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IMS System Services

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IVPs should not update SDFSRESL

The IVPs for IMS should be entirely contained within datasets allocated for the IVPs. However, they currently modify some datasets, like SDFSRESL..
over 9 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Not under consideration

IMS IVP variables (some) not compatible with modern z/OS customer systems

In the IVP variable gathering phase, there are a couple of variables that should be updated/changed or removed to include other options. * IXUUPROC = JCL - User PROCLIB DDNAME (JES2) or DDNAME suffix (JES3) There is really no reason to update the ...
over 9 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Not under consideration

IMS IVP does not connect Repository to IMS control region

IMS IVP does not connect Repository to IMS control region. The IVP creates a repository and the Repository server address space, but falls short of bringing an IMS system up and verifying/demonstrating the usage of the repository.
over 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Not under consideration

IMS DRD Security Interface

Currently we have an IMS Installation that has multiple distinct clients. We would like to use DRD to define IMS resources (Transactions, DB etc.), however we require a security interface such that each client can only create or modify resources t...
over 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Common Service Layer 2 Not under consideration

IMS Group Attach feature for CICS connection

Currently CICS must use DBCTLID in DRA macro DFSPRP or CICS SIT parm INITPARM to specify the name of DBCTL region. BMP allows usage of the IMS group name instead of the IMSid to connect to any IMS member on the partition it is schedule. CICS DBCTL...
almost 11 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

Only one STC for RS and RM in DRD environment

RM is the IMS Resource Manager and it is required when DRD is implemented with RS. So the resource manager needs another STC as a slave to maintain the files where are stacked the resources.This new STC have to be added to start-up, stop and surve...
almost 11 years ago in IMS System Services / Common Service Layer 2 Not under consideration

Limit the use of the ALL parameter for certain IMS type 2 commands.

Limit the use of the ALL parameter for certain IMS type 2 commands.
about 11 years ago in IMS System Services / Common Service Layer 4 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 11 years ago in IMS System Services / System Restart 2 Not under consideration

Add a facility to alow User show how many Transactions have been processed by a SQ Member

Customer reported that in a Shared Queues environment the /DIS Command Outout does not allow him to verify which IMS in the IMSPlex has processed the Transactions.Customer SP's which are implementing new IMS Shared Queues Environments to proc...
almost 6 years ago in IMS System Services / System Management 1 Not under consideration

IMS emergency restart should be extended to allow the possibilty of an Emergency Restart "light"

A new Emergency Restart light function following an IMS abend would start IMS, perform all DB backouts and resolve any in-doubt threads but not allow any other work to be started. Following the ERE light IMS should terminate - either automatically...
over 11 years ago in IMS System Services / System Restart 1 Not under consideration

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