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Support for exporting Eclipse network proxy/timeout settings through Push-To-Client

I am opening this enhancement request on behalf of the customer who is requesting "Support for exporting Eclipse network proxy/timeout settings through Push-To-Client". For the network connection settings, the preferences can be found under: Gener...
over 1 year ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Microprofile Health/Monitor Endpoint Support

To be able to handle z/OS connect endpoints the same way than normal microservices, there should be an microprofile health/monitoring endpoint. This endpoints would be very useful for every customer using zospt to start z/OS connect.
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Increase TOS Message limit to 512 or 1024 characters

ETOS.EXE has to truncate messages to 255 characters. This limit should be extended to 512 or 1024 characters so that every message sent to a tpf host's console can be captures.
over 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Operations Server 1 Not under consideration

Double click on a Special Name should show markers where the special name is being used

When you double click on a variable in a program, IDz shows you where it is used in the program (small yellow rectangles next to the right hand scrollbar - see attachment 1). But when you double click on a Special Name it doesn't show you where it...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

COBOL editor should automatically create reference

It could by useful if COBOL editor automatically create reference. Perhaps IDZ could ask the PIC clause (PIC X(10), PIC S9(3) COMP, …) and the section (WORKING, LINKAGE) and add it at the end of this section.
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

Basic authentication for CICS as a web service requester

For CICS as a web service requester with basic authentication defined in URIMAP, we developed a Global exit to activate at exit point XWBAUTH and supply the userID and password through a sequential file set-up and accessible by security team.Since...
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CICS web service requester PIPELINE

CICS Web service requester pipeline does not permit writting into HTTP header. We use SOAPACTION container and set it up in a handler program to insert additional HTTP headers but there should be easier ways like using API WEB WRITE HTTPHEADER to ...
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Not under consideration

Support for __ptr64 qualifier in LE C

LE C compiler should support the __ptr64 qualifier for 64-bit pointers in 31-bit (or 64-bit) code, as it does for Metal C. Furthermore, EDCDSECT should convert a 64-bit addresses (declared as "AD") to "void * __ptr64", for consistency.
over 3 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 2 Not under consideration

CICS Dynamic Caching

The RFE is for the ability to support dynamic caching in CICS. This was recently discussed at the UK CICS User Group in Manchester and a paper is attached outlining some of the requirements, use cases and outlines how the solution may appear from ...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Is there any way to add 43x132 Screen Size feature into HOD?

Currently, the following Screen Size-s available: 24x80, 32x80, 43x80, 27x132, 62x160 We usually use 43x80 to see more lines. But sometimes the 27x132 would be better to see all the messages in eg. system log or log of the subsystems to see every ...
over 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 3 Not under consideration

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