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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...
over 3 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM Delivered

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...
over 3 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM Delivered

Enhance IMS TM Resource Adapter's setPassword method to handle RACF passphrases

Currently the IMS TM Resource Adapter has two different methods for setting RACF passwords and for setting RACF passphrases (setPassword and setPasswordPhrase). This causes development and test effort when customers migrate from password to passph...
9 months ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM Delivered

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...
about 2 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM Delivered

PassTicket support in IMS Connect API for Java when it is used to submit IMS type-2 commands to OM

Our program provides API services for various z/OS subsystems through Zowe Single-Sign-On (SSO) service. Any API service that supports RACF PassTicket can join this SSO. Db2 for z/OS supports PassTicket-based user authentication. To make all IMS s...
over 4 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM Delivered

Clean up of OTMA orphaned YTIBS

A transaction started via a message switch under OTMA which replies to the IOPCB may still leave orphaned YTIB storage in IMS. This effectively causes a storage creep and requires an IMS recycle to fix.This request is that IMS should periodically ...
over 12 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM Delivered

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 ...
almost 3 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM Delivered

TPIPE Checkpoint Statistics

We would like to have a statistics checkpoint record with TPIPE information, like the number of TPIPEs at the time of the checkpoint (global and per tmember), high water mark, etc.
about 7 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM Delivered

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 ...
almost 4 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM Delivered

ODBM IMS JDBC retrieve full IMS DB record without field definitions in DBD

In the customer DBD there is only the key field defined for the segments. When using the DL/I path interface, ODBM for performance reasons only returns the data for defined fields, not for the complete IMS DB record.The customer requests an enhanc...
over 9 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM Delivered

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