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Builtin function returning the main program name

Similarly to the existing built-in functions PROCEDURENAME and PACKAGENAME, we would like to be able to retrieve the name of the main program from any statically or dynamically called routine in the call chain.
about 9 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Delivered

Suppress none-relevant DB2 Messages

Please suppress following two DB2-Messages: IBM3250I - DSNH527I DSNHOPTS THE PRECOMPILER OR DB2 COPROCESSOR ATTEMPTED TO USE THE DB2-SUPPLIED DSNHDECP MODULE. IBM3000I - DSNH4760I DSNHPSRV THE DB2 SQL COPROCESSOR IS USING THE LEVEL x INTERFACE UND...
almost 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

Picture datatype with apostrophe (')

Picture have to support apostrophes: ' for Example:DCL ZW_CHF1 PIC "ZZZ'ZZ9.V99B<CHF>" INIT(1234.50);DCL ZW_CHF2 PIC 'ZZZ''ZZ9.V99B<CHF>' INIT(1234.50);PUT SKIP LIST(ZW_CHF1);PUT SKIP LIST(ZW_CHF2); Output:1'234.50 CHF1'234.50 CHF see ...
almost 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

Display a pop-up when there's no affected property group to a JCL

A warning pop-up at the opening of a JCL by JCL Editor and before submitting it to affect a property group.
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

CTC should provide zIIP usage statistics for xfer activity

During tape demount the VTE component provides an informational message which includes statistics showing effective compression ratio as well as CPU usage including the amount of zIIP offload along with zIIP eligible workload that could not be off...
over 3 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Delivered

Platform/Application DB2 Schema

To make the handling of data in a cloud environment more flexible and easy, we would like to have the possibility to add a DB2 Schema to a application and/or to a platform. I hope Schema is the right context here, but I am not realy a DB2 expert. ...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Delivered

Reduce time to mod copy up and all

Mod copy package needs to be improved to take advantage of dasd improvements ie ssd, hpf. Hard coded limitations create lengthy mod copy runs.
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

Make COBOL Compiler and Runtime maintenance level independent

We compile our programs in one LPAR, we test them, and finally we distribute the objects to the Banks in other countries (Production LPAR). The software level of COBOL 5.1 complier and following versions have a strong dependency on the runtime lev...
about 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 5 Delivered

Cobol editor - filter views

Add filter views that exist in the Lpex editor.
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

ZMITOM address space is flooded with unwanted KOBCM0049W messages

Hello IBM,Our TOM'S system log is flooded with KOBCM0049W Receive failed, Err=1102 Rsn=0x76650211, 10.096424 seconds, retry=0Please let us know what is this issue.I am forwarding the logs of the address spaces who are possible involved in this cas...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON for CICS / Product functionality 2 Delivered

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