Release notes for IMS Explorer for Development Version 3.3.3.0

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Note: SOAP Gateway is no longer supported. SOAP Gateway must be deployed and operated strictly within a secure, protected network environment. It is not designed or intended to be exposed to the internet or deployed in untrusted or publicly accessible environments. To maintain a secure deployment, ensure that all access is restricted to trusted internal systems and users within a controlled network perimeter. Deployment outside of these conditions may result in increased security risk.

For more information about SOAP Gateway and how to create secure connections, see IMS Enterprise Suite SOAP Gateway in the IMS Enterprise Suite 3.2 documentation.

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Description of releases

Release level Enhancements and fixes
December 2024
3.3.3.0 Enhancements
  • Support for Aqua 3.3 added.
  • Multiple features of IMS Explorer have been reworked, renamed, or removed. Feature and component names in the documentation have been updated as a result.
  • IMS Explorer 3.3.3.0 can no longer be installed as a stand alone product. It can only be installed in a shell-shared mode with IBM Explorer for z/OS or IBM Developer for z Systems.
  • The IMS Explorer product is now broken into two separate features that are both installed by default, and can alternatively be installed separately:
    • IMS Explorer Database Development
    • IMS Explorer Transaction Test
  • The IMS SQL Builder is replaced with the new IMS SQL Editor.
  • The Data Source Explorer is removed.
  • The Host Connections view is now used for all IMS connections.
November 2022
3.3.2.1 Enhancements
August 2022
3.3.2.0 Enhancements
  • Support for Aqua 3.2 added.
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Description of release 3.3.1.25

This release contains the following fix:

  • When IMS connection profile does not have the password saved, users are now prompted to enter password during catalog refresh and other operations.
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Description of release 3.3.1.24

This release contains the following fix:

  • Improvements and fixes related to GSAM databases support.
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Description of release 3.3.1.23

This release contains the following fix:

  • IMS Explorer is unable to show GSAM DBD source and doesn't allow COPYBOOKs describing the GSAM structure to be imported. This has been fixed, and GSAM DBDs can now be imported, edited, mapped and catalog-enabled.
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Description of release 3.3.1.22

This release contains the following fixes:

  • IMS Explorer shows PSBs not referencing a DBD anymore in IMS Catalog Navigation view.
  • IMS Explorer doesn't show all referencing PSBs.
  • This release adds logic for importing non-active PSBs and DBDs from the catalog.
  • This release enables IMS Source Importer to process GSAM database with SEGM statement.
  • Internal updates.
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Description of release 3.3.1.21

This release contains the following fix:

  • After importing complex copybooks, E4D fails to correctly move or edit fields.
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Description of release 3.3.1.20

This release contains the following fixes:

  • IMS Explorer stores redefine fields from COBOL copybook in reverse order. This issue is addressed.
  • IMS E4D does not generate the secondary Index information for a DEBD in the DLIDatabaseView class. This issue is addressed.
  • A newer version of Java Development Kit (JDK) is included.
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Description of release 3.3.1.19

This release contains the following fixes:

  • IMS Explorer does not generate COMMENT ON TABLESPACE (DATASET's REMARKS) for some DBD access type while generating the DDL statements. This issue is addressed.
  • A newer version of Java Development Kit (JDK) is included.
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Description of release 3.3.1.18

This release contains the following fixes:

  • Some values of the SRCH attribute in an XDFLD statement were missing in the generated DBD source. This issue is addressed.
  • DEDB with LCHILD that has more than 10 partitions cannot be processed by IMS Explorer for Development. This issue is addressed.
  • Some AT/TLS SSL settings for the catalog connection were lost after the initial creation of the connection, causing the import of IMS resources into a local IMS Explorer project to fail. This issue is addressed.
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Description of release 3.3.1.17

This release contains the following fixes:

  • IMS Explorer occasionally does not generate SRCH attributes correctly for the XDFLD statement in the DBD source. This problem is now addressed.
  • A newer version of Java Development Kit (JDK) is included.
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Description of release 3.3.1.16

This release contains the following fixes:

  • A newer version of Java Development Kit (JDK) is included.
  • Several internal updates.
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Description of release 3.3.1.15

This release contains the following fixes:

  • The password 8-character limit in the IMS Connect Interaction Properties RACF dialog has been removed to support the passphrase feature.
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Description of release 3.3.1.14

This release contains the following fixes:

  • IMS Explorer does not support the importing of COBOL copybook with level 88 values. This issue is addressed.
  • Data Source Explorer view does not show the schemas when the PSB used to create a database connection references a Fast Path DEDB that has MULTISEG=YES. This issue is addressed.
  • Both the DATASET FRSPC and SCAN values get lost during the DDL generation of a CREATE TABLESPACE statement. This issue is addressed.
  • A newer version of Java Development Kit (JDK) is included.
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Description of release 3.3.1.13

This release contains the following fixes:

  • IMS Explorer Task Launcher is enhanced to provide National Language Support (NLS).
  • A newer version of Java Development Kit (JDK) is included.
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Description of release 3.3.1.12

This release contains the following fixes:

  • IMS Explorer generated a bad DLIDatabaseView for a PSB referencing a DBD with secondary index when the target segment is also the source segment. This issue is addressed.
  • When IMS Explorer is installed with Data Studio, the pre-defined DB2 Client connections are not present in the Data Source Explorer view. This issue is addressed.
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Description of release 3.3.1.11

This release includes internal updates only.

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Description of release 3.3.1.10

This release contains the following fixes:

  • Importing a DBD with ACCESS=(INDEX,SHISAM) from IMS catalog failed with a NullPointerException. This issue is addressed.
  • A newer version of Java Development Kit (JDK) is included.
  • Several internal updates.
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Description of release 3.3.1.9

This release contains the following fix:

  • An input DBD source does not have a PSELOPT option for the XDFLD statement, but the generated DBD source has PSELOPT=M in the XDFLD statement. This issue is addressed.
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Description of release 3.3.1.8

This release contains the following fix:

  • When running an import of copybook members to a DBD segment, the resulting file list is not in name sorted sequence. This issue is addressed.
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Description of release 3.3.1.7

This release contains the following fixes:

  • A COBOL copybook with 'SIGN IS LEADINGSEPARATE CHARACTER' was not merged correctly into a transaction message. This issue is addressed.
  • A newer version of Java Development Kit (JDK) is included.
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Description of release 3.3.1.6

This release contains the following fix:

This release addresses the issue where IMS Explorer would throw a NullPointerException while building the list of test cases if files with an extension other than .ttc were encountered.

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Description of release 3.3.1.5

This release contains the following fixes:

  • A NullPointerException is thrown during Java™ metadata (DLIDatabaseView) class generation if an array field does not have sub-fields. This issue is addressed.
  • A newer version of Java Development Kit (JDK) is included.
  • The description in the online help about how to limit the number of retrieved rows for SQL statement runs was not accurate. The information in Limiting the number of retrieved rows for SQL statement runs has been updated.
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Description of release 3.3.1.4

This release contains the following fix:

  • Connections to query the IMS catalog sometimes succeeded but sometimes failed with a NullPointerException due to a timing issue. This issue is addressed.
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Description of release 3.3.1.3

This release includes internal updates only.

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Description of release 3.3.1.2

This release contains the following fix and update:

  • Previously specified partitioned data set (PDS) was not preserved, and PDS name had to be re-entered every time when users chose to import a data set in the import wizard.
  • A newer version of Java Development Kit (JDK) is included.
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Description of release 3.3.1.1

This release contains the following fix:

  • The SEARCHA attribute of a DATASET statement of a DBD was lost during the process of creating an IMS Explorer project with that DBD. This issue is addressed.
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Description of release 3.3.1

The following changes are included in the 3.3.1 release:

  • You can now create a new application interface or modify existing applications by adding, editing, and removing fields in the IMS Explorer Transaction Message Metadata Editor without having to modify the COBOL or PL/I source files. You can make the following changes:
    • Add or remove a field or data structure.
    • Identify and edit the data type of a field.
  • A Refresh button is added to the IMS Catalog Navigation view so you can quickly verify newly added IMS resources, such as after DDL CREATE statements are run, and get the latest database view.
  • You can now edit the external names (optional alias) for a PCB when you click Edit to modify a selected PCB statement in the table. Previously, the external names could only be manually modified, and manual changes could not be easily populated into the program definition model file (with a .psb file extension).
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Description of release 3.3.0

The following changes are included in the 3.3.0 release:
  • Version 3.3 of IMS Explorer is based on Eclipse Neon V4.6.
  • Functions related to IMS service creation for IBM® z/OS® Connect Enterprise Edition (z/OS Connect EE) are no longer provided in this version of IMS Explorer. For tooling support to create IMS services for z/OS Connect EE, see the following table.
    Table 1. IMS service creation support
    Version of z/OS Connect EE Eclipse tool for creating IMS services Eclipse tool for creating APIs
    z/OS Connect EE V2 IMS Explorer V3.2 z/OS Connect EE V2 API editor
    z/OS Connect EE V3 z/OS Connect EE V3 API toolkit

Compatibility issues with earlier releases

This version of IMS Explorer is not compatible with V3.2 of IMS Explorer or products that are based on Eclipse V4.4 Luna.

System requirements

For information about hardware and software compatibility, see the detailed system requirements documents at Supported platforms and Software requirements.

Installing IMS Explorer Version 3.3.3.0

For step-by-step installation instructions, see these topics in Installing IMS Explorer.

Limitations and known problems

See Restrictions for IMS Explorer.