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Improve function to suppress writing x'99' logs for updates conducted by IIDR Target Server

MUFG bank is planning replication in both direction ( Source <-> Target) using IIDR for IMS , so the settings to enable write out of x'99' log is same for Target System and Source System.However within the x'99' log, the logs which are writt...
over 6 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 2 Delivered

Please increase FPBUF,FPBOF and CNBA limits

Please increase FPBUF,FPBOF and CNBA limits for IIDR for IMS replication.The customer met CECI0021E Status code:FR on APPLY server.The BMP application specified NBA=3000,OBA=4000 on the source IMS server.The DFSPZPxx set FPBUF=200,FPBOF=999, and C...
over 8 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 1 Delivered

Change DFS2440W to an error message and cause RC8 instead of RC4

During execution of an ACBGEN of a PSB that contains a PCB with FP database, processing sequence of FP secondary index and processing option of insert and/or delete, a warning with RC=04 is returned. The warning message is as follows: DFS2440W INV...
almost 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 1 Delivered

DEDB Alter

DEDB Alter utility needs the support to add one or more DEDB Areas anywhere of a DEDB database.
almost 12 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 6 Delivered

FPSI Indexing Suspension Security Capability

This addresses the FPSI (Fast Path Secondary Indexing) capability that arrived with IMS V12. Currently, FPSI functionality can be deliberately suspended for BMP processes by specifying a //DFSCTL DD card. This is something that can be done by any ...
over 8 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 1 Delivered