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Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS

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Remove the need to have SEF (Update) in order to create Web Service directories.

We want our application areas to control the creation of their own virtual tables/views and the web services structures. Currently SEF (Update) is required for the creation of Web Service directories. This access would also give them the ability t...
about 4 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

Utilize IMS Dynamic Allocation Library for IMS Direct access

Currently DVM requires that RECON datasets be utilized for IMS Direct access. RECON datasets are not used in our test environments since DBRC is not enabled. The same information can be pulled from the dynamic allocation libraries, which are typic...
over 4 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

Allow configuration to specify hlq for MMAP and MFL datasets

Currently, when users are creating a Web Service directory, they are prompted to provide a High Level Qualifier for the MMAP dataset. If they provide their own ID, DVM will successfully create the dataset, but does not have access to it resulting ...
over 4 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

Allow DVM to access alternative credentials from a RACF or ICSF repository instead of using global variables

We would like for DVM to be able to seamlessly access RACF in order to retrieve alternative credentials for users that are accessing data behind LDAP security. The current solution is to use AVZDRATH utility to create the alternative credentials...
over 4 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

Ability for DVM subsystem started task ID use an alternative ID when connecting to other systems (DB2, IMS, JGate,etc.)

The ID that we use to run DVM is not able to connect to other systems (DB2, IMS, JGate,etc.) via password, passticket, etc. During startup, DVM attempts to connect to these systems in order to collect metadata. These connections fail, which causes...
over 4 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Studio enhancement to add a "Validate SQL" action in the right-click context menu for the SQL Editor

This would be similar to the current "Execute SQL" action, except a SQL on one or more selected statements would be performed, and the results would be written to the SQL Messages tab (success or SQL Exception).
about 5 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

Specify User Exit routine name when defining IMS-DB virtual table

In Japan, most IMS user customers, especially in financial sector, have their roll-your-own program modules called "DBI" (database interface), and database access must be made through DBI always. DBI provides, for example, data compression/de-comp...
about 5 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

Provide detailed information about User Exit interface in product manual

Some of the IBM software products such as IMS, Db2 and Db2 HPU, etc. provide User Exit interface to enhance the product's capability to customers' particular requirements. Such products usually have a corresponding chapter or appendix in their pro...
about 5 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

Japanese translation of user interfaces

For Japanese customers, Japanese translation of user interfaces, such as messages, help texts, GUI and CUI panels are required in addition to product manuals.For example, Japanese translation of the following components, are needed; - GUI (graphic...
about 5 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

Apply Copybook when defining Db2 for z/OS virtual table

(This IDEA item was written based on a customer requirement revealed in DVM POC test at customer site.) So far, customer cannot apply COBOL copybook (assembler DSECT, PL/I DCL statements, etc. also) when defining DBMS (RDBMS) virtual table includi...
about 5 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

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