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    Webservice should fail on missing required field

    Webservice should reject the request if a field, which is marked as required, is not specified on the request.
    over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

    It should be possible to specify another RUNAWAY(ICVR) value for when task is running on open TCBs(L8/L9/T8?).

    It should be possible to have one ICVR value for when task is running on the QR TCB and other non-open TCBs, and anther value for when task is running on open TCBs(L8/L9/T8?) This would enable us to allow larger ICVR values for tasks running on op...
    about 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

    New RACF messages indicating Next Token mode

    Background - We are migrating from CA Top Secret to IBM RACF, here at our site. We are also migrating from CA AAM to IBM MFA. Under CA Top Secret, we enter "RSA Next Token Mode" after failing 3 attempts to logon. The CA Top Secret throws messages ...
    almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 9 Future consideration

    Enterprise COBOL V6+ - Add an example for COPY directive with replacing text in area A

    Hi, The position of the right parameter of a replacement, in area A or area B, influences the final text result (while the position of the right parameter of a replacement has no impact). This should be explained with an example, to change the nam...
    7 months ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 2 Future consideration

    Enterprise COBOL V6+ - Error in example 7 of the COPY directive documentation

    Hi, Example 7 provided for the documentation of the COPY directive is wrong: the replacement of the trailing "GROSS-PAY" by "NET-PAY" is taken into account, and is also applied to example 8.See listing hardcopy in attachement. Thanks.
    7 months ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 1 Is a defect

    Extension of NEWC in CICS

    We need an extension to CEMT SET PROGRAM(*) NEWCOPY. It should be possible that that this command could be restricted to a certain dataset or LIBRARY e.g. CEMT SET PROGRAM(*) NEWCOPY DSN('A.B.C') or CEMT SET PROGRAM(*) NEWCOPY LIB(ABC).
    about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Not under consideration

    CEDA ADD GROUP( ) LIST( ) FIRST or LAST Attribute

    We only have 2 options when we ADD group to List in CSD, i.e BEFORE and AFTER.It if difficult wjen you working on huge projects like 200 existing lists, which already contains groups.Ex: If we want to add DB2CONN group in list, it should be added ...
    almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

    Missing functions in COBOL

    To determine the size of an array, most programmers use a constant and check the index against the constant. As an alternative compiler option SSRANGE can be used, which is not very performant.It might be a good choice to have functions which retu...
    about 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

    Enhance INITCHECK so it catches the use of uninitialized indexes in SEARCH statements

    The frequent programming error of forgetting to set an index before a SEARCH is not being detected by INITCHECK. In the following example program, the index U150-ACT-IND-IDX is erroneously not set before the SEARCH U150-TRANX-ACT-IND-DATA line. Wi...
    almost 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 1 Future consideration

    NOEVENP/NOLXPRF rules suboption. Distinguish between user source program and copy member item definition

    To decide to issue a return code 12 or 04 when the IGYDS1348-W/IGYPA3084-W warning occurs, it is necessary to distinguish whether the definition of the data item appears directly in the user source program or was included in the program from a cop...
    about 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Future consideration

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