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deadlock detection across both IMS and DB2

Create a configurable mechanism for detecting and terminating deadlocks across IMS and DB2.
about 8 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 2 Not under consideration

Provide information about the destination of ims messages.

I would like to have in the IMS documentation the information where IMS messages are displayed , system console, IMS master (MTO) or both.
over 8 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 2 Not under consideration

PTDB0899-215 IMS - Dynamic allocation/deallocation of external subsystems datasets

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Pierre MaroisSubmitters Company: TD Bank Financial Group PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PTDB0899-215 IMS - Dynamic allocation/deallocation of external subsystems datasetsHomework Assigned: Requirement Category: ...
over 8 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 2 Not under consideration

PRBC0310-1318 Delay in reconnecting IMS to DB2 after a DB2 abend causes extended service impact aka M-^Ssick but not deadM-^T

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Angela LabateSubmitters Company: RBC Financial Group PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PRBC0310-1318 Delay in reconnecting IMS to DB2 after a DB2 abend causes extended service impact aka M-^Ssick but not deadM-^THo...
over 8 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 2 Not under consideration

Need logic in IMS and DBRC to 'synchronize' the process between IMS and DBRC during termination

When an IMS /CHE FREEZE command was issued the DBRC address space took a S0C1 abend which caused the IMS Control Region to abend with an U0495. My understand is that there is a synchronization issue between the different address spaces within IMS ...
almost 9 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

Issue alert message to high QBUF consuming

In a Shared Queue enviroment when the utilization of QBUF reach threshold, we would like to have a alert message and identify what transactions are consuming high percentage of QBUF.
over 9 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

ABEND parameter for single IMS when IRLM ABEND occurs.

We need IMS ABEND parameter for single IMS(non-XRF and non-FDBR IMS) when IRLM ABEND occurs. Also, We hope you to standardize specification method of ABEND parameter.
almost 10 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 0 Not under consideration

Possibility to display (List) all or selected REPO resources belonging to a specific IMSid

Customer would like to have the possibility to directly display (list) all or the selected IMS V12 Repository resources belonging to a specific IMS id. He would like to have this capability as a directed option within the Query command (without an...
almost 10 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

Repository batch interface

Customer would like to have the possibility to directly access the IMS V12 Repository dataset via a batch utility in order to generate flat file (and/or sysout). This batch utility is requested in order to avoid any impact with online activity and...
almost 10 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

Multiple RESLIB levels support for DBRC API

Currently, to use DBRC API, the IMS RESLIB must be allocated to a job. This requirement becomes a problem when a tool that needs to access to multiple RECON sets that are at different IMS levels. DBRC API should allow for an option on the STARTDBR...
almost 10 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

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