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Show value of named constants in Compiler listing

Show value of named constants in Compiler listing
over 10 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

Support of more than one remote system details window

Currently there is only one remote system details window available.We are using the function "Show in table" to view the content of datasets, jobs, etc. in the remote system details. Since there is only one remote system details window available, ...
over 8 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 2 Delivered

File Manager Compare utility

Request the following work: In File Manager we would like to save the compare parameters and give the set of parameters a name. Later we can reload the parameters and reuse them.
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Show hexa car in JES Sysout

In JES JOB we have data in HEXA (see file sample.jpg). We need a solution to read it like than it exists for COBOL editor (see picture CobolEditor.jpg).
about 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 5 Delivered

Provide the ability to save the data in e3270ui

We're doing a PoC in ABC, customer want to have the ability to save the result data on z/OS from e3270ui panel, including the history and non-history data.Customer indicated that the product(from a competitor) they are using has the ability to sav...
over 10 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 4 Delivered

Create a CEMT SET() PHASEIN type command for JAVA bundles.

The versioning and alias processing options that are presently available for deploying new JAVA bundles in CICS require changes to the pre-existing CICS RDO definitions, this is not something that is desired when promoting a new version of a JAVA ...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Delivered

CEX will block RACF sign on attempts after repeated failures for logon id revoked

We have remote devices that execute a programmatic script to issue a logon attempt via IMS Connect. Many times these IDs have been revoked or are obsolete. When the script receives a RACF failure, the signon attempt will be continually retried (at...
about 2 years ago in IMS Connect Extensions for z/OS / Product functionality 2 Delivered

Do not show fields in a copybook that are not part of a variable length record, when the length is less that the copybook

“While viewing a variable length file(QSAM/VSAM) in FileManager, using the single formatted record, it would make sense that it should first look at the two bytes of the RDW to determine how far to scroll down. Currently there is no distinction be...
over 6 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Support enhanced security when authenticating users with SAF Security API

The current SAF Security API does not support specifying the APPLID for the PlatformUser.authenticate method. Supporting the __passwd_applid() function will allow Program Control security rules to be utilzied. See documentation: https://www.ibm.co...
about 2 years ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 1 Delivered

URT license tracking for Open XLC/C++ v17

AIX XLC/C++ licenses purchased from IBM are user based (shared or named). The external auditors appointed by IBM, request/collect several times per year the URT statistics (supported until XLC/C++ v16) to check license compliancy. With Open XlC/C+...
about 2 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 3 Delivered