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Increase Maximum areas for a DEDB

IMS FP db's are limited by IBM to a total of 2048 db areas. We would like to have this increased. We would like this increase by 1st QTR 2019. We will assist in testing.
about 6 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 2 Delivered

Increase COBOL Technical Resources for Publication Development

IBM should allocate significantly more/better COBOL technical resources for the preparation and review of their publications. IBM dedicated many person hours (years) to the development of the software for Enterprise COBOL V5.1. However, it appears...
about 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Delivered

IBM Output Manager support for non US-code page in BJTCUNLD

When loading the ITOM catalog/index from an IDXOUT file exported from CA-VIEW (SAR), one of the steps involves running a sequence of jobs from the customised SBJTSAMP called BJTJCXV1, BJTJCXV2 abd BJTJCXV3.In the last step of the BJTJCXV2 the prog...
about 4 years ago in IBM Tivoli Output Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

Logmessages if maxtask or classmaxtask was reached (GSE Requirement GGCIC07005)

DFH - messages if the MAXTASK or CLASSMAXTASK condition(s) was reached. BUSVAL : 5INVVAL : 5ENDVAL : 5GROVAL : 5SYSVAL : 5KEYWORDS : UGVOTES : +5=5 +4=3 +3=3 +2=6 +1=3 0=1 -1=2 -3=2 -5=1 Abstain=1 Priority=
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Support Symbolics in CICS File Definition DSNAME

Allow the use of symbolics (similar to JCL symbolics) in the DSNAME of aCICS File Definition (or BDAM FCT entry), to be resolved either at installtime or open time according to installation-supplied substitution strings.Should also include a speci...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Delivered

RDz should check on length of Data Names

The COBOL compiler has a limit of 30 characters for data names. The Knowledge Center shows this: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS6SG3_5.1.0/com.ibm.entcobol.doc_5.1/PGandLR/ref/rllim.html. When editing a COBOL program (either with th...
about 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

P-COM V13(64bit) EHLLAPI 64bit support

I have an RFE request to IBM Personal Communications(PCOM) V13(64bit).64bit version dose not include EHLLAPI library.(32bit version includes it).
about 4 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Protocol enhancement 4 Delivered

Host On-Demand Launcher for Linux

Since Java 9 will not support Java WebStart any more the distribution of HoD clients must be changed. The concept of the HoD Launcher is made only for Windows clients. In our company we prefer Linux. So it is necessary for us to receive an HoD Lau...
about 6 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 1 Delivered

CICS CM enhancement to submit timed dynamic installs

I've developed a way to have the migration exit in Configuration Manager perform dynamic installations of packages at a specific time. I believe this would be a useful addition to the base product. I am currently using the description in the packa...
about 4 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Other 3 Delivered

typing multiple characters in the "CICS Explorer" view

Allow typing multiple characters in the "CICS Explorer" view to quickly jump to a particular region
about 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 5 Delivered