320 IBM IMS Version 12 Technical Overview
These records are only written to the BPE External trace because the new trace points can
generate a significant amount of data. For more information, see 6.3.1, “IMS Connect
Recorder Trace” on page 188.
RACF mixed-case password support
The default values for PSWDC and PSWDMC are different in IMS 12 than they were in IMS 10. The
new default values are PSWDC=R and PSWDMC=R (use the Resource Access Control Facility
(RACF) specification).
IMS 10 can process mixed-case passwords, but to enable this function, you must specify
PSWDC=M for IMS and PSWDMC=Y for IMS Connect. The default values for IMS 10 are PSWDC=U
(uppercase) and PSWDMC=N (not mixed case).
The PSWDC and PSWDMC parameters are enhanced in IMS ...