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IMS System Services

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Allow attribute and status in Query commands.

It isn't possible to update attribute and staus in the same command, but this is also tru for Query command.Enabling the QUERY with both Attribute and Status as filter would ease the analysis.
over 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 1 Not under consideration

CREATE IMSCON TYPE(PORT) command need MbrName parameter capability

I would like to activate a new PORT for IMS Connect using the CREATE Command. The issue is we have duplicate ports (different LPARS) in the same IMS PLEX. You can see below when I issue the following command that PORT 9000 is defined in 3 IMS Conn...
almost 4 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 1 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.
about 8 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

A lot of SMF80 records are wrriten when IMS CHNG call by not-signed-on users.

A similar option to AUTHLOG parameter is required for the customers of the CHNG call by not-signed-on users. In our customer's case, almost a million of SMF80 records were written a day, when LTERMs or TRANSACTIONs are not defined to RACF. Since t...
over 8 years ago in IMS System Services / System Management 0 Not under consideration

Move EPCB and CSAPSB Pool above the 64-bit bar

Mizuho-bank is now designing new account system and experiencing ECSA shortage.The main contributing factors are EPCB and CSAPSB pools, despite the efforts of IMS technical team to shrink each PSB size (cutting off the DBPCBs) and reduce IFP regio...
over 4 years ago in IMS System Services / System Management 1 Not under consideration

Improve the process to update EXPRTIME

EXPRTIME should not fail as a result of a transaction being scheduled
almost 9 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 1 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

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