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Linux compiler for WTX

Currently, WTX only allows compiling of Maps and systems on windows. A Linux compiler would assist our company in building and distributing of WTX objects by allowing it to better integrate with our build systems.
over 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 1 Not under consideration

Unit Testing Framework for WebSphere Transformation Extender

With our DevOps movement, we are looking at adding as much automated testing into our processes as possible. We would like to have a Unit Testing framework developed for WTX which would allow us to test individual components without being installe...
over 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 1 Not under consideration

New AAO for defining HLQ for temporary data sets

This RFE is opened on behalf of BNPP Fortis. Current code selects the hlq for temporary datasets for instance for use with INGPLEX IPL in rexx AOFRACF0 based on the hlq of AOFSTAT.The customer requires a customization option to define this hlq him...
over 11 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future consideration

One switch to control whether print common area when transaction is forcepurged

During the development/testing procedure, many “Forcepurge” were recorded in the console file. But Huawei don't know which transaction was Forcepurged, and what is the root cause of it. They required that we provide a switch which can control whet...
about 12 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 2 Not under consideration

External File Handler with IBM COBOL on Windows

Can we have the EXTFH (SFS, DB2, ORACLE etc) support feature added to IBM COBOL on windows platform.  <br />The EXTFH with earlier releases of CICS/OS2 and CICS/Windows used BTRIEVE file system.    IBM COBOL shipped with ...
about 12 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 2 Not under consideration

Provide ability to provide subsystem ID for any application and roll remaining IMS/DB2 special ISPF PDB panels into base

In the SA ISPF PDB dialog:Currently, there are only a few (IMS and DB2) applications that provide a field to specify an MVS subsystem ID.    This along with a few remaining definitions require some unique coding a panels.Panel AOFGDYNA f...
over 12 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

WTX 8.4.1 on Datapower needed by customer Credit Agricole

Credit Agricole is using WTX Studio and WTX Server on Datapower for the NICE Project.They need to import about 500 Cobol Copybooks to transform them in XML data , where they will be finally exposed in a SOAP Webservice. WTX on datapower is doing t...
over 12 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 1 Not under consideration

HIX 820 Support for Healthcare Reform

With the implementation of Health Care Reform, it appears that use of the Health Insurance Exchange Related Payments (HIX 820) transaction (version 005010X306) is going to be mandated. This will need to be implemented in the Oct 2013 time frame, a...
over 12 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 2 Not under consideration

CICS translator for C should check for EIB addressability

CICS translator for C should check for EIB addressability (AIX)
about 13 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 2 Not under consideration

provide IBM Z automation capability to interface with IBM RMF tool especially MONITOR III

it would be great to have an interface through IBM z system automation to RMF tool especially monitor III for the live analysis/custom alert mechanism for z performance especially resources,jobs, enques, transactions,..etc.,
over 1 year ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Not under consideration