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    AD - Enable automatic user group detection/association in the import users option under CCS

    We have been upgrading AD system and found that CCS has an option to import only multiple users into new system. However after importing users, we need to manually select and add (using + ICON) to associate to the respective user group. This is qu...
    7 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Future consideration

    Enhancement to get correct data from ADDI tables

    This is related to case TS019930590 where we are unable to get correct metadata from ADDI tables. For details please see this case. for example: Program has be below statement IF W003-PARM-FL-READ-CNT = ZERO AND END-OF-PARM-FILE-YES Using queries ...
    3 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Future consideration

    Discover the fd of a Java Socket (for C operations), or introduce Java API for such C operation on the Java Socket.

    Socket fd is a visible as a holder reference to a socket. In some scenario with Java socket that some operation or check could not be done at Java level/API. For example, our product's requirement to check if the socket (connection) is under an AT...
    7 months ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    ZFile API - include switching user security profile in a thread with a userID provided in the API call

    MVS dataset could be configured with a access profile. For a user connection to our server, the functionality to access on dataset and USS file is performed with the connection's user security using pthread_security_np(applid) (dedicated thread or...
    7 months ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

    zFile API write-lock on VSAM at record level for high concurrent VSAM write access to different records

    Our product (zExplorer server on z/OS) is using VSAM for book-keeping our metadata of dataset ENQ. The VSAM needs to support high level of concurrent of write (and read) access from different users, servers from different sysplex VMs, to different...
    7 months ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    AD - Add new feature to export all users in the prescribed file formats(.csv or .txt) from CCS

    In the current AD that we use (6.1.3-ifix1), there is no possibility to export all existing users from old server and import to the new server. As part of product upgrade, we consistently build new system in every 1.5 ~ 2 years and copy users (ctr...
    7 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Future consideration

    Improvement of the flow job graph

    Users of Application Discovery at SG need to be able to visualize the entire structure of a JCL by having information on the names of the steps, the programs used and the input and output files of each step. The flow job function seemed to be the ...
    over 1 year ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Future consideration

    Add support for HWIREST to JZOS

    BCPii is an important z/OS specific API that currently supports several languages but NOT Java. Having this support within JZOS would make java applications relying on HWI communications (such as monitoring applications or system automation tasks)...
    over 3 years ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    Support COPY statement in a PSB file.

    The PSB compiler in Application Discovery Build Client does not support a COPY statement in a PSB file. We request this be supported.
    over 1 year ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Future consideration

    Handle Abend SB37 by a Java exception instead of ending the JVM !

    If an Abend SB37 occurs due to a lack of storage when trying to extend a MVS data set, the JVM is ended wothout a chance for the program to handle the situation.It would be far better to simlpy throw an exception. So Abend handling should be chang...
    9 months ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 1 Future consideration

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