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My ideas: IMS Database Solution Pack for z/OS

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ORF option to discard changes made during database initialization

ORF currently abends with a 'GE' status code in the apply phase, if changes are made to the database during initialization. We'd like an option in ORF to disregard these changes instead of trying to apply them. It would reduce abends and eliminate...
over 1 year ago in IMS Database Solution Pack for z/OS / Database Reorg 3 Delivered

IMS Online Reorg - OSAM PS to OSAM LDS

Allow converting from OSAM Physical Sequential to OSAM Linear Dataset via Online Reorg Shadow Copy (SHADOW(E)) technique. This is needed for IMS OSAM Encryption.
over 2 years ago in IMS Database Solution Pack for z/OS / Database Reorg 3 Delivered

DB Sensor PGM=BBESENSR,PGM=HPSGMAIN,PGM=HPSCMAIN and ZOWE DB seg type counts - Database-level segment type count full MASTER DB needed

Business has asked for the ability to see contemporaneous/real-time segment counts for the full DB, as they start to move data to the cloud.
over 2 years ago in IMS Database Solution Pack for z/OS / IMS Tools Knowledge Base 3 Delivered