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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

SMF types needed on TDS DB2 Tables

We need this smf types on TDS DB2 Tables. Could you please prepare fixtest ? SMF30PFR (CHANGED SERVICE CLASS of JOBS) Job service class association was modified by a system operator during job execution. SMF30SQT (JOBS WAITING INITIATOR) Time the ...
almost 9 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 0 Future 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

Support for Connect:Direct statistics

Currently there is no way to gather IBM Connect:Direct statistics records, like the TCP/FTP functionality.
about 5 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 0 Future 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

IMS OTMA utilization of 64-bit memory for the YTIBs

Each YTIB for an IMS OTMA queued message consumes about 8K of Extended Private Storage from the IMS CTL region. To know how many YTIBs you can afford it depends how much EPVT the IMS CTL region uses at various times. To estimate of how much space ...
over 8 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

Ability to display tpipes with a filter on those that have messages queued.

Use the IMS display command to display TPIPES with a queue count only. The current IMS display command for TPIPES yields all tpipes with and without a queue count. This feature should have an optional filter parameter as part of the display comman...
over 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

Move DB2 package fields to the package tables

Please move the following package detail information from the DB2 transaction tables, to the package table where they are more useful: SELECT_ACC INSERT_ACC UPDATE_ACC DELETE_ACC DESCRIBES_ACCPREPARE_ACC OPEN_ACC CLOSE_ACC FETCH_ACC LOCK_ACC CALL_ACC
over 4 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 0 Future consideration

Add DB2 zHyperlink fields from SMF

Please add zHyperlink SMF fields to the proper DB2 / D_DB2 / A_DB2 component tables.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 0 Planned for future release