IMS 15.5 Database Manager continuous delivery functions
IMS 15.5 Database Manager 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.
| Function description | APAR, PTF, and release date | IMS version | Applicable for batch environments? | IMS Tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMS Data
Definition utility (DFS3ID00) DLIBATCH enhancement The IMS Data Definition utility (DFS3ID00) DL/I batch enhancement improves the DFS3ID00 utility, allowing it to be run in a DL/I batch region. |
PH51761/ UI91330 June 2023 |
15.4 and later | No | Not impacted |
| IMS Catalog Maintenance utility (DFS3CM00) enhancement The IMS Catalog Maintenance utility (DFS3CM00) fixes incorrect entities in the catalog such as header timestamps and PARTYPE values. It can be run in either a DL/I region or a BMP region. |
PH47533/UI91647 May 2023 |
15.1 and later | Yes | Not impacted |
| Bypass extent check for DEDB data sets This enhancement is added to the available Fast Path options. When enabled, it specifies that normal extent checking may be suspended while data is being written. |
PH26898/UI91084 March 2023 |
15.1 and later | No | Not impacted |
| IMS Data
Definition utility (DFS3ID00) enhancement The IMS Data Definition utility (DFS3ID00) submits Data Definition Language (DDL) SQL statements natively without the need of IMS Connect and ODBM address spaces. |
PH43314/PTF UI79944 July 2022 |
15.3 and later | No | Not impacted |
| IMS catalog API enhancement The GET functions of the IMS catalog API are enhanced so that you do not need to return the extended attribute table in a DBD. This parameter is valid only for the FORMAT=DBDLIB parameter. |
PH39492/UI80985 June 2022 |
15.1 and later | Yes | Not impacted |
| IMS Catalog Library Builder utility (DFS3LU00) enhancement The IMS Catalog Library Builder utility (DFS3LU00) is enhanced to build GSAM resources. |
PH30248/UI79185 February 2022 |
15.1 and later | Yes | Not impacted |
| IMS restricted updates This enhancement ensures that the consistency of data is maintained between active and standby sites in an IMS replication environment by allowing only the replication program, database utilities, and authorized users to make updates to the databases at the standby site. |
PH26604/UI79023 January 2022 |
15.1 and later | No | Not impacted |
| Increased number of areas for Fast Path DEDBs This enhancement allows up to 9999 areas per database. |
PH12671/UI78774, UI78775 January 2022 |
15.1 and later | Yes |
IMS Fast Path Solution Pack: PH35790/UI78785 IMS Recovery Solution Pack: PH43903/UI79415 IMS Tools Base: PH37927/UI77431, PH36800/UI75486 Others: Not impacted |
| IMS catalog API enhancement The IMS catalog API can support up to 36 concurrent FUNCTION=OPEN requests. Up to 36 OPEN requests can be active at one time if the system-generated DDname is available and there are no environment limits. |
PH25400/UI71469 September 2020 |
15.1 and later | Yes | Not impacted |
| Catalog Populate utility batch logging enhancement for GSAM resources The IMS Catalog Populate utility (DFS3PU00) is enhanced with a new parameter GSAMPCB to indicate GSAM resources in MANAGEDACBS= STAGE or UPDATE mode running in DLI using PSB DFSCP001. |
PH10634/UI69598 May 2020 |
15.1 and later | Yes | Not impacted |
| DBRC managed ACB staging directory command support If the IMS management of ACBs is enabled, you now can get database definition information from the staging directory or the active directory. |
PH17441/UI69829 June 2020 |
15.1 and later | No | Not impacted |
| GSAM DBD enhancement To eliminate the need for an ACBGEN of a PSB that references a GSAM DBD, you can now use a new GSAM parameter, gsamdbd, with the STAGE and UPDATE parameters when you use the IMS Catalog Populate utility. |
PI96542/UI67109 December 2019 |
15.1 and later | No | Not impacted |
| IMPORT DEFN SOURCE(CATALOG) command enhancements Use the IMPORT DEFN SOURCE(CATALOG) command to activate application and database resource definitions (PSBs and DBDs) in an online IMS system by importing them from the staging data set of the IMS catalog. |
PI83433/UI65332 September 2019 |
15.1 and later | No | Not impacted |
| IMPORT DEFN SOURCE(CATALOG) command enhancements(NOCHECK option) If OPTION(NOCHECK) is specified, the IMPORT DEFN command imports database changes that are created without their associated PSBs that are included in the staging directory by using the DFS3UACB utility with BLDPSB=NO parameter or DDL ALTER. |
PH09142/UI64750 August 2019 |
15.1 and later | No | Not impacted |
| GSAM processing data set pre-allocation for the IMS Catalog Populate (DFS3PU00) utility Use the IMSDG001 DD statement to define an empty work data set to be temporarily used as an IMS.ACBLIB data set for the IMS Catalog Populate utility (DFS3PU00) when the IMS management of ACBs is enabled. Use this DD statement to define a work data set manually instead of the DFS3PU00 utility dynamically creating and deleting a work data set. |
PI96063/UI55336 April 2018 |
15.1 and later | No | Not impacted |
| Fast Path DEDB area data sets (ADS) encryption You can encrypt Fast Path DEDB area data sets (ADS) by specifying a key label with it. |
PI83756/UI53418 April 2018 |
15.1 and later | No |
IMS Fast Path Solution Pack: IMS Tools and data set encryption support Others: Not impacted |
|
IMS catalog API enhancement(CATALOG API ENHANCEMENTS TO OPEN, LIST, GET AND CLOSE FOR
BOTH) Allows both the staging and the directory data sets of the IMS catalog to be accessed by using a single OPEN, GET, and LIST request. |
PI84981/UI53467PI84986/UI54029 February 2018 |
15.1 and later | Yes | Not impacted |
|
IMS catalog API enhancement (CATALOG API DFS3CATQ - AUTO DETECT OF THE BSDS
HLQ) The HLQ request allows the boot strap data set (BSDS) name to be discovered automatically for the IMS catalog API OPEN request. |
PI90082/UI55179 April 2018 |
15.1 and later | Yes | Not impacted |
|
ODBM Security Options Enhancement Use the ODBMSECURE parameter to specify whether IMS performs security checking on a PSB resource for an ODBM thread at the time of the allocate PSB (APSB) request. |
PI94682/UI56399 June 2018 |
15.1 and later | No | Not impacted |
|
Preallocation of ADS for DEDB created by DDL with SDEP defined Use the PREALLOC= parameter in the DFSDFxxx member to preallocate area data sets (ADS) for data entry database (DEDB) with segment dependent (SDEP) segments defined. |
PI79109/UI53032 January 2018 |
15.1 and later | No | Not impacted |
| Fast Path secondary index database maintenance enhancement You can use the FPSISETI= parameter to allow or prevent Fast Path secondary index database maintenance. |
PI96872/UI57675 August 2018 |
15.1 and later | No | Not impacted |
| DFS982I message text enhancement The batch and online message DFS982I is enhanced to include the log block sequence and log return code for I/O error reading backout queue in the message text. |
PI95617/UI56768 June 2018 |
15.1 and later | Yes | Not impacted |
| DFS1769W error code enhancement This enhancment adds error code 06 to the message text, which indicates that a /DBD or /DBR command is in progress against the IMS catalog database. |
PH02205/UI58583 September 2018 |
15.1 and later | Yes | Not impacted |
| Data capture suppression enhancement The enhancement allows you to prevent the Data Capture exit routine from being called for updates from a CCTL or ODBM address space. |
PH00728/UI59377, UI59378 November 2018 |
15.1 and later | No | Not impacted |
| DCCTL enhancement to support IMS management of ACBs IMS management of ACBs was not supported in a DCCTL environment. This enhancement adds support for IMS management of ACBs in a DCCTL environment. |
PI89178/UI59937 November 2018 |
15.1 and later | No | Not impacted |