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IMS System Services

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A new option of DFS3CATQ GET for removing metadata

We'd like to request a new option of IMS Catalog API (DFS3CATQ FUNC=GET, FORMAT=DBDLIB, MBR=xxxxxx) to exclude a extended fields table for metadata from an output DBD. Metadata is not needed for IMS database reorganization. In the IMS Catalog API ...
about 5 years ago in IMS System Services / System Management 1 Future consideration

Enhance DFSDASP0 to not suppress messages when it issues the RACF AUTH call (when ODBASE=Y)

It was determined that we will rely on APSB security checking to control access for applications using the DVM product to access IMS data. This is working as expected. However, we are only getting the following in our system log:DFS2855A APSB SECU...
about 3 years ago in IMS System Services / System Management 1 Future consideration

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