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Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS

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Add DVM Studio to IBM Installation Manager

We are preparing to license DVM software and implement it across our production systems starting mid-March 2021. Applications are planning initial use of DVM in production starting the end of March 2021 with a full production rollout in June 2021....
about 3 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

Write JGate messages to Trace Browse

When using JGate we currently need to look in multiple logs in order to put together a complete picture of what happens during a given transaction. We would like for JGate to have the ability to write messages back to the trace browse on the calli...
over 2 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

zCEE and DVM using JWT token for authentication

Wile executing a RESTful API that uses a Data Virtualization Manager service, it is resulting with an AVZ7200E abend when a JWT token is used for authentication/authorization. The same API is executed properly with no abend when using Basic Authen...
almost 3 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 3 Planned for future release

Enable instances of a virtual table using a PSB/PCB using a PROCSEQ to use an alternate index (non-root)

Per IBM instances of a virtual table using a PSB/PCB using a PROCSEQ to use an alternate index are only supported for indexes on the ROOT segment. This severely impacts performance for DVM access to IMS data which performs well via IMS using secon...
almost 4 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 3 Future consideration

Allow the configuration of multiple users to access JDBC Gateway administrative console

As stated https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7124613 currently there is no option available to configure multiple users to access the JDBC Gateway administrative console.Only a single user (web client) can access the JDBC Gateway administrativ...
3 days ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Submitted

Configure multi-user login for DVM JGATE admin site

Scenario: Currently the only way to access the DVM JGATE site (https://db2_subsystem:port/gateway) is to use the admin username and password established during the DVM installation. The data sources within the interface are managed by us, the DB2 ...
29 days ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Under review

Modernizing ADABAS: Optimizing INSERT into Adabas Virtual Tables

One of the key points in a modernization project for a site with Adabas is to “normalize” Adabas Data Model. DVM offers a normalized Data Model for any Adabas file, converting MU/PE fields into auxiliary Tables. This normalization has a cost: you ...
11 months ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Provide CDC integration with DVM

Provide the ability for DVM to interface with CDC for both VSAM and IMS data sources. Support a mechanism to keep DVM extracted data up to date to meet SLAs related to data currency.
about 4 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 1 Planned for future release

JDBC gateway managment and installation improvements

We have segregation of duties in our environment and very strict use of super user authority. Who install the product, install it using a specific RACF group. The start/stop of the JDBC process will be given by the userid of the automation tool, o...
about 15 hours ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Submitted

Export/Import from JDBC gateway file location

From JDBC gateway administrative console Selecting file > export The export of the Personal Data Sources has a pre-defined path (on server) that is not changeable and indicates the installation path by default. While the export of Repositories ...
2 days ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Submitted