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HALDB partition keys should not be deleted when changing from PARTSEL to HIKEY

When changing from PARTSEL to HIKEY any partition keys already defined in RECON should either generally be left as they are or there should at least be an option to determine whether they should be left or deleted.
almost 12 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 3 Not under consideration

FDBR should not abend as a result of temporary loss of the lock structure.

1. Prevent FDBR from abending due to loss of the lock structure.or2. Make it possible to restart FDBR.or3. Provide an ERE light for IMS which would do backout, release locks, resolve DB2 in-doubt threads and then end immediately (or controlled by ...
almost 12 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

FDBR regions should keep LOG buffers in Extended Private instead of ECSA

Fast Database Recovery regions currently use ECSA for log buffers. As these are not typically used during normal tracking, and only needed during a backout scenario, they should be allocated as Extended Private to allow additional ECSA contraint r...
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

IJPMC0314-1682 Improve Delete.DB processing for Parallel Recon Access

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: J002306Submitters Company: JPMorgan Chase PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: IJPMC0314-1682 Improve Delete.DB processing for Parallel Recon AccessHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Information ManagementCurr...
almost 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration

ISF0614-1711 - AUTH tables for IMS Data

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: gregory.debo.bipd@statefarm.comSubmitters Company: State Farm PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: ISF0614-1711 - AUTH tables for IMS DataHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Information ManagementCurrent Status...
almost 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration

Request for additional message about "DFS998I"

System: Product IMS Actor: User needing new message Description: Our costomer MRIDCS is using IMS v13 on z/OS.In December 10th, IMS has down because of Full of Spool.At the time, a message "DFS998I" was apeared, but they overlooked and IMS has down.
almost 6 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 3 Not under consideration

ability to see just RO statuses of IMS DB's via DIS DB command

there could be thousands IMS db's defined for ims. customer wants to see via /DIS DB command just those IMS db's that are RO (read only) status.
almost 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration

Log record x'9904' DSECT required

After discussions with John Butterweck during the IMS internship in Santa Teresa in October, He advised us to open a RFE for our request to get the DSECT for IMS log record x'9904'. We need this, because we use data capture information for our Pow...
about 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

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