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Config Manager needs better resource overlay detection

Configuration Manager needs a better mechanism for detecting resource overlays as packages move through the topology. There are instances where if the same resource/resources exist in multiple pacakges that have been migrated into a configuration ...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Flat file input for RANA exit instead of recompile process

Request to allow RANA exit to read a flat file as input and perform actions instead of modifying the EXIT each time with changes and recompiling it.
over 5 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Dojo MenuBar

Hi,please add the Dojo MenuBar widget. https://dojotoolkit.org/reference-guide/1.10/dijit/MenuBar.html
over 8 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 1 Not under consideration

RBD EGL Debug listener to be launched from IDEs other than VAGEN

IBM developed and EGL Debug Listener with the request of Halkbank. We can do End to End debugging from VAGEN GUI to EGL in RBD and back to VAGEN GUI. We want to have this facility for other IDEs also
about 11 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 3 Not under consideration

Ability to extract packages from an export file into another file via a batch interface

We require the ability to transport resource definitions between geographically dispersed sysplexes and to apply transformation rules in the process. This need means we will have to migrate through an export file.Since the export file will be used...
over 11 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Cross-configuration, cross-sysplex reporting

The various reporting functions, especially those that generate comparison reports, should have the ability to create reports that span configurations, servers, and even sysplexes. For example it should be possible to generate a comparison report ...
almost 12 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Support for enumerations in EGL

There's a need to be able to add enumerations in the EGL language so proper parameters can be defined in functions which forces the developer to pass predefined values.
about 15 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 4 Not under consideration

Cursor methods on TUI forms

The methods must return the name and index of the field which holds the cursor. Example:cursorField string = form.getCursor();case (cursorField) when "NAME" ... when "CITY" ... when "ADDRESS_LINES" cursorFieldIndex int = form.getCursorIndex(); cas...
about 15 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 4 Not under consideration

Methods on TUI fields

More methods on TUI fields are needed. E.g. is field protected, is field unprotected.In other words: If you can say "set field xx" then you should also be able to say "if (field is xx)". Some of the attributes, e.g. colors, can be grouped and it w...
about 15 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 4 Not under consideration

EGL TUI form shall behave like a container

It shall be possible to walk through the form fields such that a getFirst method returns a reference to the position wise first field, and a getNext method returns a reference to the next field, again position wise. A field reference, obtained usi...
about 15 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 4 Not under consideration