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DLI

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Issues with DLI Batch Backout and Checkpoints

Current Situation The situation is: IMS 12.1, batch jobs running in DLI mode, dynamic backout is not enabled, no IRLM, no RSR tracking, DBRC is Force, databases are registered to DBRC, application program takes checkpoints. Our normal procedure is...
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 3 Not under consideration

IMS

We are running online image copy using DFSUICC0 utilitySometimes we can have up to 50 image copy jobs running in parallelWhen too many jobs are running in parallel, we get rid of CSA because DFSUICC0 is running in 24 bit mode Would it be possible ...
about 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 2 Not under consideration

Run OLR through job batch

It would be useful to have the possibility to run OLR directly by job batch. The job has to be active during the whole reorganization.
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 3 Not under consideration

FlashCopy Support

Support use of FlashCopy to make database copies/backups when the database is on a mirrored volume.
about 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Not under consideration

Dynamic allocation of Full Function databases from Recon

IMS Fast Path database datasets are dynamically allocated using the information registered in the Recon datasets. We would like the same to apply to Full Function databases.
over 5 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Not under consideration

DL1 : Produce Log on READ access

We have some database containing sensible data that should not be read by unauthorized persons.For PCI-DSS compliance (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) for example, you need to log the access to these sensible data.Our request is that...
almost 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 2 Not under consideration

CLP(Command Line Processing) on IMS

CLP is written in below IMS V13 information center.http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/api/content/SSEPH2_13.1.0/com.ibm.ims13.doc.apg/ims_dynamicsqlapp.htm But, it's not really supported. We need CLP on USS like DB2 CLP.
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Not under consideration

The GUR call should support the L command code

The Get Unique Record (GUR) call should support the L command code to retrieve the latest occurrence.
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Not under consideration

Command and WTO to get the Catalog state

We would like to have an IMS command to get the Catalog state (active or not). And, it would be nice to have this Catalog stage at the start of IMS (with a WTO).
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Not under consideration

DFSPREC0 does not support VSAM REUSE for the ILDS

The main reason that DFSPREC0 does not support VSAM REUSE for the ILDS is that when HALDB was being developed, REUSE was not supported for IMS full function databases. The team implemented it the minimum support necessary: the database/partition i...
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Not under consideration