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.
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.
APAR/PTF | PTF availability date | Applicable IMS environments | Dynamic and global enablement | Function description | IMS Tools |
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PI83839/UI52153 | 11 Dec 2017 |
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Function level activation control enhancement | Not impacted |
PI75575/UI54239 PI82325/UI54815 |
6 Mar 2018 2 Apr 2018 |
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Data set support for zHyperWrite | Not impacted |
PI85328/UI57462, UI57463 | 31 Jul 2018 |
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Displaying RACF sign-on messages |
IMS Extended Terminal Option Support 3.2: PH04092/UI60354 Others: Not impacted |
PI95173/UI55198, UI55199 | 18 Apr 2018 |
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Generic return code enhancement for RACF verifications (IMS - SGNGENRC OPTION) | Not impacted |
PI94909/UI55527 | 28 Apr 2018 |
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Generic return code enhancement for RACF verifications (IMS CONNECT - RACFGENRC OPTION) | Not impacted |
PI91859/UI55921 | 19 May 2018 |
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IMS Connect message HWSC0010I enhancement | Not impacted |
PI83756/UI53418 | 4 Apr 2018 |
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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 |
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IMS Universal Database resource adapter connectivity enhancement for WebSphere Application Server Liberty | Not impacted |
PI94550/UI56602 | 19 Jun 2018 |
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IVP support for 8-character TSO/E user IDs on z/OS 2.3 | Not impacted |
PH02149/UI61325 | 20 Feb 2019 |
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Dynamic enablement of zHyperWrite enhancement | Not impacted |
PI99040/UI58288 PH02135/UI58345 |
8 Sep 2018 |
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RACF PassTicket support for DRDA clients enhancement |
IMS Connect Extensions 3.1: PH16143/UI65791 Others: Not impacted |
PH00581/UI58235 | 8 Sep 2018 |
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UPDATE TRAN command enhancement | Not impacted |
PH01551/UI59302 | 27 Oct 2018 |
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IMS restart message enhancement | Not impacted |
PH04044/UI60475 | 4 Jan 2019 |
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Starting Common Service Layer components enhancement | Not impacted |
PH16612/UI67189, UI67190 | 31 Dec 2019 |
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INIT OLC TYPE(ACBMBR) command enhancement | Not impacted |
PH14457/UI65422, UI65423, UI65424, UI65425, UI65426 | 25 Sep 2019 |
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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 |
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Database segment mapping enhancement | Not impacted |
PH07679/UI62878 | 10 July 2019 |
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ODBM RAS U210 prevention enhancement | Not impacted |
PH14059/UI65556 | 28 Sep 2019 |
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Data privacy for diagnostics support for IMS 64-bit storage | Not impacted |
PH16409/UI66831 | 14 Dec 2019 |
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REXXIMS MAPDEF packed decimal function enhancement | Not impacted |
PH05432/UI60488 | 8 Jan 2019 |
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STOP REGION command enhancement for MPP and JMP | Not impacted |
PI99293/UI58053 | 28 Aug 2018 |
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Log record PARDLI flag enhancement | Not impacted |
PH15062/UI70312 | 1 Jul 2020 |
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IMS support for IBM z/OS Workload Interaction Correlator | Not impacted |
PH02698/UI58748 PH00366/UI58745 |
3 Oct 2018 |
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Open Database Manager (ODBM) and JDBC driver support for INIT STATUS Group call | Not impacted |
PH17307/UI68217 | 6 Mar 2020 |
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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 |
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HEX and binary literal support in JDBC SQL queries | Not impacted |
PH14651/UI65540 | 27 Sep 2019 |
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Password phrase enhancement for IMS Connect | Not impacted |
PH14157/UI64958 | 27 Aug 2019 |
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ByteBuffers in the IMS Universal JDBC and DL/I Interfaces | Not impacted |
PH33024/UI76067 | 30 Jun 2021 |
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ACEE creation and management enhancement for ESAF Db2 interface | Not impacted |
PH 31457/UI UI76732 | 19 Aug 2021 |
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Non-stop TRAN and PSB after an application abends | Not impacted |
PH24963/UI76510 | 30 Jul 2021 |
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IMS Fast Monitor (FASTMON) user exit enhancement | Not impacted |
PH42600/UI80770 | 31 May 2022 |
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IMS compliance control blocks support |
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PH41890/UI81659 | 26 Jul 2022 |
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IMS Connect send-only with error protocol enhancement | Not impacted |
APAR/PTF | PTF availability date | Applicable IMS environments | Dynamic and global enablement | Function description | IMS Tools |
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PH39492/UI80985 | June 2022 |
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IMS Catalog API (CATALOG API ENHANCEMENT TO GET) | Not impacted |
PI96063/UI55336 | 21 Apr 2018 |
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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 |
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IMS catalog API enhancement (CATALOG API ENHANCEMENTS TO OPEN, LIST, GET AND CLOSE FOR BOTH) | Not impacted |
PI90082/UI55179 | 18 Apr 2018 |
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IMS catalog API enhancement (CATALOG API DFS3CATQ - AUTO DETECT OF THE BSDS HLQ) | Not impacted |
PI94682/UI56399 | 15 Jun 2018 |
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ODBM Security Options Enhancement | Not impacted |
PI79109/UI53032 | 20 Jan 2018 |
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Preallocation of ADS for DEDB created by DDL with SDEP defined | Not impacted |
PI96872/UI57675 | 4 Aug 2018 |
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Fast Path secondary index database maintenance enhancement | Not impacted |
PI95617/UI56768 | 23 Jun 2018 |
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DFS982I message text enhancement | Not impacted |
PH02205/UI58583 | 20 Sep 2018 |
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DFS1769W error code enhancement | Not impacted |
PH00728/UI59377, UI59378 | 8 Nov 2018 |
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Data capture suppression enhancement | Not impacted |
PI89178/UI59937 | 29 Nov 2018 |
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DCCTL enhancement to support IMS management of ACBs | Not impacted |
PH09142/UI64750 | 16 Aug 2019 |
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IMPORT DEFN SOURCE(CATALOG) command enhancements (NOCHECK option) | Not impacted |
PI83433/UI65332 | 19 Sept 2019 |
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IMPORT DEFN SOURCE(CATALOG) command enhancements (NAME option) | Not impacted |
PI96542/UI67109 | 20 Dec 2019 |
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GSAM DBD enhancement | Not impacted |
APAR/PTF | PTF availability date | Applicable IMS environments | Dynamic and global enablement | Function description | IMS Tools |
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PI82826/UI52624 | 6 Jan 2018 |
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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 |
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OTMA transaction pipe cleanup enhancement | Not impacted |
PI96089/UI57596 | 4 Aug 2018 |
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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 |
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OTMA ACEE flood control enhancement | Not impacted |
PI94954/UI61211 | 13 Feb 2019 |
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OTMA conversational transaction timeout enhancement | Not impacted |
PH00002/UI62030 | 22 Mar 2019 |
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Reduce LUMP storage for OTMA commit-then-send messages enhancement | Not impacted |
PH09313/UI64359, UI64360 | 25 Jul 2019 |
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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 |
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Enhancement for the processing of OTMA commit-then-send messages in shared-queues environments | Not impacted |
PH24997/UI70314, UI70315 | 2 Jul 2020 |
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Static VTAM transaction output security enhancement | Not impacted |
PH17832/UI68699, UI68700 | 1 Apr 2020 |
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OTMA lightweight transaction pipe enhancement | Not impacted |
PH37140/UI78199, | 24 Nov 2021 |
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31-bit COBOL and 64-bit Java interoperability | Not impacted |