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Write error messages and failed utility messages to (additionally and seperate) KCIPRINT file in the job-output

We are using the “Config-Manager” method to configure the IBM Z OMEGAMON environment. In our environment the GENERATE-process generates more than 90 files and 600.000 lines of output. During the GENERATE-Process most time we have to terminate the...
over 2 years ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 3 Delivered

Dynamic ability to maintain the OMEGAMON -CICS/MQ/DB2 record components in History file

Description: Slowness in TOM (Tivoli OMEGAMON Monitor) is due to the abend of OMEGAMON/CICS collector and OC4 abend in CICS TEMA in our production environment – Creating a lot of outages. We have asked our advocate Nigel to develop this issue eith...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON for CICS / Product functionality 1 Delivered

ILAC0711-1424 Commad for programs on PWFI regions to be refeshed

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: eremiro@silk.esSubmitters Company: la Caixa PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: ILAC0711-1424 Commad for programs on PWFI regions to be refeshedHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Information ManagementCurrent...
over 9 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Delivered

Add new IMS parameter to take regular structure checkpoint in Shared Queue environment

After IMS Shared Queue implementation Customer now have to issue the /CQCHKPT SHAREDQ STRUCTURE command to take structure checkpoints via automation process. It will be more safe to have this automated by IMS as in a situation where this command i...
over 11 years ago in IMS System Services / System Management 2 Delivered

TODUMP=YES in DFSYDTx should be supported by generic DFSOTMA entry

The generic entry DFSOTMA of the DFSYDTx PROCLIB member currently supports setting a handful of default values. It should also support setting a default for TODUMP. To be consistent with the other values DFSOTMA supports, this should allow overrid...
about 9 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Delivered

WRBC0407-1046 propatation of runas identity to IMS

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Paul.PoolsaarSubmitters Company: RBC Financial Group PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: WRBC0407-1046 propatation of runas identity to IMSHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: WebSphereCurrent Status: Closed St...
over 9 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 4 Delivered

Improve the exit DFSFEBJ0 to work in Shared Queue environment

PROBLEM SCENARIO: ==> STEP1) => In IMST Program IL01 was put in STOPPED status (to test the Shared Queue Environment). Program IL01 has three trancodes: - IL01 processes input message - IL01RESP send the output message to terminal - IL01T se...
over 11 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 2 Delivered

IMS as a Flows Process Application Server

Banco Itau is defining a new architecture to their IMS applications in order to meet requirements such as availability, time to market, reduce unnecessary network traffic, flexibility, reduce application development costs, etc. This new architectu...
over 11 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 3 Delivered

Increase MAX dependent regions

Please increase the maximum attached dependent regions beyond the current limit of 999.
almost 8 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 4 Delivered

RFE for IMS Explorer to remove requirement for Admin rights during installation

IMS Explorer installation currently requires Administrator access on the machine where it is being installed. Some companies may have locked down Admin rights on employees' machines, thus preventing them from being able to install and use IMS Expl...
about 10 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 1 Delivered