IMS Connect enhancements

In IMS 15.4, IMS Connect is enhanced in multiple ways to improve reliability, availability, serviceability, and security.

Password phrase enhancement for IMS Connect
In IMS 15.4, IMS Connect is enhanced to support password phrases with 9 - 100 characters for IMS database clients using Open Database function and for IMS transaction manager user-provided clients using HWSSMPL0, HWSSMPL1, or equivalent user-defined exit routines.
ODBM RAS U210 prevention enhancement
In IMS 15.4, ICON has been enhanced to prevent a U210 abend in IMS when UDB applications terminate with work in progress.
RACF PassTicket support for DRDA clients enhancement
IMS Connect message HWSC0010I enhancement
In IMS 15.4, IMS Connect message HWSC0010I is enhanced to be issued after IMS Connect initialization is complete. With this enhancement, system administrators can start automated operations after message HWSC0010I is issued to ensure that their automated operations and requests are processed by IMS Connect.

Parent topic: IMS system enhancements