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Installation and Configuration

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IMS IVP Dialog - Scratch-Steps should end with RC=00

IEF403I IV3C101J - STARTED - TIME= -JOBNAME STEPNAME PROCSTEP RC -IV3C101J SCRATCH 08 -IV3C101J ALLOCATE 00 IEF404I IV3C101J - ENDED - TIME=09 Der Scratch erfolgt über IDCAMS in der Beschreibung steht das RC=00 und RC=08 in Ordnung sind, warum nic...
almost 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 0 Not under consideration

job names at the top of installation paragraphs in the program directory

improve the useability of the program directory by putting jobnames at the top of each section of the program directory's installation chapter.
about 9 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Not under consideration

enable "FIND" in IMS IVPs

Enable the "FIND" function in the IMS IVPs for variable names and contents, job and step names
about 9 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Not under consideration

Collapse the File Tailoring and Execution phases to a single phase in the IMS IVPs

Collapse the File Tailoring and Execution phases to a single phase in the IMS IVPs to modify the JCL as needed and then to submit it before moving on to the next step.
about 9 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Not under consideration

Allow file tailoring via batch

Allow the file tailoring step to be executed via a batch job instead of requiring an interactive TSO session.
about 9 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Not under consideration

IVPs should not update SDFSRESL

The IVPs for IMS should be entirely contained within datasets allocated for the IVPs. However, they currently modify some datasets, like SDFSRESL..
about 9 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Not under consideration

IMS IVP variables (some) not compatible with modern z/OS customer systems

In the IVP variable gathering phase, there are a couple of variables that should be updated/changed or removed to include other options. * IXUUPROC = JCL - User PROCLIB DDNAME (JES2) or DDNAME suffix (JES3) There is really no reason to update the ...
about 9 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Not under consideration

IMS IVP does not connect Repository to IMS control region

IMS IVP does not connect Repository to IMS control region. The IVP creates a repository and the Repository server address space, but falls short of bringing an IMS system up and verifying/demonstrating the usage of the repository.
almost 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Not under consideration

Create/update DVSVC000 at IMS control region start

IMS should create the DFSVC000 member at a cold start. or IMS should override the IMS ID from the Sysgen process in the DFSVC000 member with the IMSID provided in the DFSPBxxx member at a cold start.
almost 6 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 5 Not under consideration

Resolve SMPE Restore issue with Usermods containing JCLIN for DFSCSI00

We want to submit a RFE request to ask IBM to resolve the SMP/E Restore issue where inline JCLIN for Module DFSCSI00 requires special handling to successfully restore the usermod. While IBM has supplied a documented process which does allow us to ...
almost 9 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 2 Not under consideration