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DB/DC vs. DCCTL CSA storage comparisons

The usage of resources like CSA is expected to be different between IMS in a DB/DC configuration and IMS in a DCCTL configuration. Analysis proved that some "DB" modules are currently (IMS V14) loaded also in a DCCTL environment even if not requir...
almost 6 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

CQS display commands should show also the EMC usage

Commands /CQQ STATISTICS STRUCTURE ALL and QRY STRUCTURE SHOW(ALL) should show also the number of allocated and currently used EMC in a way similar to the one used in the output of message IXC585E :*IXC585E STRUCTURE DFSCQSMSGQSP IN COUPLING FACIL...
almost 6 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

Different DFS554A message between dependant region and IMs control region.

DFS554A message can be not the same between dependant region and IMs control region. Could DFS554A be always consistent between IMS dependant region and IMS Control region ?
over 6 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 0 Not under consideration

Increase security to IMS logs.

Provide a function that makes it possible to create a digital signature for a SLDS.A similar function is already present for z/OS SMF log records.
over 6 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

Customer would need the CPU Time spent for DLI activity to be separately accounted

Customer would need to have separately accounted in TYPE56FA TLS Accounting Log Record the CPU Time spent for DL/I activity.Currently TPEXTIME field contains the cumulative CPU Time spent for the comprehensive Transaction processing.For a Customer...
over 6 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

TYPE56FA TLS Transaction Level Statistics Log Record does not show the actual Input Queue Time for PtP switches

The actual Transaction Input Queue Time can not be taken from TYPE56FA Log Records for PtP Messages processing.Field TPINUTC, that Customer wants to subtract from field TPSTARTU to get the Input Queue Time, is in fact the Timestamp when the first ...
almost 7 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 3 Not under consideration

DB/DC vs. DCCTL CSA storage comparisons

The usage of resources like CSA is expected to be different between IMS in a DB/DC configuration and IMS in a DCCTL configuration. Analysis proved that some "DB" modules are currently (IMS V14) loaded also in a DCCTL environment even if not requir...
over 7 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

Update DFSFDLS0 to disable OPTCD=W for virtual tape subsystems

Please make the changes for IMS to allow me to disable OPTCD=W for tape logging with a parameter in //DFSVSAMP a permanent feature of IMS. This was originally released to the IMS population as a usermod created by Dave Viguers. It needs to be buil...
almost 8 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

Message metadata repository for IMS/TM

Actually there is neither a way to retrieve message metadata for typical IMS transactions in IMS TM Resource Adapter or IMS Enterprise Suite Connect API from an IMS controlled nor metadata source nor a way to retrieve such metadata from IMS Java a...
almost 8 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 2 Not under consideration

Change CIOP pool to 31-bit

Per the following CIOP lives in 24 bit private: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPH2_13.1.0/com.ibm.ims13.doc.sdg/ims_dfsspmxx_proclib.htm We request IBM change CIOP to exist in 31-bit private.
almost 8 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration