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IMS Database Manager

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DEDB DBFUMIN0 DB utility and ACBLIB

DBFUMIN0 requires the ACBLIB library. During IMS version migration in an IMSPLEX environnement, the utility fails because it ran in IMS V12 and ACBLIB was still in V11. DBFUMIN0 should be able to run with the DBDLIB to be not release dependant.
almost 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 1 Not under consideration

Return a status code when Application dose not using XDFLD in SSA

If program is using a PCB with PROCSEQ= , but the SSA coded in program is not the name of INDEX coded in LCHILD defined in the DBD of the secondary index . Instead , user coded the SSA names defined in the DBD of the primary DB. So the result is t...
about 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

IMS LOCKMAX USERMOD to disallow or restrict the use of the value '0' and provide a min to max range for LOCKMAX values

Wellpoint needs a LOCKMAX parm usermod to allow us to restrict or disallow the use of the value '0' in BMP EXEC parms or in a PSBGEN. Also would like to have the option to specify a minimum and maximum range of values for LOCKMAX
about 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration

IMS OSAM HIDAM DB exceeds 8GB before abending with U0844

Technical condition:During OSAM space search during update activity (ISRT or REPL), occasionally an invalid input will cause the request to exceed the blocksize.The source of the invalid input might be an overlaid block, an incorrect calculation b...
about 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Is a defect

CLP(Command Line Processing) on IMS

CLP is written in below IMS V13 information center.http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/api/content/SSEPH2_13.1.0/com.ibm.ims13.doc.apg/ims_dynamicsqlapp.htm But, it's not really supported. We need CLP on USS like DB2 CLP.
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Not under consideration

CLEANUP.RECON keyword to not delete ALLOC records with no DEALLOC time

It would be useful to have a keyword for the CLEANUP.RECON DBRC command that would cause it *not* to delete ALLOC records that don't have a DEALLOC time, even if the ALLOC record is older than the RETPRD specified. Similar to how there currently i...
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

The GUR call should support the L command code

The Get Unique Record (GUR) call should support the L command code to retrieve the latest occurrence.
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Not under consideration

IMS DEADLOCK Information

When our customer(MIZUHO BANK) experienced DEADLOCK on IMS DB,they investigate following materials to determine Winner and Loser transaction.  ・DEADLOCK ANALYSIS REPORT(DFSERA10 +DFSERA30 (67FF)) ・IRLM LOCK TRACE(DFSERA10 +DFSERA30 (67FA)) ・SYSLOG...
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 3 Not under consideration

Command and WTO to get the Catalog state

We would like to have an IMS command to get the Catalog state (active or not). And, it would be nice to have this Catalog stage at the start of IMS (with a WTO).
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Not under consideration

IMS code in CICS checks for level mis-match

Add checking to ensure the IMS code loaded in CICS via the DRA table and the server it has connected to match.
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration