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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

    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

    A trace parameter for zSA with a set-table verbose level

    This is Tom Wai from TLS (Hong Kong Software Premium Support team) taking care of local z/OS accounts. Recently I had a monthly cases review meeting with HSBC's management team. In their memories, from time to time we suggested different trace set...
    about 1 year ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Not under consideration

    SA-internal command HSAET32 should generate a meaningful error message in the event of a problem.

    If an SA/NetView is restarted, all HSAET32 are rebuilt and this is logged with ON in netlog. Sometimes this doesn't work and the checker returns a "HSAET32 status ended, RC=1007". so what's the problem? In our case we have some trouble with the ...
    about 1 year ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

    Show list of changed resources before INGAMS REFRESH

    When a new ACF is loaded it is not visible which changes will be activated when this ACF is refreshed. Especially on a production system this is an unwanted situation.Therefor we've made our own rexx. This rexx will check the timestamp in the new ...
    over 4 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

    TESTing INGAMS refresh processing

    It would be really helpful to have a way to TEST the INGAMS REFRESH processing without actually performing the policy refresh, after a policy build has been completed. It will help prevent surprises during change window when we perform the actual ...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future consideration

    Disable SA system shutdown automation

    When a system is closed, SA automation jumps in on autotask AUTSHUT. This uses PHASE1,2 and 3 customisation, but doesn't allow the functionality to be turned off. We have our own system shutdown processing, and had and shutdown issue, then found t...
    about 2 months ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Submitted

    Reduce the disconnect time for BCPII.

    I'm not sure whether this idea is in the right workspace. I could also imagine it in the GDPS or CEC workspace. When a switch from the primary SE to the alternate is necessary today (e.g. for an MCL update or reboots), this lasts about 20 minutes....
    about 2 months ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Submitted

    "Ignore message ID characters" gets disabled if an AT OVERRIDE is used

    It seems unnecessarily restrictive to not allow AT OVERRIDEs when "Ignore message ID characters" is used. This restriction prevents any sort of robust and specific automation definitions from being created without the use of rexx, which seems very...
    about 2 months ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Submitted

    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

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