IMS 15 continuous delivery functions

IMS functions are delivered using PTFs as part of the IMS continuous delivery enhancement process and allow you to use new enhancements faster and more frequently.

The following tables describe new IMS functions that are provided as part of the IMS continuous delivery process:

IMS system continuous delivery enhancements
IMS Database Manager delivery enhancements
IMS Transaction Manager delivery enhancements

Some new IMS functions affect IMS Tools. To keep your IMS Tools working as expected, you must apply the APARs/PTFs specified in the 'IMS Tools' column. For a list of functions delivered as part of the continuous delivery process for the IMS Tools family of products, see IMS Tools: New Functions Available via Continuous Delivery.

New functions that are not enabled by default can be enabled statically by defining the function as enabled in the appropriate member of the IMS PROCLIB data set and cold starting IMS. Some statically enabled functions can be disabled by defining the function as disabled in the appropriate member of the IMS PROCLIB data set and cold starting IMS. Other functions, due to either technical or strategic requirements, or because they do not impact IMS until you choose to use them, are enabled by default after you install the PTF.

In the following tables, the information about "Can be enabled dynamically" and "Can be disabled dynamically" indicates that a function can be enabled or disabled dynamically by using the UPD IMSFUNC command.

Table 1. IMS system continuous delivery enhancements
APAR/PTF	PTF availability date	Applicable IMS environments	Dynamic and global enablement	Function description	IMS Tools
PI83839/UI52153	11 Dec 2017	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: Yes	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	Function level activation control enhancement	Not impacted
PI75575/UI54239 PI82325/UI54815	6 Mar 2018 2 Apr 2018	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally: No	Data set support for zHyperWrite	Not impacted
PI85328/UI57462, UI57463	31 Jul 2018	DBCTL: No DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally: No	Displaying RACF sign-on messages	IMS Extended Terminal Option Support 3.2: PH04092/UI60354 Others: Not impacted
PI95173/UI55198, UI55199	18 Apr 2018	DBCTL: No DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally: No	Generic return code enhancement for RACF verifications (IMS - SGNGENRC OPTION)	Not impacted
PI94909/UI55527	28 Apr 2018	DBCTL: No DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally: No	Generic return code enhancement for RACF verifications (IMS CONNECT - RACFGENRC OPTION)	Not impacted
PI91859/UI55921	19 May 2018	DBCTL: No DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	IMS Connect message HWSC0010I enhancement	Not impacted
PI83756/UI53418	4 Apr 2018	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally: No	Fast Path DEDB area data sets (ADS) encryption	IMS Fast Path Solution Pack: IMS Tools and data set encryption support Others: Not impacted
PI95663/UI57273	21 Jul 2018	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	IMS Universal Database resource adapter connectivity enhancement for WebSphere Application Server Liberty	Not impacted
PI94550/UI56602	19 Jun 2018	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: Yes	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: Yes	IVP support for 8-character TSO/E user IDs on z/OS 2.3	Not impacted
PH02149/UI61325	20 Feb 2019	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally: No	Dynamic enablement of zHyperWrite enhancement	Not impacted
PI99040/UI58288 PH02135/UI58345	8 Sep 2018	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: No Batch: Yes	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally: No	RACF PassTicket support for DRDA clients enhancement	IMS Connect Extensions 3.1: PH16143/UI65791 Others: Not impacted
PH00581/UI58235	8 Sep 2018	DBCTL: No DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	UPDATE TRAN command enhancement	Not impacted
PH01551/UI59302	27 Oct 2018	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	IMS restart message enhancement	Not impacted
PH04044/UI60475	4 Jan 2019	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	Starting Common Service Layer components enhancement	Not impacted
PH16612/UI67189, UI67190	31 Dec 2019	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: No Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally: Yes	INIT OLC TYPE(ACBMBR) command enhancement	Not impacted
PH14457/UI65422, UI65423, UI65424, UI65425, UI65426	25 Sep 2019	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: Yes	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally: No	IMS installed level API (DFSGVRM) enhancement	IMS Recovery Expert: PH19397/UI66692 IMS Cloning Tool 1.2: PH18926/UI66638 Others: Not impacted
PI97302/ UI59327 PH05433/UI61285 APAR PH03426 for IMS Universal Drivers	27 Oct 2018 15 Feb 2019 30 Oct 2018	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: No Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	Database segment mapping enhancement	Not impacted
PH07679/UI62878	10 July 2019	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: No Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally:No	ODBM RAS U210 prevention enhancement	Not impacted
PH14059/UI65556	28 Sep 2019	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: Yes	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	Data privacy for diagnostics support for IMS 64-bit storage	Not impacted
PH16409/UI66831	14 Dec 2019	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: Yes	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	REXXIMS MAPDEF packed decimal function enhancement	Not impacted
PH05432/UI60488	8 Jan 2019	DBCTL: Not applicable DCCTL: Yes Batch: Not applicable	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	STOP REGION command enhancement for MPP and JMP	Not impacted
PI99293/UI58053	28 Aug 2018	DBCTL: No DCCTL: No Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	Log record PARDLI flag enhancement	Not impacted
PH15062/UI70312	1 Jul 2020	DBCTL: No DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	IMS support for IBM z/OS Workload Interaction Correlator	Not impacted
PH02698/UI58748 PH00366/UI58745	3 Oct 2018	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	Open Database Manager (ODBM) and JDBC driver support for INIT STATUS Group call	Not impacted
PH17307/UI68217	6 Mar 2020	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: Yes	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally:No	IMS installed level enhancement in the IMS Monitor log record	IMS Performance Analyzer 4.4: PH22481/UI68673 IMS Problem Investigator 2.4: PH23704/UI69102 IMS Problem Investigator 2.5: PH23716/UI69234
PH 25586/UI71410	9 Sep 2020	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: No Batch: Yes	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally:No	HEX and binary literal support in JDBC SQL queries	Not impacted
PH14651/UI65540	27 Sep 2019	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally:No	Password phrase enhancement for IMS Connect	Not impacted
PH14157/UI64958	27 Aug 2019	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally:No	ByteBuffers in the IMS Universal JDBC and DL/I Interfaces	Not impacted
PH33024/UI76067	30 Jun 2021	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: Yes	Can be enabled: Yes Can be disabled: Yes Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally:No	ACEE creation and management enhancement for ESAF Db2 interface	Not impacted
PH 31457/UI UI76732	19 Aug 2021	DBCTL: No DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: Yes Can be disabled: Yes Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally:No	Non-stop TRAN and PSB after an application abends	Not impacted
PH24963/UI76510	30 Jul 2021	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: Not applicable	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	IMS Fast Monitor (FASTMON) user exit enhancement	Not impacted
PH42600/UI80770	31 May 2022	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: Not applicable	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	IMS compliance control blocks support	IBM Security zSecure Suite 2.5.0: OA63173/ UJ08291 IBM Z Security and Compliance Center (IBM zSCC)
PH41890/UI81659	26 Jul 2022	DBCTL: No DCCTL: Yes Batch: Not applicable	Can be enabled: Yes Can be disabled: Yes Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally: No	IMS Connect send-only with error protocol enhancement	Not impacted

Table 2. IMS Database Manager continuous delivery enhancements
APAR/PTF	PTF availability date	Applicable IMS environments	Dynamic and global enablement	Function description	IMS Tools
PH39492/UI80985	June 2022	DBCTL: No DCCTL: No Batch: Yes	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally: No	IMS Catalog API (CATALOG API ENHANCEMENT TO GET)	Not impacted
PI96063/UI55336	21 Apr 2018	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: No Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	GSAM processing data set pre-allocation for the IMS Catalog Populate (DFS3PU00) utility	Not impacted
PI84981/UI53467 PI84986/UI54029	17 Feb 2018 27 Feb 2018	DBCTL: No DCCTL: No Batch: Yes	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	IMS catalog API enhancement (CATALOG API ENHANCEMENTS TO OPEN, LIST, GET AND CLOSE FOR BOTH)	Not impacted
PI90082/UI55179	18 Apr 2018	DBCTL: No DCCTL: No Batch: Yes	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	IMS catalog API enhancement (CATALOG API DFS3CATQ - AUTO DETECT OF THE BSDS HLQ)	Not impacted
PI94682/UI56399	15 Jun 2018	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally: No	ODBM Security Options Enhancement	Not impacted
PI79109/UI53032	20 Jan 2018	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	Preallocation of ADS for DEDB created by DDL with SDEP defined	Not impacted
PI96872/UI57675	4 Aug 2018	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: No Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	Fast Path secondary index database maintenance enhancement	Not impacted
PI95617/UI56768	23 Jun 2018	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: Yes	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	DFS982I message text enhancement	Not impacted
PH02205/UI58583	20 Sep 2018	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: Yes Batch: Yes	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	DFS1769W error code enhancement	Not impacted
PH00728/UI59377, UI59378	8 Nov 2018	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: No Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally: No	Data capture suppression enhancement	Not impacted
PI89178/UI59937	29 Nov 2018	DBCTL: No DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally: No	DCCTL enhancement to support IMS management of ACBs	Not impacted
PH09142/UI64750	16 Aug 2019	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: No Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally: No	IMPORT DEFN SOURCE(CATALOG) command enhancements (NOCHECK option)	Not impacted
PI83433/UI65332	19 Sept 2019	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: No Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	IMPORT DEFN SOURCE(CATALOG) command enhancements (NAME option)	Not impacted
PI96542/UI67109	20 Dec 2019	DBCTL: Yes DCCTL: No Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally: No	GSAM DBD enhancement	Not impacted

Table 3. IMS Transaction Manager continuous delivery enhancements
APAR/PTF	PTF availability date	Applicable IMS environments	Dynamic and global enablement	Function description	IMS Tools
PI82826/UI52624	6 Jan 2018	DBCTL: No DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	IMS ICAL PROCESSING FOR SYNCHRONOUS PROGRAM SWITCH NEEDS TO SUPPORT THE DFSMSCE0 EXIT FOR WORKLOAD ROUTER PROCESSING.	Not impacted
PI88409/UI54735, UI54736	2 Apr 2018	DBCTL: No DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	OTMA transaction pipe cleanup enhancement	Not impacted
PI96089/UI57596	4 Aug 2018	DBCTL: No DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	SPLITTING OUT OTMA CLIENT'S ACK/NAK MESSAGES TO A NEW IMS ITASK IN ORDER TO AVOID DELAY FOR TPIPE PROCESSING	Not impacted
PI81171/UI62316, UI62317	5 Apr 2019	DBCTL: No DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally: No	OTMA ACEE flood control enhancement	Not impacted
PI94954/UI61211	13 Feb 2019	DBCTL: No DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	OTMA conversational transaction timeout enhancement	Not impacted
PH00002/UI62030	22 Mar 2019	DBCTL: No DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	Reduce LUMP storage for OTMA commit-then-send messages enhancement	Not impacted
PH09313/UI64359, UI64360	25 Jul 2019	DBCTL: No DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally: No	MFS sign-on format support for RACF password phrases	IMS Extended Terminal Option Support 3.2: PH14600/UI64580 Others: Not impacted
PH02371/UI65336	19 Sep 2019	DBCTL: No DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	Enhancement for the processing of OTMA commit-then-send messages in shared-queues environments	Not impacted
PH24997/UI70314, UI70315	2 Jul 2020	DBCTL: No DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally: No	Static VTAM transaction output security enhancement	Not impacted
PH17832/UI68699, UI68700	1 Apr 2020	DBCTL: No DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: No Must be applied globally: No	OTMA lightweight transaction pipe enhancement	Not impacted
PH37140/UI78199,	24 Nov 2021	DBCTL: No DCCTL: Yes Batch: No	Can be enabled: No Can be disabled: No Enabled by default: Yes Must be applied globally: No	31-bit COBOL and 64-bit Java interoperability	Not impacted