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    Today IMS can startup its CSL Stasks of SCI,OM,RM; extend to startup CQS(for RM) and ODBM

    Today IMS via its DFSDFxxx member allows its CSL address spaces (SCI/OM/RM) to be started by the IMS Control region using: SCIPROC=,OMPROC=,RMPROC=. However, our CSL setup for RM requires a 'non-shared Queues' CQS to be started, if the CQS is not...
    over 3 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Future consideration

    zOS Connect tracking token in x'56FA' records

    We are seeing a large increase in traffic to our backend IMS systems using z/OS Connect and API. We offload z/OS Connect SMF records to splunk along with IMS x'56FA' records. z/OS Connect provides a tracking token which currently IMS stores in x'0...
    over 4 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

    Modification to the TLIM= parameter in message regions to include the flexibility to include PSEUDO abends.

    When an IMS message region starts, and the application requires it, it occupies a slot in the Linkage Index Allocation Table. If an abend occurs—whether pseudo or otherwise—and the application (or, in our case, vendor software) does not perform pr...
    9 months ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 0 Under review

    Missing source IP in SMF record type 80 when accessing with IMS Connect

    IMS Connect need to add the source IP address to SMF type 80 records to enable identification of security breaches and also to enable the use of conditional access based on source IP address.
    over 3 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

    Make IBM Fault analyzer to work with BLKOFF option as well

    In our organization we have used BLKOFF as default option while compiling programs and now to introduce Fault analyzer its not an easy transition as by default we are not able to use the existing compile listing as side files. We have to re-compil...
    11 months ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Future consideration

    Enhance IRLM to detect cross-subsystem deadlocks

    Today the Internal Resource Lock Manager (IRLM) of IMS is not able to communicate with the IRLM of DB2. This causes cross-subsystem deadlock situations not to be detected and not to be resolved. Because such cross-subsystem deadlocks could not be ...
    over 8 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 3 Not under consideration

    Enhancement in SSM configuration member

    When you have a lot of Subsystem (DB2, MQ), you have to manage SSM File in order to use one or multiple subsystem.If you define all your susbsytem in one member, you need to define security access for this subsystem (READ access at least). For sec...
    almost 3 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

    XPCS workarea allocated in 24 bit storage causing subsequent program load failures.

    When the CDC exit gets loaded it is in the dependentregions storage and the XPCB and XSDB control blocks are in the dependent region private storage according to the AMODE of the exit. . The XPCS workarea is being allocated in only 24 bit storage ...
    about 10 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Is a defect

    API to Return RACF Custom Fields

    Capability similar to the Call ‘CBLTDLI' USING AUTH I/O_PCB I/O_AREA API to view a signed on user's additional RACF details from the segments that are defined to that Userid most specially the RACF Custom Fields that are defined for that user. Cur...
    about 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

    /DISPLAY BALGRP shows decreasing value once BALGDEQD goes over x'80000000'.

    The RFE was submitted by IMS L2 support on behalf of KYNDRYL NORWAY A S/DISPLAY BALGRP shows confusing values once the ENQ/DEQ numbers reach 999999999.There is a full word counter(BALGDEQD) in the BALG control block. It is incremented for every me...
    about 4 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

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