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Have a table showing all variables not used in a program

Some of our developers ask for the possibility of adding an array or a list that would contain all the variables not used in a program. This would make it possible to know exactly what is not currently being used in a program and to be able to mor...
about 23 hours ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown Submitted

Ability to search for a character in a specific column

Some of our developers ask for the possibility of having an easy method to search for a character in a specific column with Ctrl F and possibly make a Replace all only in a single column. The second one is useful in some language such as COBOL whe...
about 24 hours ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability Submitted

Request a supported mechanism to automate activation key deployment and installation in IBM Z Open Editor across enterprise-scale user populations.

When IBM Z Open Editor is used with Zowe z/OSMF profiles, advanced capabilities can only be enabled through manual import of an activation kit. For enterprise-scale deployments, a supported mechanism for automated activation kit installation is ne...
1 day ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE Submitted

zCDP COBOL API to be executed in CICS not just in batch

Currently COBOL API in zCDP only works when executed in batch but in our environment, it is not the preferred way. Application team are currently doing this via CICS (EXEC CICS PROGRAM(<module>) and Ironstream product module is used for that...
7 days ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management Submitted

GDPS LCPm Support Multiple SGC Vaults for MGM 4-Site Topology

Looking for GDPS LCP Manager (LCPm) to support multiple SGC vaults for MGM 4-Site topology. A single Safeguarded Copy vault creates a single point of failure in an otherwise highly resilient 4-site GDPS architecture. LCP Manager must support multi...
5 days ago in GDPS Submitted

Browser Back Refresh Attack

The back and forward buttons on the browser make use of history to display the pages that the user visited recently. The browser also keeps track of the variables that were sent as part of the request to the server for each page. The refresh featu...
42 minutes ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other Submitted

zSecure Alert - New Alert for Removal of Pending Master Key Material

Business Justification Master key change procedures often involve loading new key material into the NEW register days or weeks before activation. If this pending key material is accidentally or intentionally cleared, replaced, or otherwise removed...
1 day ago in zSecure / zSecure Alert Submitted

zSecure Alert - New Alert for NEW Master Key Register Population

Business Justification Today, zSecure provides the predefined Alert 1617 ("New master key promotion detected"), which is generated only after a master key has been promoted and the complete change process has been finalized. There is currently no ...
1 day ago in zSecure / zSecure Alert Submitted

IMU Interrupt Handler should be able to read information from DWARF file instead of COBLIST DD

Currently, IMU Interrupt Handler, when handling ABENDs in compiled programs, is dependent on reading the COBOL compiler listing via COBLIST1 DD in execution, which requires us to change the execution JCL to provide the listing, and also to change ...
5 days ago in IBM Migration Utility for z/OS Under review

INGRUN with a Pre-Execution Verify Option

For some customers, we are not able to verify that the runtime tokens are configured correctly. As a result, some disaster recovery tests may fail, leading to unnecessary discussions and troubleshooting afterwards. We propose adding a verify optio...
about 1 month ago in IBM Z System Automation Under review

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