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IMS Administration Tool for z/OS

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Make temporary datasets permanent and save all previous members

While using the EXPORT / IMPORT options under IMS ADMIN we noticed the following datasets are temporary. We would like to have them permanent and updated as new members are added. Currently every time we execute, members in the following datasets ...
over 1 year ago in IMS Administration Tool for z/OS / Product functionality 3 Delivered

Back up directory and BSDS data sets (need to have all 4 in sync) whenever do IMPORT DEFN, find and show them for recovery

The request is for Admin Tool do a back up of directory and BSDS data sets (need to have all 4 in sync) whenever it does IMPORT DEFN. Also provide a way to find/show the backed up directory data sets (synchronized with catalog level) to allow reco...
almost 4 years ago in IMS Administration Tool for z/OS / Product functionality 4 Delivered

IMS Admin Tool Enhancement

Administer the IMS Catalog. When a change is made to a PSBGEN, DBDGEN, or ACBGEN through the IMS Admin Tool (or any other DBA-type construction), that change is date and timestamped to indicate when the change was made, but there is no provision m...
about 7 years ago in IMS Administration Tool for z/OS / Product functionality 3 Delivered