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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

Use same password for several z/OS systems in view "Remote System"

Use same password for several z/OS systems in view "Remote System".
almost 6 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 4 Not under consideration

Multiple places for CodePage-Configuration in RDz

When configuring a new installation of RDz, you have to change the codepage for the host-connection three times (but only for non-us-codepages):1) In View "Remote Systems",right klick on connection, "Properties",choose "Host" on left side, Default...
almost 12 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 4 Not under consideration

RFE IDz Remote Systems View should be able to sort datasets alphabetical by dataset name only

RFE IDz Remote Systems View should be able to sort datasets alphabetical by dataset name only and not by type-based order like when listing a mix of non-migrated and migrated (DFSMShsm HMIGRATE) datasets. This is currently by design. No doubt, if ...
about 6 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 2 Not under consideration

RSE idle timeout for edit and browse file as separate configuration (not as common config)

Hello, Recently we have changed the idle session time out to 15 minutes in IBM explorer for z/OS(RSED AQUA), this had resulted in problem for certain developers and analysts as it frequently timeout when they switch back and forth between IDE and ...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 2 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 ...
almost 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?
almost 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