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Change Request for DFSBRLSC Macro

We would like to request that the DFSBRLSC macro add a new option ACTIVE/STAGING to the DFSBRLSC macro.The IMS Reorg utility needs to issue a DBRC RECON command to the staging data set using the DFSBRLSC macro.Therefore, we would like you to add a...
over 3 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Future consideration

Request to improve the RCAC masking rule behaviour in DB2 UDB

Hi, We are working with Romeo Lupascu <romeol@ca.ibm.com> from IBM on this, please sync with him asap as we are looking for immediate fix to this limitation as this is impacting many client processes. Per client:-A more expected behavior is ...
about 4 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

Request for IMS Replication and IMS to support logically /virtual related DBDs

IMS Replication Mainframe to Mainframe and IMS 1. Some logically related DBDs will not accept/allow Exits to be added on specific segments2. IMS Replication requires that each segment be augmented for replication to occur3. Need to find a permanen...
over 5 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 3 Not under consideration

Validate input to DFSEIPB0

In this case, a COBOL program made a call and passed garbage as the input parameter list. DFSEIPB0 happily used this and issued a GETMAIN for close to 16M of below the line storage which is impossible to satisfy and resulted in an ABEND80A. With n...
about 6 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

IMS auto-resume connection at warm start

- new feature:IMS automatically reconnects an IMS-DB2 connection regardless of the latest connection status at IMS shutdown, if introdiced and specified a new parameter like "FORCERECONNECT=YES".- present work:If IMS-DB2 connection was not active ...
over 6 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

Display removed DB, after cmd CHANGE.SUBSYS ABNORMAL

1:display removed DB after enter CHANGE.SUBSYS ABNORMAL cmd. 2:display warning msg after CHANGE.SUBSYS NORMAL cmd for removed DB.3:display warning msg after LIST.SUB cmd for removed DB.
over 6 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 3 Not under consideration

IMS segments should allow setting default values and autogenerated sequence numbers

It would be great if IMS had the option of defining segments with auto-generated values, whether they are defaults or incremental numbers, like identities.
over 6 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

IMS segments should support triggers, such as could be used for imbedding timestamps without needing application changes

It would be great if IMS had the option of creating triggers that could fire up after INSERT, UPDATE or DELETE operations, to maintain data in segments of the same database without needing application changes
over 6 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

Continuous replication in case of OLDS/SLDS I/O error for IIDR for IMS

We plan to use IBM InfoSphere Data Replication for IMS to replicate DB changes from Main system to DR system. Capture sever stops replication when OLDS/SLDS I/O error occurs. If unplanned switch occurs at that timing, lost data is larger than norm...
almost 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration

IMS - remove logical child delete rule

Remove the IMS restriction of the logical child delete rules, which should eliminate the the need to change the current delete rules and applications for this condition.
about 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

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