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Implementation of LOCKMAX in IMS DBCTL

I would like IBM to make LOCKMAX available in an IMS DBCTL environment.
about 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

UPDATE DATAGRP NAME(datagrpname) STOP(UPDATES)

The UPDATE DATAGRP NAME(datagrpname) STOP(UPDATES) command should enable stopping updates for a whole group of databases with one command. This should be also possible with a DBD DATAGRP datagrpname command. This RFE is the result of PMR 34940,077...
over 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

VSAM Buffer Type to reflect BOTH

When a VSAM buffer is defined and no "TYPE" parameters are specified in the DFSVSMxx member - the VSAM Buffer is really utilized by both INDEX and DATA - however in Omegamon/Tivoli and manual it says it defaults to DATA. It would be better servere...
over 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 4 Not under consideration

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

IMS OSAM HIDAM DB exceeds 8GB before abending with U0844

Technical condition:During OSAM space search during update activity (ISRT or REPL), occasionally an invalid input will cause the request to exceed the blocksize.The source of the invalid input might be an overlaid block, an incorrect calculation b...
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Is a defect

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

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