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Status Not under consideration
Categories General DB
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 21, 2015

Log record x'9904' DSECT required

After discussions with John Butterweck during the IMS internship in Santa Teresa in October, He advised us to open a RFE for our request to get the DSECT for IMS log record x'9904'.

We need this, because we use data capture information for our PowerExchange product, and this log record contains the "before" and "after" image of database changes.

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
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    Jan 27, 2016

    Dear Vincent Getgood:

    Thank you for submitting this IMS enhancement request.
    After giving the request a comprehensive review, we have determined that there is information available as of IMS v14 in our Knowledge Center
    describing the log records mapping and users can create their DSECT from that.
    Please see this link: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPH2_14.1.0/com.ibm.ims14.doc.spr/ims_format_captureddata.htm?lang=en

    At this time, we have rejected the request.
    We appreciate your input to the IMS development team. We also hope that you will continue to submit ideas for improvements as customer feedback is a key component to shaping the future direction of IMS.

    Sincerely,
    Poonam Chitale