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    high availability and resiliency for messages sent via MQ descriptors (TYPE=MQSERIES)

    We have got applications sending messages via CHNG/ISRT calls on MQ descriptors ( IBM MQ Parameter TYPE=MQSERIES ) Subparameter MQRTQMGR=mqmd_replytoqmgr specifies the MQMD_REPLYTOQMGR value. When operating within a PLEX-environment (MVS-Plex, ...
    about 2 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Not under consideration

    Use 64-bit storage for OTMA TPIPEs

    Nowadays OTMA is one of the most important pieces in IMS. Given the big range of TCP/IP clients is quite difficult to manage OTMA TPIPEs in a complex scenario. Although the latest development enhancements are more than welcome, they aren't fixing ...
    11 months ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 0 Under review

    Support of jakarta package and JDK 17+ for IMS TM RESOURCE ADAPTER

    Good morning. We are actually using IMS TM Resource Adapter, but despite the continous evolution of the java standard we are still force to stay on old JAVAEE 8 standard, due to the missing of support from IMS TM Resource Adapter to JAKARTA EE pac...
    over 1 year ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 0 Planned for future release

    Show end wait time for synchronous callouts in the /DISPLAY ACTIVE command output

    IMS shows an end wait time for synchronous program switches in the /DISPLAY ACTIVE command output. This is very helpful in some kinds of error situations. Although for synchronous callouts the same DL/I call is being used, the /DISPLAY ACTIVE comm...
    10 months ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 0 Under review

    Customer would like to have DataPower support for resume Tpipe. Have Front side Handler for ICON (Resume Tpipe support)

    Customer applications are using ISRT ALTPCB and Datapower only supports ICAL and customers have to revise applications. It is a bottleneck to deploy Datapower to customers . It would be awesome if Datapower can support Resume Tpipe and nothing wil...
    almost 3 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Not under consideration

    support for multiple MQ systems in OTMA destination descriptor TYPE=MQSERIES

    For high availabity reasons we have configured 2 production lines in the same sysplex:CEC01-LPAR01-IMS01-MQ01CEC02-LPAR02-IMS02-MQ02Both lines are coupled by various product features.I1) IMS01 and IMS02 use the same IMS shared message queueI2) IMS...
    over 4 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 2 Not under consideration

    Add a filter for the AltClientID to the QUERY IMSCON TYPE(CLIENT) command

    If you have hundreds or thousands clients connected to IMS Connect at the same time and if you are also using synchronous callout, having a filter on the AltClientID with the QUERY IMSCON TYPE(CLIENT) command could be very helpful when you have an...
    over 1 year ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Not under consideration

    IMS TM Resource Adapter support on Spring Boot

    We have several Java applications needing to invoke IMS transactions running on Cloud Native Platform (Pivotal Cloud Foundry). It would be beneficial if support was added for Spring Boot functionality for deployment of the resource adapter TMRA.
    over 2 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 3 Future consideration

    TM RA support for SEND_ONLY with ACK

    In the SEND_ONLY scenario without ACK, IMS input messages are lost when the IMS transaction is stopped. There is no notification (SEND_ONLY without ACK). Unlike IMS Connect API, IMS TM Resource Adapter does not support the SEND_ONLY protocol with ...
    about 2 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Future consideration

    Externalize X'4032' Checkpoint Log record layout

    Provide a DSECT and/or layout of the data within the X'4032' checkpoint log record " OTMA TPIPE/QAB/TIB/MTE/MCB". The main use we have in mind for this is we'd be able to see the ENQCT, DEQCT, QCT for all Tpipes at a given checkpoint. Similar to w...
    over 1 year ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 0 Future consideration

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