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IMS Database Manager

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DFS3UACB : BUILD PSB & USE IMS Catalogue

When I create new PSB with old method (compile, link, acb), this methode ddin’t use the Ims catalogue and this mandarore that the DBD is in DBDLIB. For exemple, you create a new PSB with two PCB. One with DBD in DBDLIB and a second with DBD know o...
4 months ago in IMS Database Manager 1 Under review

Provide a way of automatically generating appropriate OSAM and VSAM definitions.

Provide a way of automatically generating appropriate OSAM and VSAM delete/define definitions for IMS physical database datasets.
11 months ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 0 Under review

NOTIFY.IC automatically gets RUNTIME from Image Copy Header

In a potential scenario where the Image copy dataset no longer is registered in DBRC and/or was taken with DBRC=N and needs to be moved to DBRC, for a development database refresh, for example, The IMS DBA person needs to browse the header of the ...
4 months ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 0 Under review

Add a control option to skip failed elements to DFS3ID00 (zDDL Utility)

For users who are using managed ACB, DFS3UACB(/DFS3PU00) handles failed elements like this: It issues "DFS4470E GSAM DBD DRZ0030 NOT IN DBDLIB. BLDL RC = 4. DBD AND REFERENCING PSBS WERE NOT ADDED TO THE CATALOG." and continues processing the rema...
over 1 year ago in IMS Database Manager / All components 1 Future consideration

Support for DLI or DBB batch regions to get PSB/DBD metadata from IMS staging directory.

Hi, We have quarterly releases where we bring down IMS and run our database change reorgs. While our IMS systems were non managed ACBs, our multi step reorgs run IC and unloads using metadata from DBDLIB.CURR and reload, index builder and post IC ...
about 1 month ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 0 Under review

Create an IMS type 2 command equivalent to IMS type 2 command "/DIS DBD dbname"

Please Create an IMS type 2 command equivalent to IMS type 1 command : /DIS DBD dbname, according to https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ims/15.6.0?topic=overview-equivalent-ims-type-1-type-2-commands the IMS type 2 equivalent is QUERY DB NAME(dbname) SHO...
3 months ago in IMS Database Manager / All components 0 Under review

DFSUDMT0 - IMS to create a new YES|NO option to re-drive DSS

When using IC2 (DFSUDMT0) with S option, DFSUDMT0 can fail with ADR944E. For ADR944E failures, IMS re-drive DSS which is a concern for WORM output tapes. We would like IMS to create a new YES|NO option to re-drive DSS for ADR944E failures.
6 months ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 0 Under review

IMS Modernization Sandbox in zCX

A containerized sandbox running in z/OS Container Extensions (zCX) that provides a simulated IMS environment for rapid prototyping and API testing will be useful for potential IMS customers.
about 2 months ago in IMS Database Manager / All components 0 Submitted

Modify where IMS stores X'99' records

Currently, IMS X'99' Logs that are used for change data capture and replication are stored in SLDS. We would like the x’99’ to be logged into separate log datasets that CDC can listen and replicate.
about 2 months ago in IMS Database Manager / All components 0 Under review

Since executing a pointer checker on a broken database is highly recommended by IBM IMS, it would be beneficial for IBM IMS to supply a pointer checker utility along with all the other IMS DB utilities already supplied with IBM IMS.

Since IBM IMS chose to make the IMS Catalog a HALDB DB, it would be beneficial - for DB integrity purposes - to have a pointer check utility available for use (@ no additional cost) similar to other IMS DB utilities like the Database Image Copy ut...
about 1 year ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 0 Under review

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