Preventive Service Planning
Abstract
This table provides the minimum maintenance required for IMS™ Tools to support Managed ACBs. This includes a new product pre-requisite of the no-charge IBM IMS Tools Base for z/OS product for some of the Tools.
Content
Support for IMS Managed ACBs Key:
- NA = Not Applicable
The product does not have function that is impacted by Managed ACBs.
- NS = Not Supported
The product does not support Managed ACBs.
- SP = Support Pending
The product does not yet support Managed ACBs, but will in the future. This page is updated when the PTFs are available.
- S = Supported
The product supports Managed ACBs and any required PTFs are listed.
Support for IMS Managed ACBs means you can configure the product to either:
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Use PSBLIB, DBDLIB, and ACBLIB
or -
Use the IMS catalog and the IMS directory.
The product listed uses the data source you specify in the product configuration.
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NOTE: If a prior release of a product is not listed in the matrix, it does not support Managed ACBs.
| IMS Tool | VRM | Managed ACB Support | Comments | PTF Numbers |
| Common Services Library for z/OS | 1.1.1 | NA | ||
| DB/DC Data Dictionary | 1.6.0 | NA | ||
| IMS Tools Base for z/OS |
1.6.0
|
S |
If you require support in the Discovery Utility, contact Tracy Dean (tld1@us.ibm.com)
V1.7 is required for SETUP
|
UI72853 and
UI73424 provides support for ITKB, Policy Services, Autonomics Director.
|
| 1.7.0 | S | If you require support in the Discovery Utility, contact Tracy Dean (tld1@us.ibm.com) | UI95112 UO03759 |
|
| Transaction Analysis Workbench z/OS | 1.3.0 | NA | ||
| 1.2.0 | NA | |||
| IMS Administration Tool for z/OS | 1.1.0 | S | ||
| IMS Application Development Facility II | 2.2.0 | NA | ||
| IMS Batch Terminal Simulator for z/OS | 4.1.0 | S |
UI33480
|
|
| IMS Buffer Pool Analyzer for z/OS | 1.4.0 | S | UI72873 | |
| IMS Cloning Tool for z/OS | 1.2.0 | S |
UI97466
UI99235 |
|
| IMS Command Control Facility for z/OS | 2.2.0 | NS | Customers should install IMS Administration Tool. | |
| IMS Configuration Manager for z/OS | 2.2.0 | NA | ||
| 2.3.0* | NA | |||
| IMS Connect Extensions for z/OS* | 2.4.0 | NA | ||
| 3.1.0 | NA | |||
| IMS Database Control Suite for z/OS | 3.2.0 | NS | If you have this requirement, contact Tracy Dean at tld1@us.ibm.com | |
| IMS Database Recovery Facility | NA | Supported only in IMS Recovery Solution Pack V2 | ||
| IMS Database Recovery Facility Extended Functions | NA | Supported only in IMS Recovery Solution Pack V2 | ||
| IMS Database Reorganization Expert for z/OS* | 4.1.0 | S |
UI59001 |
|
| IMS Database Repair Facility component of IMS HP Pointer Checker and IMS Fast Path Solution Pack | 3.1.0 | S | No PTF required for batch mode. PTFs listed are required for interactive mode. | UI81367 UO03857 |
| IMS Database Solution Pack for z/OS | 2.1.0 | NA | PTFs required only for stand-alone products in the pack | |
| 2.2.0 | NA | PTFs required only for stand-alone products in the pack | ||
| IMS Database Utility Solution for z/OS | 1.1.0 | NA | PTFs required only for stand-alone products in the pack | |
| 2.1.0 | NA | PTFs required only for stand-alone products in the pack | ||
| IMS DEDB Fast Recovery for z/OS | 2.2.0 | S | UI54652 UI61844 |
|
| IMS Extended Terminal Option Support for z/OS* | 3.2.0 | NA | ||
| IMS Fast Path Solution Pack for z/OS | 2.1.0 | S |
FP Online Tools
Online Space Management utility
|
|
| S |
FP Advanced Tool
FP Basic Tools Unload, Reload, Pointer Checker
Online Structure Change utility
DEDB Reload Segment Data Set Create utility (FABCUR6)
DEDB Unloaded Segment Data Set Retrieve Utility (FABCUR7)
DEDB randomizing module interface module (FABCRMIF and FABDRMIF)
|
Do not yet support MDA CATDSHLQ | ||
| S |
HPFPU Hash Check support and DB Sensor support for IMS HP Image Copy
HPFPU Hash Check support for IMS Database Recovery Facility
|
UI90297
UI94858
|
||
| PTFs also required for stand-alone products in the pack | ||||
| NA |
SDEP Space Utilization utility DEDB/HD Unload Conversion utility (FABCUR9) Standard format extract data interface module (FPXGXDR0) |
|||
| NS |
Fast Path Basic tools DEDB Tuning Aid
Database Definition Record Create utility (FABCUR5)
HD to DEDB Unload Data Set Conversion utility (FABCUR8)
|
If you use these utilities, contact Tracy Dean (tld1@us.ibm.com) | ||
| IMS High Availability Large Database (HALDB) Toolkit* | 1.1.0 | S | Supported only as part of IMS Database Solution Pack V2.2 and IMS Database Utility Solution V2.1 |
UI65518
UI70153
UI82090 UI95392 UI99784 UO03628 IBM IMS Tools Base for z/OS V1.7 (5655-V93) |
| IMS High Performance Change Accumulation | S | Supported only in IMS Recovery Solution Pack V2 | ||
| IMS High Performance Image Copy for z/OS* | 4.2.0 | S | Support for image copy function |
UI77371
IBM IMS Tools Base for z/OS V1.7 (5655-V93) |
| Support in IMS Reorg Expert |
UI60808
|
|||
| for HASH Check and SENSOR options of full function databases |
UI82150
|
|||
| for HASH Check and SENSOR options of DEDBs | UI90313 | |||
| Support for catalog alias when operating on catalog database | UI98721 | |||
| IMS High Performance Load for z/OS* | 2.1.0 | S |
UI50633
UI60558
UI66183
UI95729
UI99666 UI81870 IBM IMS Tools Base for z/OS V1.7 (5655-V93) |
|
| IMS High Performance Pointer Checker for z/OS* | 3.1.0 | S |
UI25200 |
|
| IMS High Performance Prefix Resolution for z/OS* | 3.1.0 | S | UI56918 UI60581 UI82402 UO03565 IBM IMS Tools Base for z/OS V1.7 (5655-V93) |
|
| IMS High Performance System Generation Tools for z/OS | 2.3.0 | NS | Upgrade to V2.4 for support | |
| 2.4.0* | S | |||
| IMS High Performance Unload for z/OS* | 1.2.0 | S |
UI50473
UI60878
UI99130 UI90498 |
|
| IMS Index Builder for z/OS* | 3.1.0 | S |
UI50475
UI60434 UI99447 UI81805 IBM IMS Tools Base for z/OS V1.7 (5655-V93) |
|
| IMS Library Integrity Utilities for z/OS* | 2.2.0 | SP |
UI19592 |
|
| IMS Network Compression Facility for z/OS | 1.2.0 | NA | ||
| IMS Online Reorganization Facility* | 1.1.0 | S | Supported only in IMS Database Solution Pack V2.2 | UI66197 UI94113 UO03609 |
| IMS Performance Analyzer for z/OS* | 4.4.0 | NA | ||
| 4.5.0 | NA | |||
| IMS Performance Solution Pack for z/OS | 2.1.0 | NA | ||
| 2.2.0 | NA | |||
| 2.3.0 | NA | |||
| IMS Problem Investigator for z/OS* | 2.4.0 | NA | ||
| 2.5.0 | NA | |||
| IMS Program Restart Facility for z/OS | 2.2.0 | NA | ||
| IMS Queue Control Facility for z/OS* | 3.2.0 | NA | ||
| 4.1.0 | NA | |||
| IMS Recovery Expert for z/OS* | 2.2.0 | S |
UI57820 |
|
| IMS Recovery Solution Pack for z/OS | 1.1.0 | NS | ||
| IMS Recovery Solution Pack for z/OS | 2.1.0 | S | Support for Database Recovery Facility without auxiliary utilities |
UI77162
|
| Support for Database Recovery Facility support with IMS HP Image Copy, IMS Index Builder, and IMS Fast Path Advanced Build Index function | UI93704 | |||
| Support for Database Recovery Facility support with IMS Fast Path Solution Pack hash check function | UI94990 | |||
| Support for High Performance Change Accumulation | UI95678 | |||
| Support for Database Recovery Facility support with IMS High Performance Pointer Checker hash check function | UI98004 | |||
| Database Recovery Facility support for catalog alias when operating on catalog database | UO02437 | |||
| Database Recovery Facility support for the DFSDFxxx member in the PROCLIB data set | UO05100 | |||
| IMS Sequential Randomizer Generator | 1.1.0 | NA | ||
| IMS Sysplex Manager for z/OS* | 1.3.0 | NA | ||
| IMS Transaction Manager Solution Pack for z/OS | 1.1.0 | NA | PTFs required only for stand-alone products in the pack | |
| IMS Workload Router | 2.7.0 | NA |
* Indicates that the stand-alone product is also included as a component in one or more of the solution packs.
Note 1: The IMS Database Repair Facility function in IMS HP Pointer Checker and IMS Fast Path Solution Pack is listed as a separate entry in the table. Verify you have the additional PTF required for this component.
Reminder: This list is for IMS Tools maintenance only, and does not include other IMS for z/OS maintenance that might be required.
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Modified date:
03 October 2025
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