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IDz File Manager SQL console SELECT Check for excessive data transfer from host

There is no check on the size of a result set, or blocking of results from executing a SELECT statement. I can execute a SELECT that returns > 25,000 rows. Other parts of IDZ (e.g. JES spool display and even displaying member lists) issue warni...
about 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

ADATA type 0030 records (Source Analysis Records) are truncating source code images

When a macro generates a source image, it replaces the image's 8-character sequence number field with an 11 character string, thus producing a record that is 83 characters long. Then when that image is displayed within //SYSPRINT, it is fully disp...
over 9 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Assembler 1 Delivered

File Manager being able to update DFSMS-compressed datasets with DSU (Data Set Update).

BM File Manager for z/OS 7/06/2021 (2021.187)File Manager working with SMS compressed datasets - FMNBE711
about 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

New value attributes VALUERANGE, VALUELIST

it might be good to have 2 new attributes for a value: VALUERANGE( x : y ) which would specify the allowed range of values a variable could hold. For example, a field that was meant to hold a month value as a numeric, this could be dcl MM fixed bi...
over 6 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

Allow Property Group SYSLIB to contain dataset aliases

Allow Property Group SYSLIB field to include aliases
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Delivered

PL/I - higher granularity for msgIBM 1058I and IBM2805I required

The BIT to BIT conversion is not critical.IBM1058I W Conversion from BIT to BIT will be done by library call. IBM2805I W For assignment to EATTR_01, conversion from BIT to BIT will be done by library call. But they have the same Message Number as ...
over 9 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

Create SHA-512 APIs

Currently IBM has provided SHA-1 and SHA-256 APIs for use under zTPF. For example, we have tpf_SHA256_digest() function calls. CPACF also supports SHA-512, hence we would like access to this hashing algorithm. Our Security group has asked the leve...
over 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 4 Delivered

Statistics Reporting Enhancements

Customer is looking for CICS PA to provide advanced reporting on CICS Statistic data including the ability to summarize statistics data for reporting and loading into HDBs and/or DB2
almost 13 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

ZConnect IMS Mobile Feature Pack to support passing password/passticket to IMS

Allow the IMS Mobile Feature Pack to pass the password/passticket to IMS. This will allow a further authentication/check on the user on the IMS side.
over 9 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / General ES 3 Delivered

Can CICS-MQ attacment faciltiy operate like CICS-DB2 & CICS-DBCTL attachment facility by issuing 'already connected' msg

Can CICS-MQ attachment facility be enhanced to operate similar to CICS-DB2 and CICS-DBCTL attachment facilities by issuing 'Already Connected' message in response to a request to attach CICS-MQ facility when CICS-MQ attachment is already connected...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

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