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IMS System Services

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Externalize BPE TTE and TTVE

In IMS V13, IBM is providing macro HWSUSTAT, which has DSECTs HWSUSTAT and HWSLRCTR. From what I understand these DSECTs document the variable entry variable section of the HWS RCTR BPE external trace records (based on BPETRFM0 output). These DSEC...
almost 12 years ago in IMS System Services / Diagnostic Utilities 3 Not under consideration

Refresh MFS edit routines DFSMExxx

Prior to IMS V15, we have a local mod (MFS Exit Controller) that allows us to monitor and refresh the MFS Edit routines (DFSMExxx). With changes to IMS V15, this local mod is no longer usable. As a development shop, we often modify the exits and r...
about 6 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

OTMA settings should be in effect and honored when IMS starts to accept OTMA traffic

Customer is running with AOS=Y, but he has found that after an /ERE consequent to a IMS Cancel some CM1 Synclevel Confirm SL1 Messages were Enqueued with Affinity to FE IMS for a SERIAL PSB Transaction.Input messages arrived from MQ before restart...
about 6 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

CQS display commands should show also the EMC usage

Commands /CQQ STATISTICS STRUCTURE ALL and QRY STRUCTURE SHOW(ALL) should show also the number of allocated and currently used EMC in a way similar to the one used in the output of message IXC585E :*IXC585E STRUCTURE DFSCQSMSGQSP IN COUPLING FACIL...
over 6 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

DB/DC vs. DCCTL CSA storage comparisons

The usage of resources like CSA is expected to be different between IMS in a DB/DC configuration and IMS in a DCCTL configuration. Analysis proved that some "DB" modules are currently (IMS V14) loaded also in a DCCTL environment even if not requir...
over 6 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

added granularity to security around commands

TYPE-1 commands allowing granting a user start, stop, lock, and unlock authority separate from the authority to change other metadata, such as changing a TRAN from parallel to serial or setting EDITUC. TYPE-2 commands should support this, too, but...
over 6 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 1 Not under consideration

allowing limiting access on commands to individual TRANs and PGMs

Allow extra granularity for controlling and granting access to a group or individual to issues commands against specific transactions or programs, potentially by the program or transaction name to a RACF profile name.
over 6 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 1 Not under consideration

Correct DFS618A to follow proper IMS standards.

Message DFS618A is split across two lines and connected by '......' (7 periods ) with second line beginning with DFS000I. This violates DBCTL standard in that their should be a blank after DFS000I.Correct DFS618A to follow proper IMS standards.Ple...
over 6 years ago in IMS System Services / System Restart 1 Not under consideration

IMS should not issue RESTART command error messages until it is actualy read to accept another RESTART command.

IMS should not issue RESTART command error messages until it is actualy read to accept another RESTART command.This makes it much simpler for automation to handle, in that it can react to the error message and issue a ( corrected ) RESTART command...
over 6 years ago in IMS System Services / System Restart 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.
over 6 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 5 Not under consideration

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