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    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

    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.
    over 1 year ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 0 Under review

    Add support for IMS explorer to use certificate/smartcard as login method toward IMS Connect

    As an extension to IMSES-I-112 we also suggest adding certificate logon support for IMS Explorer and especially Transaction Test Project towards IMS Connect. This as a way to further improve user experience and security as clients then can use exi...
    4 months ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 0 Under review

    Add support for jwt between IMS Explorer Client and IMS Connect for Transaction Test Projects

    When using for example OTP (one time password) as a method for MFA, that is a requirement in many organizations, to logon RSE etc. Each task/service require a separate logon with a separate OTP, some services does not even support OTP. As an examp...
    4 months ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 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 ...
    8 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...
    over 1 year 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.
    10 months ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 0 Under review

    Allow AAM to nullify EXPDT/RETPD

    Files that do not get a DC and/or MC and are allocated with an expiration date cannot be deleted with normal BR14 MOD,DELETE or with IDCAMS DELETE without PURGE. This is the same functionality that this product replaces in our shop - Broadcom Allo...
    3 months ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 1 Future consideration

    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

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