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Compatibility of IMS TM Resource Adapter with Jakarta EE (Jakarta Connectors) Namespace

We currently migrate a major insurance application from Java EE to Jakarta EE 10 (Liberty). So far we used the IBM IMS TM Resource Adapter (JCA 1.5) to integrate with IMS 15.3 with Java EE in a large number applications. We need an enhancement, to...
11 months ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Future consideration

IMS TM Resource Adapter compatible with Java 17 and Jakarta EE (Jakarta Connectors)

We currently migrating APIs SpringBoot applications from Java version 8 to 17. Currently, we are using IBM Liberty Host and IBM IMS TM Resource Adapter (JCA 1.7) to integrate with IMS 15.1 with Java version 8. However, we need to migrate to Java v...
11 months ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 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 ...
6 months ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Future 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.
10 months ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Future consideration

Supporting the OTMA protocol with the FES Exit

This would be useful for making an asynchronous outbound, calling external systems like cloud without the risk of queues on IMS or even hold IMS resources. It would be a benefit for clients who needs to make a connection with external systems. We ...
over 1 year ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Future consideration

For CHNG calls during OTMA transactions processing, used a cached ACEE

When OTMA transactions with OTMASEC=FULL make a CHNG call to another transaction, IMS creates a new ACEE in the MPP. There is already an ACEE for the USERID of the transactions in the IMS Control Region. IMS should use that existing cached ACEE (o...
about 1 year ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Future consideration

Resume TPIPE auto and explicite acknowledgement support in CCI implementations of the IMS TM Resource Adapter

The IMS TM Resource Adapter supports two implementations: A message-driven bean (MDB) and a Common Client Interface (CCI) implementation. When using the CCI implementation currently the resume TPIPE auto option can't be used for callout message pr...
about 3 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Future consideration

Enhance TMRA to get the name of the program performing a callout

APAR PH24630 added the IMS program name of the program performing a callout to the OTMA state header of the callout message. Please add a method to TMRA to get this information from the OTMA state header.
over 3 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Future consideration

SPUFI-like DDL interface

As discussed during IMS managed ACB meeting, we would prefer to have SPUFI-like DDL interface instead of java based SQL Batch utility.
over 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Future consideration

Improve IMS OTMA resilience in periods of system slowdown.

OTMA storage utilization includes static storage for control blocks and variable storage for various buffers and working storage.The variable storage both varies in size and in duration of allocation, depending on phase of OTMA processing.System s...
almost 4 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Future consideration

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