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Data Replication: IMS / VSAM

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Provide a consolidate report that list all subscriptions and their STATE and STATUS on a specific source

We need a consolidate report that list all subscriptions and their state and status (similar to the CDA subscription display list that shows a list of all subscriptions and their state. Ideally we will like to have a Stand alone utility that conso...

Provide a command to display the logstream starting point timestamp

The log scan starting point for a LOGSTREAM is based on all files defined to that LOGSTREAM , that value seem to be also store on the subscription Bookmark. We will like that starting point to be externalized via a command , at this moment that va...

Diff function for produce log records after VSAM files are REPROed

Many customers are using IDCAM REPRO to update/replace the whole VSAM file during a nightly batch job. The repro operation does not create records in the logstream. As a result, user has to perform REFRESH to resynchronize the target database. Som...

Metrics for this product shoul be provided as regular SMF collection for historical and monitor reasons

While metrics are provided using CDA Tool, it requires the user to activate the data collection and thre is no mechanism for the product to provide a more historial data gathering. Also thre is no way to automatically see trends other than manual ...

Enable BCP to be able to issue SETLOGPOS via the batch interface

We are using BCP to manage subscriptions via batch jobs, the SETLOGPOS command is is the only command that is only available using a modify STC. We will like to have the SETLOGPOS to also be enabled from BCP batch interface so we can incorporate t...

CFC1 writer task should gracefully handle SYSID error when target CICS region has been shutdown

A CFC1 writer task should be able to handle a SYSID error when the target CICS region is being shutdown.
almost 8 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 1 Delivered

Infosphere Data Replication for VSAM CFC1 & CFC3 CICS transactions should end at CICS Shutdown

Shutdown of the CICS 'Apply' CICS region is delayed by the CFC1 and CFC3 transactions. THese transactions should recognise that CICS is shutting down and end cleanly allowing CICS to shut down quicker.
about 8 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 1 Delivered

Log updates replicated by CFC1 writer tasks to the target file's logreplicate logstream

If an application owner asks if you can verify when or if a specific update was replicated to the target site, there isn't any diagnostic information available to confirm if/when the update was replicated, since the updates applied via a CFC1 writ...

Exit with non-zero return code or abend after a subroutine or other abend

IMS CDC terminates with a zero return code after one of its IMS subroutines abends -- 'playing havoc' with customer replication processes and schedules. IBM Cases TS002591910 and TS002591963 detail the troubling, non-mainframe behavior of IMS CD...
over 5 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 1 Delivered

Restart Latency event within IIDR EIF

Add event to filter and trigger on Restart Latency.
almost 5 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM  / Data Replication for VSAM for z/OS 0 Delivered