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Possibility to put a text in a window generated from Menu Manager

We would like to put a free text in a window from Menu Manager RDz.Please see attached files.
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Delivered

Need of EDIT MACRO like functionality i RDz's COBOL/JCL Editor

We need at EDIT Macro like functionality I RDz's COBOL/JCL Editor, so we directly in the Editor can process the full program source and do necessary changes to the code.An authorized iAPI for the Abstract Syntax Tree is needed and when this API ch...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Delivered

Update LRM and add warning message for the new way of "Passing arguments to the MAIN procedure" via PARMDD

Please update the language reference manual and strongly recommend coding the parameter to a MAIN procedure as CHAR(*) VARYING (plus INONLY NONASGN) instead of CHAR(100) VARYING. Please add a new warning message if a respectively the only one para...
over 5 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

Quick Fix should suggest to create a section (and not only a paragpraph) on unknown perform

When typing perform with an unknown paragraph, the quick fix function suggests to create a paragraph but not to create a section. The feature should be enhanced to also suggest creating a section.
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

File Manager - editing alias queue associated with a remote queue

We are requesting to include into File Manager this new functionality with editing an alias queue associated with a remote queue. Currently we are facing this errror: In File Manager, not able to use file manager option 9.3 to edit the LESE.KCTC.A...
over 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

DSC data set list utility and volume device address, sms information

With most dasd volumes being SMS managed, the DSC data set list utility option "XV" should provide the ability to select volumes using SMS criteria and UCB. display volumes by storage group OPS03 or OPS0*display volumes by ucb address, using wild ...
over 8 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 2 Delivered

Supply CICS API for verification of Kerberos tokens

Provide a CICS API to verify Kerberos tokens and map them to a RACF userid to be run under in CICS.
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Delivered

DFHEISUP delivered with RMODE24 and is 7MB in size

Load module DFHEISUP is supplied by CICS with AMODE31, RMODE24. The load module itself takes up 7M below the line storage. Thiscan create problems for sites who are constrained in their belowthe line storage.
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 7 Delivered

make the tn3270 tcp address available using exec cics inquire terminal

we are running with autoinstall of tn3270 terminals. we need to be able to supply to some of our applications the tcpip address of the terminal that initiated the task. this information as available in the TCTTE in a field called TCTE_TPADDR. Maki...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Delivered

Disk sharing between two TARGET ZDT.

The goal is to share, outside the sysplex mechanism, disks between two targets.The goal is to make available files on a TARGET for other TARGET.A TARGET is in update and the others are in reading.File sharing between host linux is done through NFS.
over 5 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Delivered