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    ESAF-Connection-Pooling in DSNMIN20 should be configurable

    The current implementation of DSNMIN20 includes a fixed table with 50 table spaces for pooling ESAF connections. This fixed size is very rigid and inflexible.It would be much more flexible if the upper limit for the connections were configurable. ...
    3 months ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 0 Under review

    Allow Change Accumulation to have dual output datasets

    From a recoverability perspective, it is good practice to have dual copies of logs, archives, image copies. Change Accumulation datasets are also used in recovery and it would be helpful if we could write dual Change Accumulation datasets, one on ...
    8 days ago in IMS Recovery Solution Pack for z/OS / Change Accumulation 0 Submitted

    Automatically Include Logically Related Databases in IMS DRF Recovery

    We would like to request an enhancement to IMS Database Recovery Facility (DRF) to improve its handling of logically related databases during recovery operations. Currently, DRF only recovers the database explicitly specified in the input statemen...
    5 months ago in IMS Recovery Solution Pack for z/OS / Recovery 2 Not under consideration

    Change IMS Catalog Definition Exit DFS3CDX0 to make it more user friendly

    DFS3CDX0 is used to provide settings and attributes of the IMS Catalog to Batch application programs.It is an alternative to code “xxx” in the JCL of batch jobs for referencing to DFSDFxxx Member in IMS.PROCLIB. Currently all parameters from DFSDF...
    over 7 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 2 Not under consideration

    rightsizing OLDS BUFNO when BUFSTOR=64

    IMS V12 introduced BUFSTOR=64 with following value propositions:reduced ECSA consumptionreduced CPU consumption due to less TLB misses in DAT .Currently the way to that goals is paved with some obstacles.APAR PM50656 disabled the feature 'round up...
    about 5 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Future consideration

    DFS2291I message only mode of operation

    Message DFS2291I is issued when DFSVSMxx keyword LOCKTIME is used. Today LOCKTIME has 2 options ABEND or STATUS. We have the need for a new option MSGONLY that results ina) no action against the waiterb) message DFS2291I being issued to syslogc) t...
    about 11 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Not under consideration

    Ability to specify MSGCLASS for Subordinate Address Spaces

    When running a Database Recover Facility batch job (FRXSDR00) to recover an IMS Database, subordinate address spaces are spawned. Would like a way to specify the MSGCLASS of those subordinate address spaces.
    almost 2 years ago in IMS Recovery Solution Pack for z/OS / Recovery 1 Functionality already exists

    new option TERMBLOK for LOCKTIME in DFSVSMxx

    Today LOCKTIME only has 2 options ABEND or STATUS. We have the need for a new option TERMBLOK that results ina) terminating the top blocker when timeout threshold is exceeded, i.e. DFSLLKX0 is called b) message DFS2291I being issued to syslogc) th...
    about 11 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Not under consideration

    DRF XF - Function to verify all recovery assets for a time range, and give report at individual asset level

    In DRF Extended Functions I would like a new feature that would allow me to give a time span, either a date range, or ideally a number of days in the past, on either the VERIFY or HCHECK function that would confirm each recovery asset for the enti...
    over 3 years ago in IMS Recovery Solution Pack for z/OS / Product functionality 1 Future consideration

    Add JCL Generation Capability Using PGM=HPSCMAIN for DBs with Multiple DSGs in the InitOnly Option

    The current initialization process supports only fast path and full-function DB initialization when a single DSG and primary index are associated with the database. However, our team has multiple applications with databases that require initializa...
    9 months ago in IMS Recovery Solution Pack for z/OS / Recovery 1 Not under consideration

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