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IMS Database Manager

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Initial READ-Intent for a PCB until a DLI GET-HOLD call or ISRT call is issued

All PCBs in a PSB should have an initial Read-Intent regardless which PROCOPT is coded. If an Update-Intent is coded for a PCB it only should become active when the first GET-HOLD call or ISRT call is issued against that PCB. This will cause fewer...
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 0 Not under consideration

Move DLI OSAM and VSAM control blocks above the bar

There are many OSAM and VSAM storage control blocks that are currently stored below the line. The use of HALDB databases and number of databases datasets defined to IMS is always increasing. HALDB also requires additional dataset to cater for Seco...
about 6 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Not under consideration

Keep IMS Managed ACB as optional in XRF environment

Many Japanese Banking Customers are using XRF system.Since IMS Managed ACB does not support XRF environment, if IMS Managed ACB becomes mandatory, Japanese Banking Customers can not migrate to IMS V15.So, Keep IMS Managed ACB as optional in XRF en...
over 6 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 0 Not under consideration

Add warning option when setting a DFSVSMxx LOCKTIME value

Currently when setting LOCKTIME in DFSVSMxx to set a timeout value, the options available for BMPOPT and MSGOPT are to either abend, or return a BD status code to the application. Neither are currently feasible because the application may not be a...
over 5 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 28 Not under consideration

DFS2291I: include IMSID in the SHORT message

Change the LONG form of DFS2291I lock timeout message to be a multi-line WTO, to make it easier for Automation products to extract the necessary data from the individual messages, in order to take action such as cancel the top lock blocker. At pre...
about 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration

DL/I Call Resource Governor

IMS should support a resource governor facility which can abort an inflight DL/I call after a certain amount of CPU, I/O, or elapsed time. The abort should abend the UR. This will help prevent situations where a problematic long running DL/I call ...
over 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 2 Not under consideration

USE EXEC SQLIMS with CCSID 1390

One of the three mega bank in Japan requires to use EXEC SQLIMS language support with CCSID 1390. EXEC SQLIMS language support is indispensable for their on-going project.
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Not under consideration

Retrieve multiple IMS segments in a single JDBC Call to reduce network trips.

getUniqueDBRecord JDBC call which is able to get a root and multiple children segment types. GetUniqueDBRecord with [String: segment, String: parent, String: ssa, integer: limit, …] getUniqueDBRecord([“ROOT”, “”, ssaRoot, 1, “KID1”, “ROOT”, “”, 1,...
over 4 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Open Access DB 4 Not under consideration

Allow definition of fields in the filler segment of an IMS db without required DBR for catalog

We currently define segments in a Data Base Definition (DBD), along with a key field. The remaining segment length does not have data fields defined in the DBD. We define data fields in external copybooks. Therefore, there is no outage of the data...
about 6 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

Propose an LTS Release for IMS

I would like to have the possibility to chose a long time support release for IMS (like MQ product). Today, one version is a 2 years version. It is often too short for a production environment. We spend too much time to migrate the software to a n...
over 1 year ago in IMS Database Manager / All components 1 Not under consideration

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