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    PLI record support for QSAM

    Currently the QSAM support does apply only for Cobol, we'd like to see this feature also available on PLI.
    almost 3 years ago in Z Virtual Test Platform 1 Not under consideration

    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

    Enable recording for Cobol VS II

    We are in a process to migrate from Cobol II to Enterprise Cobol and zVTP would be a great resource to help us test but we can't record using Cobol II, we've got an abend S0C4 during the recording.
    almost 3 years ago in Z Virtual Test Platform 1 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

    VTP issolated recordings for IMS/CICS

    We do have both CICS and IMS. In our installation all the transactions arrive via front end channel applications (no 3270 screens/terminals), so our only way to record transactions in VTP is recording transactions coming from the channel. Besides,...
    over 3 years ago in Z Virtual Test Platform 1 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

    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 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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