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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IMS System Services
Categories Commands
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 26, 2020

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CREATE IMSCON TYPE(PORT) command need MbrName parameter capability

I would like to activate a new PORT for IMS Connect using the CREATE Command.

The issue is we have duplicate ports (different LPARS) in the same IMS PLEX. You can see below when I issue the following command that PORT 9000 is defined in 3 IMS Connect address spaces (different LPARS) under the same IMSPLEX OIMI1

Response for: QUERY IMSCON TYPE(PORT) NAME(*) SHOW(ALL)
Port MbrName CC KeepAv NumSoc EditRtn
9000 ICONA2 0 360 1
9000 ICONV2 0 360 1
9000 ICONW2 0 360 1

Looking at the CREATE command I don't see where I enter in the MbrName?

If I enter in the following command (which MbrName - IMS Connect MbrName) will it reference?


CREATE IMSCON TYPE(PORT) NAME(9004) LIKE(9000)

I then thought there maybe an UPDATE command but I don't see where it is available either.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    |     Sep 8, 2020

    Hi,

    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 this RFE is the following:

    This functionality is already available by specifying the IMS Connect member name in the SPOC Route field.

    Here is a TSO SPOC example:

    PLEX1 IMS Single Point of Control
    Command ===> CREATE IMSCON TYPE(PORT) NAME(9004) LIKE(9000)

    ----------------------- Plex . . PLEX1 Route . . HWS1

    SPOC batch job example:

    //SPOC EXEC PGM=CSLUSPOC,
    // PARM=('IMSPLEX=PLEX1,ROUTE=(HWS1)')
    //STEPLIB DD DISP=SHR,
    // DSN=IMS.RESLIB
    // DD DISP=SHR
    //SYSIN DD *
    CREATE IMSCON TYPE(PORT) NAME(9004) LIKE(9000)

    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.

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