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Dynamically allocate OLDS and WADS via DFSDF member instead of DFSMDA

Having the OLDS and WADS dataset name template in DFSDF will make the logging configuration easier to manage compared to doing it via DFSMDA. This will also make the system more robust specially in an IMSPLEX configuration where each IMS member is...
4 months ago in IMS System Services / General System 0 Under review

IMS Log Recovery Utility (DFSULTR0) - Enhancement to add functionality to be able to close a Secondary OLDS that is OPEN when the Primary OLDS is already in CLOSED status.

IMS Log Recovery Utility was unable to be used to close a secondary OLDS dataset, preventing IMS from starting. This forced an /ERE COLDSYS on a client system. IMS was unable to start from apparent insufficiency in IMS Log Recovery Utility being u...
7 months ago in IMS System Services / General System 0 Under review

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