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Status Not under consideration
Categories DLI
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 2, 2017

IMS

We are running online image copy using DFSUICC0 utility
Sometimes we can have up to 50 image copy jobs running in parallel
When too many jobs are running in parallel, we get rid of CSA because DFSUICC0 is running in 24 bit mode
Would it be possible to change that and to use at least ECSA storage ?

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Mar 13, 2019

    Hi Christophe,
    Thank you for your interest in keeping IMS a vital and successful product. Software development has continuously evolved during IMS's lifetime, and so has IMS itself. We have kept pace with, adopted, and implemented many industry standard best practices within our organization, including Continuous Delivery, Design Thinking, and Agile.

    When choosing new features to add from the list of requirements in our backlog, we assess which will bring the most value to as many clients as possible and prioritize those.

    At this time, after reviewing this request for enhancement and assessing its potential value, we have decided to reject it. The reason we are rejecting RFE 112500 is we have not had many clients ask for this enhancement. There doesn’t seem to be much interest from other clients. We would rather invest in high priority items that bring the most value to many clients.

    We appreciate your input to IMS, and we hope that you will continue to submit ideas for improvements as customer feedback is a key component to shaping the future direction of IMS.

    Thank you.
    Sincerely,
    Deepak Kohli - deepakk@us.ibm.com

  • Guest
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    Dec 11, 2017

    Hi Christophe Keyling,

    Thank you for your interest in keeping IMS a vital and successful product. Software development has continuously evolved during IMS's lifetime, and so has IMS itself. We have kept pace with, adopted, and implemented many industry standard best practices within our organization, including Continuous Delivery, Design Thinking, and Agile.

    We are currently reviewing this item for consideration, and we plan to seek additional feedback from other IMS clients. When choosing new features to add from the list of requirements in our backlog, we assess which will bring the most value to as many clients as possible and our ability to deliver within the next 18 months and prioritize those.

    You will automatically be notified of ongoing progress associated with this RFE.


    Have a great day!
    Daphne Isom - dsteele4@us.ibm.com