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Terminal Management

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PSB/DBD fallback using IMS catalog versioned objects

DBD/PSB objects fallback to use IMS catalog rather than PSBGEN/DBDGEN/catalog ACBGEN/IMPORT using backed up sources.
over 4 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Terminal Management 1 Not under consideration

Expedite the IMS TPIPE cleanup

We would like to have the TPIPE clean up occuring more quickly and/or to have a possibility to command this action when we foundthe TPCNT growing quickly, instead to wait IMS take 3 checkcpointsto delete the TPIPES.
over 7 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Terminal Management 1 Not under consideration

Dynamic calculation of YTIB and TPIPE limits according storage available

IMS should enhancement the TPIPEs and YTIBs blocks allocation, calculating dynamically the limit to be created according the amount of extended private available. This could be by client choice, for example, setting a parameter MAXTP=MAX instead M...
over 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Terminal Management 1 Not under consideration

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almost 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Terminal Management 1 Not under consideration

Front End Switch is not supported for the IMS ISC over TCP/IP facility

Paul Lam of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) in Toronto has indicated a need to have IMS using ISC over TCP/IP to support the Front End Switch Feature. In IMS Version 13 and CICS TS Version 5.1 this facility is not supported.
over 6 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Terminal Management 1 Not under consideration

Allow restarting IMS Batch under a different control region

Provide a mechanism to checkpoint restart BMPs and the like under a different control region in the IMSplex
over 7 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Terminal Management 3 Not under consideration

IMS Front End Switch for ISC for TCP/IP not supported

Paul Lam of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) in Toronto has indicated a need to have IMS using ISC over TCP/IP to support the Front End Switch Feature. In IMS Version 13 and CICS TS Version 5.1 this facility is not supported.
about 11 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Terminal Management 0 Not under consideration

Front End Switch is not supported for the IMS ISC over TCP/IP facility

Paul Lam of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) in Toronto has indicated a need to have IMS using ISC over TCP/IP to support the Front End Switch Feature. In IMS Version 13 and CICS TS Version 5.1 this facility is not supported.
about 11 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Terminal Management 1 Not under consideration

IMS Transactions and Large Attachments

More and more clinical artifacts, e.g. XRays, MRIs, and genetic info, etc. are being digitized. Today customers use a manual type of process to coordinate files for claims. It is desirable to have transactional integrity support for claim processi...
over 11 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Terminal Management 3 Not under consideration

Enhance /DIS DESC command to display ETO and OTMA descriptors

The /DIS DESC command should be enhanced to display ETO and OTMA descriptors.
over 11 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Terminal Management 1 Not under consideration