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Add global option support for STA, STO and PST TRAN commands.

Enabling PLEXPARM for IMS transactions allows setting a global status for IMS AREAS, DBS and TRANS. However for transactions the only way to set this is via the update transaction command. IMS RACF OPERCMDS settings cannot be configured for to all...
3 months ago in IMS System Services / Commands 0 Under review

Keyword 'ALL' needed for /DIS STATUS command

Current /DIS STATUS command can be issued without any keywords (/DIS STATUS.), which can result in massive output message for all IMS resources generated to WTO.This affects system operator's operation. This also affects throughput of workloa...
over 3 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 1 Not under consideration

Keyword 'ALL' needed for /DIS STATUS command

Current /DIS STATUS command can be issued without any keyword, which can result in massive output messages for all IMS resources generated to WTO.This can impact the operations of system operators. It also affects overall workload throughput due t...
9 months ago in IMS System Services / Commands 2 Not under consideration

Bypass combined DBRC UNAUTH request for multiple AREAs

/DBR DB and /DBR AREA commands can issue the DBRC UNAUTH request for a list of AREAs, the maximum number of AREAs in one list being 160. When the UNAUTH request is isseued for a list of AREAs, the RECON can be reserved for a long period of time. T...
8 months ago in IMS System Services / Commands 0 Under review

Refresh application programs in a MPR with persistent JVM

IMS with MPP with persistent JVM. CANCEL_PGM=NO and COBOL main transaction programs calling JAVA methods via COBOL Object Oriented Wrapper and JNI APIs. The Language Environment enclave remains active during all the MPR lifetime in order to keep t...
about 6 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 2 Future consideration

Transaction Userid should be used for the authorization of Commands submitted by MPP Pgm through CSLOMCMD or REXX SPOC API

Currently the Userid used to submit a Command through CSLOMCMD Macro used by a AOP Program that runs in a MPP within the processing of a Transaction is the MPP Region Userid and not the Userid of the User that submitted the Transaction.IMS should ...
over 11 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 3 Not under consideration

DB Quiesce without RM in IMSPLEX

We have an application which has 20 single IMS production systems on 10 LPARS (2 IMS each) in one IMSPLEX . Every day at 00:00 AM we have to “DBR” all databases for a consistency point for the application. The procedure of stopping the application...
over 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 2 Not under consideration

SPOC Audit trail doesn't write batch job name/id number

When we submit batch SPOC, the audit trail doesn't write job name and job number to identify the job ran that executed so and so commands.
over 5 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 3 Not under consideration

QRY TRAN SHOW(ALL) - does not show ENQ Count

The TYPE-2 command QRY TRAN SHOW(ALL) does not provide a ENQ count, We would like the ENQ Count added when a QRY TRAN SHOW(ALL) is done.
almost 6 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 4 Not under consideration

added granularity to security around commands

TYPE-1 commands allowing granting a user start, stop, lock, and unlock authority separate from the authority to change other metadata, such as changing a TRAN from parallel to serial or setting EDITUC. TYPE-2 commands should support this, too, but...
over 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 1 Not under consideration

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