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Easy SQL access to complex array structures in IMS databases

At the moment the IMS Universal JDBC Driver respectively the IMS DB Resource Adapters support only access to simple array structures based of fields in one datatype. Please enhance both the IMS Universal JDBC Driver and the IMS DB Resource Adapter...
almost 6 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Open Access DB 2 Delivered

Add new REPLACE built-in function to replace string once or all

Inspired by the TSO/ISPF editor we miss the implementation of a REPLACE [ALL] to replace a given string "from" with another given string "to" in a given text (variable) – either once (default) or all occurrences. So we would like to get a new buil...
over 7 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

Add additional Key fields for CICS PA zOS Connect Summary Report/Extract/Forwarding

Currently zOS Connect report allows 3 key fields. Running reports with 3 key fields gives only high level summary and in many cases this report is not providing much value in problem determination. Having additional Key fields will help us summari...
almost 2 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 1 Delivered

Please validate TPF Operations Server (TOS) on Windows 2022

We are trying to make some new servers for our TOS installation, and there is a push for us to use Windows 2012 in order to put off the inevitable next upgrade upgrade a little longer. Could it be ready before January 2023?
almost 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Operations Server 3 Delivered

EQA9924U should be replaced with an ICH408I message

There is no new feature.This is not an enhancement. Debug Tool development needs to tell RACF to issue an ICH408I message.
over 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

DBB User build - provide a very simple workflow (no wizard)

DBB User build has quite a few fields that need to be populated on each program. But the values are mostly always the same in the context of the work of a developer. All of these values should have default values that can be set once, for example ...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

Report Shared Temp Storage alerts using Poolname instead of Logstream Prefix in CICS Performanc Analyzer

The CICS Performance Analyzer tool currently uses the S1PREF field when reporting on alerts for Shared Temp Storage Servers, which is the Shared Temp Storage structure name PREFIX. This name is always going to be DFHXQLS_ by IBM's rules for settin...
over 11 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 2 Delivered

Wazi Developer for Eclipse autodetect to determine file type

See Case TS004142893 issue of opening a program within a program and use autodetect to determine the file type?
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 4 Delivered

Block copy in File Manager for DB2

FM can du bloc copy for normal datasets now. It would be nice if you like in Excel could mark an area (columns and rows) and do a copy.The data could be for an email or for pasting into the same table on other rows - even another table if you need...
almost 4 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

File Manager and DB2 - better REDIT

In the current FM there are a REDIT function. It will list related tables to the main table viewed. From the list you can select a table and it will open the table with all rows.Another more advanced REDIT ("DIRECT REDIT" or something, maybe "DRED...
almost 4 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered