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Better management of IMS PGM name to Java class name mappings

For IMS Java programms (both Java batch and Java message processing programs) a mapping between IMS program names and Java class names must be provided in IMS PROCLIB member DFSJVMAP. Such a mapping within this member looks like this: IMSJAVPG=com...
about 8 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 4 Not under consideration

IMS JAVA to honor POSIX signaling

POSIX standards allow users to signal to processes. This signaling capability might be honored by the UNIX runtime itself or propagated to the middleware on top of the Unix implementation (or thread). Typically: USS kill -n is the used user-interf...
over 8 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 1 Not under consideration

A new IMS Installation Exit routine for RACF pre-authorisation

We would like to request the introduction of a new IMS Installation Exit routine that would get control when an IMS AUTH call is issued by an application, but prior to RACF being called (i.e. pre-authorization). The new exit point will need to pro...
over 2 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 1 Not under consideration

Add Parameter to AUTH Call to Supress ICH408 Messages

Add a parameter to the AUTH call that suppresses ICH408 messages, especially in cases where authorization failures are expected.
over 9 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 1 Not under consideration

Reuse of DB2 connections and DB2 prepared statements in IMS JMP regions

Java applications running in an IMS JMP region have to reestablish the DB2 connection for each input message they process. Because of this prepared statements also cannot be reused when processing the next input message. They have to be prepared a...
almost 8 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 3 Not under consideration

A dynamic PRELOAD in dependant IMS region

Hi, For a Message Processing Region or Fast Path Region, it is possible to enable PRELOAD with a list of modules specified in a DFSMPLxx member of the IMS PROCLIB. To maintain a such static list in DFSMPLxx member is quit a heavy task. If it will ...
over 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 1 Not under consideration

Provide a way to reset the RM Program Resource from other than the owning IMS

We need to reset the RM Program Resource by command, from other IMS than the owning IMS, to release a program that is held by a failed IMS.
almost 6 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 1 Not under consideration

IMS Parallel ICAL calls

The ICAL call allows applications to synchronously call out to external applications. This requirement is to allow multiple synchronous callouts to be issued in parallel with the application waiting for replies when it has issued the last ICAL in ...
over 10 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 1 Not under consideration

PWFI Regions Applications should not be terminated when processing a OLC PREPARE.

Currently when the OLC PREPARE Online Change phase is run all PWFI Regions are posted off the SUBQ6 and the Application Programs are terminated through SCQC . That change appears was introduced by old Apars PL55214 on DFSICLV0 for type1 /MODIFY Co...
over 11 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 2 Not under consideration

Define GPSB with EXPRESS=YES

To avoid PSBgen and ACBgen processes in an IMS/DC only environment when IOPCB's with EXPRESS=YES have to be defined.Customer uses of GPSB and, since GPSB are IMS generated and so to not require PSB/ACBgen, they are asking if GPSB capability could ...
almost 10 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 2 Not under consideration

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