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Search results: Data Replication: IMS / VSAM

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CHCCLP - Return Code Handling in Mainframe and LUW platform

Provide return codes for individual CHCCLP instructions and add features to CHCCLP script to evaluate return code (e.g., if...then...else...) before proceeding with subsequent instructions. Additionally, include an option to set return codes back ...
about 2 months ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM  / Classic Change Data Capture 1 Under review

Provide a consolidate report that list all subscriptions and their STATE and STATUS on a specific source

We need a consolidate report that list all subscriptions and their state and status (similar to the CDA subscription display list that shows a list of all subscriptions and their state. Ideally we will like to have a Stand alone utility that conso...

Update sample SMF166 record to include the STCNAME

On systems with more than one source and target server the SMF 166 record contains only the subscription 8 character name. Having the STCNAME for the Source and Target servers in the records will allow for easier monitoring and reporting using the...

Product should have a more "visible" message when memory limits are being approached, instead of a cryptic message hidden in the sysout.

Currently when the a Datareplication started task starts having memory issues (messagepoolsize), the only indication of this is an error code (RC(08), SpcRC(006A004E)) related to memory allocation that comes out in the sysout/sysprnt of the job th...

Exit with non-zero return code or abend after a subroutine or other abend

IMS CDC terminates with a zero return code after one of its IMS subroutines abends -- 'playing havoc' with customer replication processes and schedules. IBM Cases TS002591910 and TS002591963 detail the troubling, non-mainframe behavior of IMS CD...
almost 6 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 1 Delivered

VSAM Replication ends in error when a CF Structure is rebuild and has to be manually restarted.

When a CF Structure is rebuilt Replication ends in error with CECC0209E - error code 150011.Replication has to be restarted manually (or by our automation) when this occurs.We recognise that a CF rebuild is a rare event but it would be useful if R...
almost 8 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 1 Delivered

Classic CDC DFSPPUE0 should show connection info

Currently the DFSPPUE0 exit will only display connection info on a successful connection--but not if there is an error. It should display the connection info it is using ESPECIALLY if there is an error. It would be especially useful if it would al...
over 8 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 1 Delivered

Retrun SQL code to verify

My customer is developing an application that issues SQL to DB2 using the CLASSIC FEDERATION(CF).CF handles the SQL code other than 0 and +100 as errors and does not return it.The user is unable to handle the SQL code and is unable to develop a va...
over 6 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 0 Not under consideration

SSIDEXCLUDELIST - Generic namesc

It would be very helpful to have the possibility to code some generic names in the Classic Change Data Capture for IMS z/OS in the parameter field SSIDEXCLUDELIST. In some cases, customers need to code several hundred or thousands of names which o...
almost 6 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM  / Data Replication for IMS for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Enable Audit logs for Balancing

Enable Audit logs for Balancing Currently no Audit logs available for balancing. Manual review of the logs. API's available for custom coding to pull the event logs.
over 7 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 1 Not under consideration