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Application Enablement

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Passphrase support for HWSSMPL1 (connect API)

HWSSMPL1 does not support passphrase and we need passphrase support for HWSSMPL1. One of our major application uses connect API which use HWSSMPL1 and we are looking at strengthening password using passphrase.
over 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 4 Delivered

IMS release level incorrect in INQY ENVIRON data output in IMS 15.2

In IMS 15.2, the INQY ENVIRON call still returns the IMS release level 15.1 (x'0000151F'). Therefore, can you provide the correct IMS release level to the INQY ENVIRON call please.
over 2 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 3 Delivered

Add Parameter to AUTH Call to Suppress ICH408 Messages

Add a parameter to the AUTH call that suppresses ICH408 messages, especially in cases where authorization failures are expected. Conversely, supply a new type of AUTH call that suppresses the ICH408 messages.
almost 3 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 7 Delivered

Allow IMS/MFS/OLP(operator logical pagin) to page beyond 4096 screens

Unknown to most, there currently is a limit of 4096 screens that can be returned (IOPCB type output) using MFS OLP feature (Operator Logical Paging). We are currently hitting this limit in our software at several large telco clients. The limit is/...
over 10 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 3 Delivered

Command for programs on PWFI regions to be refreshed.

Programs that are loaded on a MPR which has the PWFI parameter set to YES are not refreshed till the program is unscheduled by operator command. No simple way to do it as MPR regions with PWFI set to YES not easily identified. Today, most of our d...
almost 11 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 2 Delivered

OTMA Reroute wastes CPU

We have recently replaced the use of the LU62 Adapter with IMS Connect and we have noticed a large increase in CQS CPU consumption. Our LU62 solution mostly involved the non-response mode protocol being used even though most of our applications ac...
almost 10 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 1 Delivered

IBM IMS Transaction Manager Resource Adapter is not opening its TCP/IP sockets for SSL traffic with TCP_NODELAY

We require the option to be able to set tcpnodelay during SSL socket creation by the IMS Connect Adapter.Currently the Adapter only sets the tcpnodelay option for a nonSSL Socket. jar affected: imsico.jarClass: com.ibm.ims.ico.IMSTCPIPAdapterObjec...
almost 7 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 1 Delivered

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