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64 Bit Addressing for Full Function DB Buffer Pools

Exploitation of 64 bit address space for Full Function DB for both OSAM and VSAM buffer pools (similar to current DB2's capabiltities).
over 8 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Not under consideration

64 Bit Addressing for Full Function DB Buffer Pools

Exploitation of 64 bit address space for Full Function DB for both OSAM and VSAM buffer pools (similar to current DB2's capabiltities).
over 4 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 4 Not under consideration

Add additional statistics to the DLRACCT stats area

Adding additional metrics to the DLRACCT data area will provide better insight into where units of work are spending time and help identify bottlenecks. Currently, field DLRESAF provides a total number of ESAF Normal calls. Would like to see this ...
over 2 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Not under consideration

Initial READ-Intent for a PCB until a DLI GET-HOLD call or ISRT call is issued

All PCBs in a PSB should have an initial Read-Intent regardless which PROCOPT is coded. If an Update-Intent is coded for a PCB it only should become active when the first GET-HOLD call or ISRT call is issued against that PCB. This will cause fewer...
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 0 Not under consideration

Move DLI OSAM and VSAM control blocks above the bar

There are many OSAM and VSAM storage control blocks that are currently stored below the line. The use of HALDB databases and number of databases datasets defined to IMS is always increasing. HALDB also requires additional dataset to cater for Seco...
about 6 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Not under consideration

DL/I Call Resource Governor

IMS should support a resource governor facility which can abort an inflight DL/I call after a certain amount of CPU, I/O, or elapsed time. The abort should abend the UR. This will help prevent situations where a problematic long running DL/I call ...
over 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 2 Not under consideration

USE EXEC SQLIMS with CCSID 1390

One of the three mega bank in Japan requires to use EXEC SQLIMS language support with CCSID 1390. EXEC SQLIMS language support is indispensable for their on-going project.
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Not under consideration

Dynamic allocation of Full Function databases from Recon

IMS Fast Path database datasets are dynamically allocated using the information registered in the Recon datasets. We would like the same to apply to Full Function databases.
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 0 Not under consideration

Issues with DLI Batch Backout and Checkpoints

Current Situation The situation is: IMS 12.1, batch jobs running in DLI mode, dynamic backout is not enabled, no IRLM, no RSR tracking, DBRC is Force, databases are registered to DBRC, application program takes checkpoints. Our normal procedure is...
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 3 Not under consideration

IMS

We are running online image copy using DFSUICC0 utilitySometimes we can have up to 50 image copy jobs running in parallelWhen too many jobs are running in parallel, we get rid of CSA because DFSUICC0 is running in 24 bit mode Would it be possible ...
about 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 2 Not under consideration

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