MainView for IMS Management (Version 6.2.01)

Version Support Status : END OF VERSION SUPPORT
Full Support End Date : 14-Dec-2019
End Of Support Date : 20-Jan-2021

View the PAC (Product Availability and Compatibility) matrix for the English user interface of version 6.2.01
Customer Advisories
Date Tracking Numbers Description Available Formats
Flash
15-Apr-2021 UPDATED (ID 1202) NGL: Unpredictable results might occur in the Next Generation Logger component PDF
12-Feb-2021 (ID 1153) CRA: When installing the Common REST API the root directory is overwritten PDF
18-Dec-2020 (ID 1115) MainView Infrastructure: A CAS might run out of storage cells for memory-to-memory transfers when you use VTAM for CAS-to-CAS communications PDF
05-Oct-2020 (ID 1065) User Interface Middleware: A loop or abend might occur in the User Interface Middleware (UIM) Server PDF
02-Oct-2020 (ID 1063) MainView Infrastructure: A loop might occur in the MainView Explorer host server due to unexpected errors PDF
02-Oct-2020 (ID 1064) MainView Infrastructure: A loop or abend might occur in the MainView Explorer host server when opening or closing a window PDF
21-May-2020 UPDATED (ID 958) MainView Infrastructure: Applying PTF BQY2394 or BQY2393 to MainView Infrastructure might cause a false alarm message with an incorrect severity level PDF
14-May-2020 (ID 949) MainView Infrastructure: Applying PTF BQY2394 or BQY2393 to MainView Infrastructure might cause a false alarm message with an incorrect severity level PDF
17-Apr-2020 (ID 939) MainView Explorer: Applying BQY2284 for the MainView Explorer host server might create a severe error PDF
05-Mar-2020 (ID 910) Next Generation Logger: Canceling the DBC address space while an NGL client is still running results in a loop PDF
11-Oct-2019 (ID 780) MainView AutoOPERATOR: An integrity issue affects MainView AutoOPERATOR and MainView Total Object Manager PDF
07-Oct-2019 UPDATED (ID 761) MainView Logger: NGL might cause serious problems in the DBC address space, including loops and abends PDF
18-Jul-2019 UPDATED (ID 721) MainView AutoOPERATOR: The Rules Management application fails to preserve multiple blanks in certain fields of dialog boxes PDF
11-Jul-2019 (ID 718) MainView Logger: NGL might cause serious problems in the DBC address space, including loops and abends PDF
02-Jul-2019 (ID 712) MainView AutoOPERATOR: The Rules Management application fails to preserve multiple blanks in certain fields of dialog boxes PDF
12-Oct-2018 MainView for IMS Management and MainView for IMS Online: PTF BQI2507 causes high extended private area (EPVT) allocation when you are running IBM IMS shared queues PDF
12-Oct-2018 MainView for IMS Management, MainView for IMS, and MainView for DBCTL: PTF BPZ0814 might cause an IBM IMS control region outage due to an S0C4 abend in the OLT ESTAE (IBAESTAx) routine PDF
07-Jun-2018 MainView for IMS Management, MainView for IMS Online, and MainView for DBCTL: An IBM IMS Control region U0113 abend can occur due to an S0C4 abend in module IMETIMEx if IBM z/OS MVS local time offset changes PDF
07-Jun-2018 MainView for IMS Management, MainView for IMS Online, and MainView for DBCTL: An LPAR system outage can occur due to an overlay of PSA storage PDF
Technical Bulletin
01-Apr-2021 (ID 1134) BMC AMI Ops Infrastructure: SPE2104 enhancements to version 7.0.00 of BMC AMI Ops Infrastructure are available PDF
01-Apr-2021 (ID 1136) BMC Common REST API: SPE2104 enhancements to version 2.0 of BMC Common REST API are available PDF
01-Apr-2021 (ID 1145) Maintenance: RSL2104 is available PDF
03-Mar-2021 (ID 1172) All BMC mainframe customers: New SHA-2 Global Root Certificate to access mft.bmc.com PDF
25-Jan-2021 (ID 1023) All BMC Mainframe customers: BMC is announcing the transformation of the BMC Mainframe product lines to BMC AMI PDF
21-Jan-2021 (ID 1087) Maintenance: RSL2101 and RSL2101C are available PDF
18-Nov-2020 (ID 1091) Maintenance: We are withdrawing BMC Internet Service Retrieval (BMC ISR) on December 31, 2020 PDF
11-Nov-2020 (ID 1086) MainView Infrastructure: We are deprecating the MainView Threshold Advisor application PDF
04-Nov-2020 (ID 1083) Installation and maintenance: An outage is scheduled for filedownload.bmc.com services, BMC ISR, SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER, and web-based RECEIVE ORDER PDF
15-Oct-2020 (ID 1002) Maintenance: RSL2010 is available PDF
15-Oct-2020 (ID 1031) SPE2010 enhancements for 5.4.00 and 5.3.00 of the MainView for IMS Online and the MainView for DBCTL products are available PDF
15-Oct-2020 (ID 1061) Maintenance: Announcing a web-based maintenance request service for RECEIVE ORDER PDF
15-Sep-2020 (ID 741) All BMC mainframe products and solutions: BMC is announcing an enhancement to how we notify you about notice updates PDF
20-Aug-2020 (ID 1011) Technical bulletin: Submit ideas for enhancements via BMC Communities PDF
20-Aug-2020 (ID 741) Technical bulletin: BMC is announcing an enhancement to how we notify you about notice updates PDF
16-Jul-2020 (ID 925) MainView Infrastructure: You can now use the SETPORT view to manage TCP/IP static port definitions PDF
16-Jul-2020 (ID 993) MainView Explorer: Announcing a change to how MainView Explorer is launched PDF
17-Jun-2020 (ID 976) MainView Explorer might be blocked by Java security PDF
12-Jun-2020 (ID 944) MainView for IMS Online and MainView for DBCTL: Support for IBM CICS Transaction Server, Version 5.6 PDF
23-Jan-2020 (ID 875) MainView for IMS and MainView for DBCTL: PTF BQI2583 might cause a S0C4 abend PDF
08-Jan-2020 UPDATED (ID 862) Customer Support: BMC is announcing a new method for sending files to Customer Support PDF
18-Dec-2019 (ID 856) Installation: Failure to apply the November update for the Installation System results in incorrect installation jobs PDF
17-Dec-2019 (ID 786) Maintenance: BMC now supports IBM SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER for BMC mainframe products PDF
13-Jun-2019 (678) MainView for IMS Online: The June 2019 enhancement for version 5.3 is available PDF
07-May-2019 (ID 666) MainView Infrastructure: An S0C4 abend may occur in MainView identified as ????????(????????+********) PDF
01-May-2019 UPDATED (ID 664) MainView Infrastructure: Applying PTF BQY1876, BQY1877, or BQY1878 can delay PAS initialization PDF
15-Apr-2019 (ID 590) MainView Infrastructure: Issuing IBM MVS MODIFY commands to obtain version information might cause a security issue PDF
28-Mar-2019 MainView for IMS Online: March 2019 enhancements for version 5.3 are available PDF
27-Mar-2019 Applying PTF BQY1876, BQY1877, or BQY1878 can delay PAS initialization PDF
17-Jan-2019 MainView Infrastructure now supports TCP/IP encryption PDF
13-Dec-2018 MainView for IMS Online: December 2018 enhancements for versions 5.3 and 5.2 are available PDF
30-Nov-2018 MainView AutoOPERATOR: The Rules Management application supports new usability improvements PDF
31-Aug-2018 MainView AutoOPERATOR: MainView AutoOPERATOR supports automated deployment of Rules that are stored in the registry PDF
03-Aug-2018 MainView for IMS Online and MainView for DBCTL: Enhancements add quick access to the MainView Data Dictionary from EZ menus, and adds warning messages during initialization when MainView for IMS is missing maintenance for support of some IBM IMS Function PDF
30-May-2018 Announcing support for FIXCAT categories for Enhanced HOLDDATA PDF
16-Mar-2018 MainView AutoOPERATOR: MainView AutoOPERATOR TIME Rules and EXECs will encounter errors when the system clock is changed for daylight saving time PDF
02-Feb-2018 Customer Support: Changes for sending files to Customer Support through ftp.bmc.com PDF
03-Jan-2018 Maintenance: RSL1801 and RSL1801C are available PDF
14-Dec-2017 MainView Explorer hangs when MVI host server restarted with SSL=N PDF
14-Dec-2017 MainView Infrastructure December 2017 enhancements for version 6.2 are available PDF
16-Nov-2017 MainView AutoOPERATOR: An enhanced AO_NAME parameter eases restrictions for sharing the BBPARM member AAOPLXxx among MainView AutoOPERATOR PASs PDF
Release Notes
01-Apr-2021 Installation System: Announces changes and new features in version 3.16.00 PDF
21-Jan-2021 BMC AMI Ops Infrastructure: Announces changes and new features in version 7.0.00 PDF
21-Jan-2021 Installation System: Announces changes and new features in version 3.15.00 PDF
15-Oct-2020 Installation System: Announces changes and new features in version 3.14.00 PDF
03-May-2018 Installation System: Announces changes and new features in version 3.6.00 PDF
14-Dec-2017 Installation System: Announces changes and new features in version 3.5.00 PDF
14-Dec-2017 MainView for DBCTL: Announces changes and new features in version 5.3.00 PDF
14-Dec-2017 MainView for IMS Management: Announces changes and new features in version 6.2.01 PDF
14-Dec-2017 MainView for IMS Offline: Announces changes and new features in version 5.3.00 PDF
14-Dec-2017 MainView for IMS Online: Announces changes and new features in version 5.3.00 PDF
08-Dec-2016 MainView AutoOPERATOR: Describes what is new and changed in version 8.1.00 of MainView AutoOPERATOR PDF
Online Technical Documentation
29-Feb-2024 Online documentation for the current version of the Installation System HTM
28-Nov-2022 Online documentation for MainView for IMS and MainView for DBCTL and its service packs and patches HTM
14-Dec-2017 Online documentation for MainView for DBCTL and its service packs and patches HTM
28-Nov-2022 Online documentation for MainView for IMS Offline and its service packs and patches HTM
28-Nov-2022 Online documentation for MainView for IMS Online and its service packs and patches HTM
 
Product Documents Language :
Title Date Format
Locating and generating PDFs of documentation 20-Mar-2020 PDF
MainView AutoOPERATOR 8.1 space (13,613 KB) 14-Dec-2017 PDF
MainView for DBCTL User Guide 28-Dec-2017 PDF
MainView for IMS Offline User Guide 28-Dec-2017 PDF
MainView for IMS Online User Guide 21-Dec-2017 PDF
MainView for IMS and MainView for DBCTL Customization Guide 28-Dec-2017 PDF