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    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 ...
    13 days ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 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 ...
    25 days ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 0

    Provide a way of automatically generating appropriate OSAM and VSAM definitions.

    Provide a way of automatically generating appropriate OSAM and VSAM delete/define definitions for IMS physical database datasets.
    12 months ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 0 Under review

    NOTIFY.IC automatically gets RUNTIME from Image Copy Header

    In a potential scenario where the Image copy dataset no longer is registered in DBRC and/or was taken with DBRC=N and needs to be moved to DBRC, for a development database refresh, for example, The IMS DBA person needs to browse the header of the ...
    5 months ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 0 Under review

    DFSUDMT0 - IMS to create a new YES|NO option to re-drive DSS

    When using IC2 (DFSUDMT0) with S option, DFSUDMT0 can fail with ADR944E. For ADR944E failures, IMS re-drive DSS which is a concern for WORM output tapes. We would like IMS to create a new YES|NO option to re-drive DSS for ADR944E failures.
    7 months ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 0 Under review

    IMS Asynchronous Lock Duplexing

    Like DB2 "asynchronous CF duplexing", do you have any plan to implement similar functionality on IMS for IMS locking and VSAM RLS locking. Synchronized duplexing is too expensive in terms of CPU consumption.
    over 1 year ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

    Since executing a pointer checker on a broken database is highly recommended by IBM IMS, it would be beneficial for IBM IMS to supply a pointer checker utility along with all the other IMS DB utilities already supplied with IBM IMS.

    Since IBM IMS chose to make the IMS Catalog a HALDB DB, it would be beneficial - for DB integrity purposes - to have a pointer check utility available for use (@ no additional cost) similar to other IMS DB utilities like the Database Image Copy ut...
    about 1 year ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 0 Under review

    Store Copy Book Comments with IMS Catalog import

    When importing PL/I structures, we need to be able to preserve the Comments. Ideally with the import process. The comments should be stored with the metadata in the IMS Catalog and recreated with a future DCLGEN utility for the IMS Catalog.
    over 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

    Better Replication Solution needed to move incremental changes to IDAA and CP4D

    Asked this of Mario Perotti on a recent Webex and he suggested submitting an Idea, so here we are. Customers that have data in an IMS database are using it within IMS for transactional purposes, but need to move it elsewhere for Analytics. We curr...
    about 2 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

    IMS Asynchronous Lock Duplexing

    With DB2 12, we can activate the Asynchronous Lock Duplexing. We need the same functionality for IMS.
    about 4 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

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