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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

    TXSeries for Linux code page support

    Related to: Case #002565956Environment: TXSeries for Linuxlocale: ja_JP.sjis In case of using vendor extension characters in program source code and BMS map source, cicstcl/cicstran and cicsmap command failed.We know TXSeries uses iconv for code c...
    over 6 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 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

    Improve synchronization level 2 on IPIC

    Currently synchronization level 2 on IPIC connection like CICS TS is not supported in TXSeries, should use SNA connection for CICS TS where synchronization level 2 is needed for data integrity of distribute transactions.This limit is what stops us...
    7 months ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

    override the userid and password in the XA_OPEN string of a TXSeries region

    TXSeries region does connect to the database using the user specified in the XAD.stanza when the cicsas comes up that same user will be used by application programs throughout that process for all DB related queries. For security requirement need ...
    8 months ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

    TXSeries use of PAM module needs rveiew

    So the issue is that basically WebSphere Liberty is running as user cics AND thru the Web interface, in the back-end, the TXServies Web still tries to execute su - cics as demonstrated below in the screenshot, IT is NOT necessary to su to 'cics' a...
    almost 7 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 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

    TXSeries supports DB2 pureScale on Linux

    TXSeries supports DB2 pureScale for AIX platform, but not for Linux.TXSeries for Linux also should support DB2 pureScale for customres who requires high reliability and high performance for mission critical system.
    over 9 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

    dynamically allocating memory for region pool and task shared pool

    Please see the responses from the PMR below: IBM Update10/17/16 5:19 PMWe understand the customer update. However, dynamically allocating the memory for region pool and task shared pool is not supported for CICS environment. We verified the code a...
    about 9 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 1 Not under consideration

    Missing CCSID 850/858 locale settings for AIX to minimize characters lost in translation to DB2 LUW

    Missing CCSID 850/858 locale settings for AIX to minimize characters lost in translation to DB2 LUW
    over 9 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

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