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Dynamic allocation of Full Function databases from Recon

IMS Fast Path database datasets are dynamically allocated using the information registered in the Recon datasets. We would like the same to apply to Full Function databases.
about 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 0 Not under consideration

Request to improve the RCAC masking rule behaviour in DB2 UDB

Hi, We are working with Romeo Lupascu <romeol@ca.ibm.com> from IBM on this, please sync with him asap as we are looking for immediate fix to this limitation as this is impacting many client processes. Per client:-A more expected behavior is ...
over 4 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

Improved Access Controls around IMS data

As we look at the idea of accessing IMS data via SQL through ODBM, we see some rather glaring Security issues that could expose us to, that would be addressed using a similar concept to what DB2 is doing with Roles & Trusted Context and AUTH t...
over 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Open Access DB 1 Not under consideration

Issues with DLI Batch Backout and Checkpoints

Current Situation The situation is: IMS 12.1, batch jobs running in DLI mode, dynamic backout is not enabled, no IRLM, no RSR tracking, DBRC is Force, databases are registered to DBRC, application program takes checkpoints. Our normal procedure is...
almost 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 2 Not under consideration

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over 2 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 0 Not under consideration

Add heartbeat messages to show status of IMS database backout processing

Add "heartbeat" messages to show status of IMS database backout processing, especially during IMS emergency restart.
over 8 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

Request for IMS Replication and IMS to support logically /virtual related DBDs

IMS Replication Mainframe to Mainframe and IMS 1. Some logically related DBDs will not accept/allow Exits to be added on specific segments2. IMS Replication requires that each segment be augmented for replication to occur3. Need to find a permanen...
over 5 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 3 Not under consideration

Fetching Vendor data from Directory

Vendor data that gets stored in Directory needs to be read by vendor batch utilities (PFX utilities). We need mechanism in DFS3CATQ i.e. if requested it should return the vendor data may be ignore the other meta data both from active as well stagi...
almost 3 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration

DFS3CATQ API Open call with the DEFINITION=CONCAT

We at BMC are utilizing the DFS3CATQ API Open call with the DEFINITION=BOTH parameter that allows for requesting IMS control blocks from either STAGING or ACTIVE IMS Directories. We have multiple scenarios in our products code base where it is nec...
almost 3 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

FENCE function only for user defined DBs

We plan to use GDPS/Active-Active for next disaster recovery system. We use IMS Fast Path function for current system so we plan to use IIDR(IBM InfoSphere Data Replication) for IMS as a replication software.We need FENCE function to prevent unexp...
almost 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration

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