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Allow signed fixed bin variables to be initialised by unsigned "bx" constants

When converting a C routine to calculate hash values, the original C code initialised constants with "unsigned" hex constants. PL/I does have them, but when trying to use signed fixed bin variables, the resulting code did not compile. It would be ...
3 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Support pointer as third argument in Builtin JSONPUTVALUE()

PL/I compiler doesn't support pointer as third parameter in JSON built-in JSONPUTVALUE(). If possible - please add support for using pointer as first and third argument to JSON built-ins JSONPUTVALUE(), JSONPUTMEMBER, JSONGETVALUE and JSONGETMEMBER.
5 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Add new RULES option for IBM2674I message, similar to RULES([NO]PADDING)

Please add a new RULES option like [NO]UDSALIGN, similar to RULES([NO]PADDING), to control the IBM2674I message about the alignment of user defined structures: Under NOUDSALGIN, no IBM2674I message will be produced. Under UDSALIGN, IBM2674I messag...
about 1 year ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Add dataset type with the BKUPINFO report.

Add dataset type beside the dataset within the BKUPINFO report. EX:: SEARCH CRITERIA: DATASET => ** DATE FROM => *-1 DATE TO => * TYPE => ACDFGHIMNORSTUVWZ 1PAGE 1 CBTI - DATASET LIST DATASET NAME EVENT DATE TIME TYPE ------...
over 3 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Requesting reporting feature to show what datasets are on what DASD Volumes

AB&R does not report on what dataset is on what DASD volume. This is an important time-saver that our current product, DR Manager, provides.
over 12 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Request that product provide a list of datasets excluded from restore

AB&R does not provide a listing of data sets excluded from the restore.
over 12 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Requesting reporting of total DASD utilization

AB&R does not supply us with total DASD utilization.
over 12 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Requesting feature to report on resource utilization by job name.

AB&R does not report on resource utilization by job name. Our current product, DR Manager includes such a feature and it helps us to manage our DR resources effectively.
over 12 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS 3 Not under consideration