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    Allow cBAC to store a start request in the cBAC control file when CICS is down so that the start command can then execute when the CICS region comes up

    We are currently considering converting from DADS to cBAC and are testing cBAC in a CICS test region. We did find a function that DADS can do but cBAC cannot do. We have many applications that do a start tran in DADS so that the start command is e...
    over 2 years ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

    Flexible Alignment Storage Display

    Currently FA aligns its storage display at starting addresses which are multiples of 16. This is often unconvenient: Sometimes application data is not properly aligned: - address pointers not on word boundery are not point-and-shootable - bad alig...
    over 10 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

    Better Support of WMQ-Applications

    Currently Fault Analyzer does not properly recognize that an abending Batch-Job or CICS transaction is connected to Websphere MQ. In these cases FA does not show any information related to MQ and last MQ-API calls.This flaw seems to arise when the...
    over 10 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 6 Not under consideration

    Ability to alter DSNAME or attributes of file within CBAC regardless of the type of CICS startup(COLD/WARM/EMER).

    The ability to alter the DSNAME or attributes to be effective after a COLD start within CICS Batch Application Control is needed.
    about 6 years ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

    Add support for CICS MP Domain

    CICS Managed Platforms domain is where any CICS System or Task policy control blocks, counters, storage etc. is going to be. The IBM IPCS CICS VERBEXIT now formats the MP domain, but Fault Analyzer is suspiciously missing that info. Please update ...
    over 3 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

    Fault Entries in History Dataset should be compressed

    To save DASD space in environments with big regions Fault Analyzer should have an option to save and handle Fault Entries in compressed format (TRSMAIN).
    over 12 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

    BIDI support

    There is no BIDI hebrew support for this product.
    about 9 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Fault Analyzer Should Accept Assembler Side Files not in ADATA format

    Fault Analyzer currently cannot accept listings for Assembler programs were compiled in Endevor using ‘NOADATA' option. We have over 6000 programs compiled this way that can be accepted into other Fault Analysis tools.
    about 9 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

    CBAC enhancement to avoid huge getmain.

    CICS BAC development did confirm that the first mirror task for the CBAC File Maintenance Utility will getmain 40M for the MAXDOWNLOADPAGES(9999). If the command response is greater than 32K, the reply data is written to a CICS TSQUEUE and the bat...
    over 9 years ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Runtime 0 Not under consideration

    CBAC SYSIN format enhancement

    Please enhance the CBAC to allow the SYSIN continuity character at any column instead of fixed at 72? similar to IDCAMS SYSIN.format
    about 10 years ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

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