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INITONLY process for databases with primary and secondary indexes

AT&T has databases with primary and secondary indexes that require the init process however iRE cannot handle this. This would benefit the client and any other client who has a similar db requirement in disaster recovery. Currently, the iRE to...
3 months ago in IMS Recovery Solution Pack for z/OS / Recovery 1 Is a defect

CICS Explorer - Redrive User Logon at MFA Token Expiration

Currently if a user logs on to an LPAR via CICS Explorer (CMCI Connection) he enters an MFA token. If his LPAR connection/session is still active after the MFA Token Expires and the user either refreshes his screen or drives a request for informat...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Is a defect

identify session in TOS API log items

Since the TOS workstation API log contains logging for multiple session/server connections it would be helpful if the log items would contain information that would identify the session/server like TAs and server IP addresses.
over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Operations Server 1 Is a defect

CopyOnce: too much frequent

As written in the manual "ZG246758" the restore procedure after an HYPERSWAP (scheduled or unattended) foresees 3 actions:1- START secondary on Master of MM;2- MGM3SITE_RESTORE;3- MGM3SITE_SWAP The 9th step of MGM3SITE_RESTORE_MT_RS* procedure for...
almost 2 years ago in GDPS 1 Is a defect

Switch between slot in SW00SR view don't work

In Toolkit 4.6, in debug, the SW00SR view is not updated when switching from one slot (TPFDF database) to another. Example in attach file : when we click on the second slot (25000B00), the details (and also Core Blocks, ...) are note updated with ...
almost 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 1 Is a defect

Update the resolver to identify MQ for batch programs

Dbb was updated to identify MQ programs during source scanning. It works great until it runs against out batch MQ programs where are using CSQB* modules such as CSQBCONN. The scanner does not detect these as MQ and as a result the program is deter...
about 2 years ago in Dependency Based Build 0 Is a defect

ZDT Extraction Tool: Authorization token has expired. Login again.

We are attempting to extact zOS source components from the mainframe, our EC2 Instance (target) web manager is hosted in AWS VPC. We are able to successfully ssh and SFTP files from source to target from the same EC2 server through the terminal. H...
about 2 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 0 Is a defect

'Search in Files' does not work for strings that do have Swedish national characters

Swedish character support seems not to be available when doing 'Search in Files' within Application Discovery Analyze Client.
over 2 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Is a defect

Enterprise COBOL V6+ - IGYLI0245-E error falsely triggered ("varname" was not defined as a compilation variable)

A conditional compilation variable is used under control of a >>if varname is defined directive.The compiler wrongly triggers an error IGYLI0245-E on the fact that the variable is not defined. The triggered message is an error...The return c...
over 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Is a defect

Set the jobstep return-code for DFHSIP to a higher value than zero when a JVM server in CICS abends

After an abend of JVMSERVER (timeout) during startup of CICS, CICS ends with RC=0.
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Is a defect

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