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Search results: Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS

DVM ACI Request-Level UOW Visibility

DVM ACI EXCI environments lack a built-in way to identify individual request/UOW boundaries for operational monitoring and performance analysis. IBM support confirmed that DVM ACI does not issue CICS SYNCPOINTs and currently recommends application...
about 18 hours ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS Submitted

Transaction support for BMC IAM Files in Data Virtualization Manager

Currently DVM does not support managing transactions against native IAM files unless the IAM files are accessed through the DVM CICS interface. Ability to control commit and rollback frequency with IAM files and DVM without requiring CICS may be i...
18 days ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS Submitted

Please correct to execute a complete search if the primary key of IMS-DB is specified in || (concatination).

When executing SQL, a complete search is not performed but a search of all counts is performed if the primary key of IMS-DB is specified in || (concatination). This is poor performance to use DVM.Please correct to execute a complete search even if...
about 1 year ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS Future consideration

DVM: Limit number of active user JDBC connections, and queue excessive connections

Problem: We are having an issue when a user is issuing multiple SQL queries in batch at the same time to DVM server, using jdbc connection, which is resulting in storage shortage errors, and failure of the query. Workaround: IBM support has provid...
26 days ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS Under review

In AVZSIN00 - for the Define Database section the NAME parameter 4 chars is a limit

The name parameter has a limit of 4 chars. It is the connection name that user can see on DVM studio. Our external databases have names with more character and to have to convert them to only 4 could be a limit.For example ORAT1SRV need to be codi...
over 1 year ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS Not under consideration

DVM: new parameter which allows customer to chose if they get Client LAN id or TSO user id in QWHCEUID field

Most DB2 connection types reflect the TSO User ID in QWHCEUID.DVM Studio is an exception, it shows LAN ID in QWHCEUID. Allowing change RACF in this field, will allow for consistency in reporting user id across different DB2 connection types.
about 1 month ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS Under review

Possibility to customize name of Settings during export

This is meant as a further improvement of idea DVMZ-I-214. When exporting Repositories and JDBC Library settings it creates a Settings.zip file, It would be useful to have the ability to edit the name, as already possible for personal data sources...
over 1 year ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS Future consideration

DVM JDBC Gateway official documentation missing

The official DVM documentation does not provide the necessary steps to configure the DataSource connection configuration on JDBC Gateway using SSL and Kerberos on z/OS LPAR. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/dvm/1.1.0?topic=ssl-enabling-support https://...
over 2 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS Not under consideration

Oracle stored procedure support with DRDA-passthrough

We need to have support for Oracle Stored procedure and sequence using DRDA-passthrough. At the moment we have programs running on z/Os that are using Oracle client that is out of support and will no longer be working with the latest Oracle releas...
about 3 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS Not under consideration

Adding a search box for IMS Definitions when creating Virtual Tables

Currently, when creating IMS Virtual Tables, users must select a DBD and PSB from a dropdown list. However, since these follow a naming convention, finding the correct DBD or PSB can be time-consuming and inefficient. To improve usability, I propo...
over 1 year ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS Future consideration