source code
over 4 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

64-bit capability for OSAM buffer pools

Wells Fargo IMS subsystems are reaching memory capacity. The largest user causing this constraint is OSAM buffer pools. Moving these buffer pools to 64-bit would relieve the constraint.
over 1 year ago in IMS Database Manager / All components 1 Not under consideration