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    Add new keyword to retry DBD allocation during TAKEOVER phase to prevent abend when database is in use

    We are requesting a new option in ORF to delay dataset allocation retries by a configurable X-minute interval, with up to Y retry attempts. This would align with Db2’s behavior of reattempting writer drains during reorganization, helping to avoid ...
    6 months ago in IMS Online Reorganization Facility for z/OS / Product functionality 3 Future consideration

    Perform Batch Reanalysis on FA Originating LPAR in SYSPLEX

    This idea would benefit all users who run Fault Analyzer in a sysplex environment, use Fault History Views that cover history files from different LPARs in said sysplex, and have LPAR specific dependencies where running the batch reanalysis on an ...
    27 days ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 0

    Change the timing of the first ASMTDLI call to shorten database unavailability during takeover phase

    We are looking for a way to shorten the database unavailability during the Online Reorg takeover phase. At present, in some cases the database is unavailable for up to 3 minutes. ORF team investigated with IMS team, From the results of the investi...
    about 1 year ago in IMS Online Reorganization Facility for z/OS / Product functionality 2 Future consideration

    IMS ORF to invoke IMS Index Builder independently to be able to rebuild the Indexes while the Main DB and indexes are active in the control regions.

    In order to rebuild the Prim or Secondary indexes, the Main DB and indexes must be taken offline. If the Index build utility can be invoked by ORF and perform the Index maintenance using the Shadow copy, the main database and indexes will remain a...
    over 3 years ago in IMS Online Reorganization Facility for z/OS / Product functionality 1 Future consideration

    Request to provide a ZAP or work around for Fault analyzer v16 to read LE delimiter separator character from default "/" to "\".

    Request to provide a ZAP or work around for Fault analyzer v16 to read LE delimiter separator character from default "/" to "\".We do have a zos usermod in one of client system which changes the LE delimiter separator character from "/" to "\" and...
    8 months ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Future consideration

    Make IBM Fault analyzer to work with BLKOFF option as well

    In our organization we have used BLKOFF as default option while compiling programs and now to introduce Fault analyzer its not an easy transition as by default we are not able to use the existing compile listing as side files. We have to re-compil...
    11 months ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Future consideration

    IMS ORF to fix Pointer Errors with Multi Databases that are Logically Related.

    Regarding the use of IMS ORF. While The 3 databases were having Pointer errors, The ORF completed the reorganization of the 3 logically related databases. CC=0000. Prefixes were resolved and updated. However, After ORF ran successfully, the Pointe...
    over 1 year ago in IMS Online Reorganization Facility for z/OS / Product functionality 2 Future consideration

    FA Eclipse: Show variable content in Cobol Source

    I want to see the contents of working-storage/linkage variables in the opened Cobol source (e.g. with mouseover / hover-over) when using the Eclipse plugin for Fault Analyzer and open the programs source code
    over 4 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Fault Analayzer should be able to provide abended file and records involved in the abend

    When I open a fault analyzer report for abended job I want to get the file name and all the bad records information which causes the abend.
    over 8 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Have IDIS leave a re-usable ASID after it's stopped.

    Fault Analyzer's IDS STC leaves its ASID un-reusable. Modify IDIS to allow its address space to be reused.
    almost 4 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

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