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IMS System Services

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Command to display Regions with PWFI=N

Please provide an IMS command to easily list all regions/MPRs that are running based on PWFI=N or PWFI=Y.
almost 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 1 Not under consideration

Repository batch interface

Customer would like to have the possibility to directly access the IMS V12 Repository dataset via a batch utility in order to generate flat file (and/or sysout). This batch utility is requested in order to avoid any impact with online activity and...
almost 10 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

Possibility to display (List) all or selected REPO resources belonging to a specific IMSid

Customer would like to have the possibility to directly display (list) all or the selected IMS V12 Repository resources belonging to a specific IMS id. He would like to have this capability as a directed option within the Query command (without an...
almost 10 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

Multiple RESLIB levels support for DBRC API

Currently, to use DBRC API, the IMS RESLIB must be allocated to a job. This requirement becomes a problem when a tool that needs to access to multiple RECON sets that are at different IMS levels. DBRC API should allow for an option on the STARTDBR...
almost 10 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

Improve GOLC for 24x7 by relaxing requirement that all IMS systems are up.

GOLC requirement to have all IMS systems up (or you are forced to do a cold start) severely constrains operations from running IMS per business needs in a 24x7 environment where other scheduling or operational issues may require processors to be d...
about 10 years ago in IMS System Services / System Management 1 Not under consideration

This is a test RFE

This is a test RFE.
about 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Diagnostic Utilities 0 Not under consideration

Syntax Checker should make it easy to find what the highlighting and colors mean

There doesn't appear to be documentation about what the various colors and underlines mean in the Syntax Checker. That should be easy to find in the Information Center and from the online help when hitting PF1.
about 10 years ago in IMS System Services / System Management 2 Not under consideration

Have the way / possibility (i.e. a Command) to verify online who / what is occupying the WKAP Pool

As a consequence of the fact Customer randomly suffers WKAP Pool shortage condition, which in the past even lead to an ABENDU0729 then corrected (Pmr 80256,830,758 - Fixed through Apar PK88043), and recently lead to message DFS2026 INSUFFICIENT ST...
about 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 1 Not under consideration

Automate IVP table maintenance to reduce APAR hold cards

Everytime an IVP table variable is added or updated the apar reqiures an action hold card instructing the user to merge table data. A feature should be added to IVP either to automatically inform users that a table merge is required or to automati...
about 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Not under consideration

Fix to long running CSLUSPOC

When I run a batch CSLUSPOC program with the following command, "EXPORT DEFN TARGET(RDDS) RDDSDSN(IMSVS.TEST.BATCH.RDDS) TYPE(PGM) + OPTION(ALLRSP)", against an IMS that has > 100,000 DRD resources, the job takes 40-50% of the CPU for a couple ...
about 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 1 Not under consideration