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IMS Transaction Manager

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Non-Stop TRAN and PSB

Customer requests Non-Stop TRAN and PSB to avoid DFS065 and U0456. IMS stops transaction when transaction abend occurs. Following transactions are not processed and DFS065 message is sent back to the input terminal until /STA TRAN command is issue...
about 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 3 Delivered

Passphrase support for HWSSMPL1 (connect API)

HWSSMPL1 does not support passphrase and we need passphrase support for HWSSMPL1. One of our major application uses connect API which use HWSSMPL1 and we are looking at strengthening password using passphrase.
about 6 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 4 Delivered

Request ALTPCB output support ICON SENDRECV mode

For client who use SENDRECV interaction, it wait for IMS region response by ISRT IOPCB. However, when IMS region use ISRT ALTPCB to send message, the output message keep in HOLDQ and client need to use RESUME TPIPE to receive the response message....
about 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Message Queue Management 1 Delivered

PassTicket support in IMS Connect API for Java when it is used to submit IMS type-2 commands to OM

Our program provides API services for various z/OS subsystems through Zowe Single-Sign-On (SSO) service. Any API service that supports RACF PassTicket can join this SSO. Db2 for z/OS supports PassTicket-based user authentication. To make all IMS s...
over 2 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 2 Delivered

IMS parameter at MPP region to choose wich userid pass at DB2 signon

Currently IMS pass at DB2 signon the transaction userid. We would like to have a parameter for MPP region (on transaction perhaps),to choose which to indicate to DB2 to use as userid at signon: transaction userid, MPP region userid jcl,...
over 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Terminal Management 1 Delivered

changed default for APPCMAX in DFSDCxxx

The default APPCMAX=(5000,1000000) in DFSDCxxx is too high. The value 64_bit_max should be much smaller, may be 0.With the current default IMS installations can end up with an IMS SBND (sick but not dead) situation. IMS storage is protected wherea...
over 4 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 3 Delivered

IMS 15 Continous Delivery optional function

Assumption: I get a new optional function. I can turn this function on and off by command. I can turn this function on by parameter in a proclib member. Now I'm in production and want to prevent anyone from switching off this feature via command. ...
about 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Delivered

Don't stop PGM on abend

A lot of our jobs are running IMSBATCH only for GSAM feature (only DB2 access)We are using GSAM for repositionning/restart capabilityAll these jobs are running with the same BMP which contains 10 input files (in01 to in10) and 20 output files (OUT...
almost 6 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 3 Delivered

Raise IMS/Connect 50 port limitation

Increase the IMS/Connect port limitation of 50.
almost 10 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 0 Delivered

IMS release level incorrect in INQY ENVIRON data output in IMS 15.2

In IMS 15.2, the INQY ENVIRON call still returns the IMS release level 15.1 (x'0000151F'). Therefore, can you provide the correct IMS release level to the INQY ENVIRON call please.
almost 3 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 3 Delivered

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