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Write SMF 79.15 at IRLM interval instead of IMS LOCKTIME interval

When LOCKTIME is enabled in IMS, the SMF 79.15 record is only created when the IMS timeout value is exceeded and it triggers abend 3310. It would be interesting for clients to also create the SMF 79.15 when the IRLM timeout interval is exceeded, b...
20 days ago in IMS System Services / General System 0 Submitted

Request to Increase the Maximum INTENT LIST Length Beyond 64K in IMS

We would like to request that the maximum allowable length of the INTENT LIST in IBM Information Management System (IMS) be increased beyond the current 64K limit. During ACBGEN processing, we encountered the DFS2558I message indicating that the I...
3 months ago in IMS System Services / General System 0 Under review

Add passphrase support for IMS Connect / Data Power exit HWSDPWR1

IBM implemented passphrase support in IMS Connect sample exits HWSSMPL0/1, but the Data Power exit HWSDPWR1 has not been changed in a while and still does not support it. The source code is not delivered to customers, so it cannot be changed local...
about 2 months ago in IMS System Services / General System 0 Under review

IMS ABEND at IRLM ABEND in non-XRF and non-FDBR IMS

In case of IRLM abend, IMS closes and stops all opened DBs and DEDB areas. It takes a while to close and stop these databases, therefore certain period of time is needed to recover from the outage.For XRF and FDBR enabled IMS, there is an APAR to ...
over 4 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

Limit IRLM lock timeout function only to IFP regions

In Japan, most of the bank customers use application framework called SAIL which is a GBS Japan's asset, running in their production core banking systems. It runs as MPP for SAIL control regions and IFP for application regions under control of SAI...
over 4 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Future consideration

Add support for IMS explorer to use certificate/smartcard as login method toward IMS Connect

As an extension to IMSES-I-112 we also suggest adding certificate logon support for IMS Explorer and especially Transaction Test Project towards IMS Connect. This as a way to further improve user experience and security as clients then can use exi...
4 months ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 0 Under review

Add support for jwt between IMS Explorer Client and IMS Connect for Transaction Test Projects

When using for example OTP (one time password) as a method for MFA, that is a requirement in many organizations, to logon RSE etc. Each task/service require a separate logon with a separate OTP, some services does not even support OTP. As an examp...
4 months ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 0 Under review

IMS - DB2 bind under PWFI TRAN

When Appl make Db2 BIND used by PWFI regions IMs have to bring down all IMS regions. Please allow to pause to BIND to PWFI regions without bring down IMS regions
10 months ago in IMS System Services / General System 2 Under review

Create SMF79.15 records when IRLM TIMEOUT value is exceeded but before IMS LOCKTIME is

If LOCKTIME is set in the DFSVSMxx member of the IMS proclib, the creation of SMF 79.15 only occurs at the same time as a 3310 abend for environments other than IMS batch. If SMF 79.15 records are created when IRLM TIMEOUT has been exceeded regard...
almost 3 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 2 Not under consideration

Limit the region type for IRLM lock timeout function

In Japan, most banking customers use an application framework called SAIL, an asset of IBM Japan Consulting, running in their production core banking systems. In the SAIL system, the SAIL control regions run as MPP and the application regions run ...
about 2 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration