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Enable 64-bit support for Fast Path Shared VSO buffer pools

After using Fast Path 64 bits in our Production Sysplex we have experienced two different kinds of issues related to 64 bits and using SVSO.
over 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration

Return a status code when Application dose not using XDFLD in SSA

If program is using a PCB with PROCSEQ= , but the SSA coded in program is not the name of INDEX coded in LCHILD defined in the DBD of the secondary index . Instead , user coded the SSA names defined in the DBD of the primary DB. So the result is t...
about 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

IMS LOCKMAX USERMOD to disallow or restrict the use of the value '0' and provide a min to max range for LOCKMAX values

Wellpoint needs a LOCKMAX parm usermod to allow us to restrict or disallow the use of the value '0' in BMP EXEC parms or in a PSBGEN. Also would like to have the option to specify a minimum and maximum range of values for LOCKMAX
about 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration

CLEANUP.RECON keyword to not delete ALLOC records with no DEALLOC time

It would be useful to have a keyword for the CLEANUP.RECON DBRC command that would cause it *not* to delete ALLOC records that don't have a DEALLOC time, even if the ALLOC record is older than the RETPRD specified. Similar to how there currently i...
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

IMS code in CICS checks for level mis-match

Add checking to ensure the IMS code loaded in CICS via the DRA table and the server it has connected to match.
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

HALDB ALTER for CI change only

V13 HALDB ALTER. I would like to be able to use the HALDB ALTER to change the DB CI size without having to make a DBD change as well. This will allow for DB tuning without down time for the application.
over 11 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration

Automatic detection of current RRDS by RDDS Extraction utility. (old MR092111406 )

Customer would like to create a copy of the old IMSGEN macro based on the latest information contained in his IMS sistem and stored into DRD RDDS Data set; these will be used in case of problems to recover the subsystem.The IMS RDDS Extraction uti...
over 11 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 4 Not under consideration

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

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