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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

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

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

IMS Catalog size estimate-COPYBOOKs are not currently included in estimate

The IMS Catalog database size estimating process only includes the PSB & DBD info.    Those are tiny compared to my COPYBOOK members.    They are HUGH.    I have sent examples to developers in the past during other IMS Catalog & IMS Explor...
over 10 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 6 Not under consideration

Request changes to IMS Global Online change

Currently we are using IMS Global Online Change in our 10 Way IMS Datasharing environment. We are currently looking at migrating to IMS V12. We use an Early Validation when migrating to a new version of IMS however it was identified that we can no...
about 11 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

Reprocessing of messages after ESS returned a not ready condition at Phase I.

IMS should not reprocess messages in case an ESS system is returning a "not ready" condition at Phase one.This may lead to different problems into IMS as we have seen in our customer environment . The following are just two examples of what can oc...
almost 11 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 3 Not under consideration

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