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Search results: Data Replication: IMS / VSAM

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Diff function for produce log records after VSAM files are REPROed

Many customers are using IDCAM REPRO to update/replace the whole VSAM file during a nightly batch job. The repro operation does not create records in the logstream. As a result, user has to perform REFRESH to resynchronize the target database. Som...

Provide a command to display the logstream starting point timestamp

The log scan starting point for a LOGSTREAM is based on all files defined to that LOGSTREAM , that value seem to be also store on the subscription Bookmark. We will like that starting point to be externalized via a command , at this moment that va...

Log updates replicated by CFC1 writer tasks to the target file's logreplicate logstream

If an application owner asks if you can verify when or if a specific update was replicated to the target site, there isn't any diagnostic information available to confirm if/when the update was replicated, since the updates applied via a CFC1 writ...
almost 6 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM  / Data Replication for VSAM for z/OS 1 Delivered

Enhance DELETE control statement to allow "older than xx" option.

The idea is to allow another option on the delete statement. Currently it accepts Start time and End time. I would like to see a 3rd option of "older than xx", where xx could be 10 days or whatever value is specified. This would allow a scheduled ...

Ability to set target files to OPE ENA in apply CICS region

Currently replication OPEns and then CLO ENAs the target files in the apply CICS region as part of the initial checks when replication is started. We need the CFC3 transaction to OPE ENA the target files to ensure that the status of the files are ...
over 7 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 0 Delivered

Single Table Definition for Multiple VSAM files in CDA

Single Table Definition for Multiple VSAM files in CDA We partition VSAM files into 10, for better performance, all these 10 files have same structure, just data is partitionedWould need an ability to MAP all these 10 files into a single Table on ...
over 7 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 1 Delivered

Option to force apply an update which is failing due to a before image mis-match

Would be very useful to have the ability to chose to force apply an update if a file is out-of-sync from the source. We are using adaptive apply and have experienced CECW0025I messsages (for example) because the before image of a record does not m...
almost 8 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 1 Delivered