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Status Delivered
Workspace IMS Transaction Manager
Categories Open Access TM
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 12, 2025

RELATED IDEAS

Enhance IMS TM Resource Adapter's setPassword method to handle RACF passphrases

Currently the IMS TM Resource Adapter has two different methods for setting RACF passwords and for setting RACF passphrases (setPassword and setPasswordPhrase). This causes development and test effort when customers migrate from password to passphrase usage. It also causes issues with other products, which are using TMRA under the covers when the fact, that TMRA has two different methods isn't being noticed by their developers (e.g. IBM z/OS Connect, IBM z/OS Connect Designer, IBM Integration Bus, ...). Because of this it would be better, if the IMS TM Resource Adapter setPassword would automatically treat passwords with a length extending 8 characters as passphrases instead of requiring to use the setPasswordPhrase method instead. Other IMS connectors like the IMS Universal JDBC Driver have implemented the passphrase support like this, which makes it much easier to migrate from passwords to passphrases and avoids issues with other products based on these connectors. 

Idea priority Urgent
  • Admin
    Haley Fung
    Apr 8, 2026

    It is our mission, within IMS, to deliver high quality code to our clients. Our goal is that this enhancement continues to help drive success for your company!

    I am excited to share with you that we have successfully resolved the issue in the requested Idea IMSTM-I-366.

    The issue has been resolved via IMS service process: IMS TM resource adapter V15.3.7 / APAR: PH69543

    For more information, please see the details in the support page -

    https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ims-transaction-manager-tm-resource-adapter-version-15#v1537

    Thank you!

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