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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

    Provide real time indexing for z/OS sequential datasets

    I'm not sure which workspace is appropriate - please help find a home for this? We generate terrabytes of log and SMF data every day, but much of it is hard to retrieve because of the amount of data. Could we have a splunk like model of indexing o...
    about 2 years ago in IBM Z Operational Log and Data Analytics 1 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

    zLDA user log from JES Spool does not work when batch jobs are offloaded from JES to an archival product like "SAR".

    Large MF (Enterprise) shops like CITI immediately offload batch for archival -- without this support the "user logs" from Spool to Splunk is not working for us. Our developers will not add VSAM ESDS files to batch jobs -- they will move forward a...
    over 3 years ago in IBM Z Operational Log and Data Analytics 3 Not under consideration

    Government issued subscriptions for using nicotine, alcohol and cannabis products.

    Researchers would benefit from this idea. Also, Governments and Consumers will benefit by implementing a more classy society. Not only that, governments and companies that invest in this idea will make a huge amount of reoccurring income! It’s ...
    about 3 years ago in IBM Z Operational Log and Data Analytics 0 Not under consideration

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