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    more configurable BIND module for program level parameters

    * BIND dynamically * *** this module is already developed by CIO *** The actual bind module parameters are staticly defined in the environment file. This doesn't allows set parameters by DBRM files. There should be a bind instruction file w...
    about 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Wazi Deploy 3 Not under consideration

    Improve the loading performance in CICS IA

    When loading a huge data array from VSAM affinity files into DB2 database affinity tables, CIUAFFLD job takes long time to be processed.
    over 10 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

    CPU excessive when collecting data using CICS IA 5.1 and CICS IA 5.2.

    Customer attempts to collect data using CICS Interdependency Analyzer. The CPU increases significantly when when CICS IA is activated. Customer performed tests where CICS CPU performance increased from 27% to 62% under CICS IA 5.1. There is some i...
    over 10 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

    Thread Safety for PL/I programs with CICS IA

    For PL/I programs compiled with RENT option, CICS IA cannot correctly attribute the EXEC CICS commands to the actual program. In fact, CICS IA attributes all EXEC CICS commands to program CEEEV003. This limitation should be relieved.
    over 8 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

    Enable one-way location for text xfer to open platforms

    Object storage is an infrastructure which supports both open and mainframe environments. While certain datatypes are not compatible it is possible to share basic text files between the two environments. CTC should support the capability for writin...
    almost 7 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    CIUUPDB Inefficient duplicate processing

    The Collector files contain a lot of info gathered over a number of years and it appears that the Batch job CIUUPDB process s every record even though there is just a few new updates in the collector files that need processed. We would like a way ...
    about 7 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

    Provide an option to reduce report output from CIUUPDB (focus on STEP091)

    The amount of output produced by the jobs is massive in particular STEP091. Is there a way can reduce this for unnecessary output or could that be linked to the problem described in RFE #129515?
    about 7 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

    Enable clear key support in CTC for lifecycle encryption

    CTC V2 introduced Lifecycle Encryption to provide clients with the ability provide persistent data encryption, manage their own encryption keys as well a offload encryption to their zIIP processors. While the encryption process does not require a ...
    about 7 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

    Add command for changing retention period for all selected data in one step.

    Our customer like to have a command for the change of the retention period of all selected data in one step . Customer will have – when in production – up to 3000 datasets which may be necessary to change the retntion period. Manually this would t...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Enable CICS IA Collection regions to startup even without connection to VSAM Control Files

    CICS IA collection process be modified to allow it to be started with out a connection to the VSAM files, and to retry for a specified amount of time or attempts
    over 8 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

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