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Status Planned for future release
Workspace IMS Database Solution Pack for z/OS
Categories IMS Tools Knowledge Base
Created by Guest
Created on May 26, 2026

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Store more DBRC and DBDLIB information in repository

When analyzing space and growth wrt allocations, Free Space and Free Block Factor for HALDB, HDAM and PHDAM values for RAA macro in the DBD, PSE and HIGHKEY values.
This can the be used in a publish extract for better refinement and possible error conditions.

Idea priority Medium
  • Admin
    Jonathan Howells
    Jun 25, 2026

    We have decided to accept this requirement with the following specifications. The delivery target has not yet been determined.

    We will support a function in the Data Publisher Utility to output the data requested by the customer.

    The newly supported data items are as follows:

    · Free Space and Free Block Factor

    o HDAM: Values defined as FRSPC=(fbff, fspf) in the DBD definition

    o HALDB: FBFF and FSPF values specified in INIT.PART

    · RAA macro-related values

    o HDAM: RANDMZR, ANCHOR, HIBLOCK, and BYTES values specified in the RMNAME parameter in the DBD definition

    o HALDB: RANDMZR, ANCHOR, HIBLOCK, and BYTES values defined in INIT.PART

    · HIGHKEY

    o HALDB: HIGHKEY value defined in INIT.DB

    · PSE (Partition Selection Exit)

    o HALDB: Value specified in PARTSEL(pgmname) in INIT.DB

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