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FA IDz client to access saved report from history file

Hello, The FA ISPF interface allows a user to select/view the saved report from the history file. However, the IDz plugin does not have the ability to read/access/present this data and must drive a reanalysis of the fault in order to produce a rep...
over 3 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Delivered

REPLTEXT statements should also support the RENAME STAMP/NOSTAMP option

Users requested the ispf stats be updated so as to know when a member was modified by the REPLTEXT
5 months ago in IBM Data Set Commander 3 Delivered

Display in JES the step that is currently executing

Today we see all the JCL steps. We need some indication of which JCL step is currently executing.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 9 Delivered

Visibility to current CPU use by user in RSED address space

From PMR TS003198624 (the new format is not allowed in the PMR field.) With TSO, CICS, and Batch, I have visibility to see detail about TSO logons, CICS transactions, and batch jobs with our ASG-TMON monitors or other monitoring solution. Every no...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Other 2 Delivered

Notify and TSO SEND aus JCLs

The NOTIFY Parameter in the Job Card and a TSO Send Command have no effect when using the RDz. The messages are send to the users TSO session. These messages should be send to the RDz session of the user.
almost 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 10 Delivered

Issue an information message similar to IBM2840I (for TRANSLATE), if SUBSTR, LEFT or RIGHT is used to reformat a date-time value

I would like to get an information message similar to IBM2840I (for TRANSLATE) issued, if SUBSTR, LEFT or RIGHT is used on any DATETIME or TIMESTAMP invocation, like in this code example: dcl out char(80) var; out = 'Run from: ' !! subStr(dateTime...
5 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

Enhance usability of REPATTERN built-in function by making 3rd argument optional

While DATETIME and TIMESTAMP built-in functions do have a default pattern supported, for REPATTERN both patterns must always be specified, like in the following code example: dcl saveDT char(17);saveDT = dateTime(); out = 'Run from: ' !! rePattern...
5 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

GDPS and LCP reporting. More functions needed

It would be great if we could use sort on the VPCPLCS3 panel in GDPS. Maybe in combination with the filter command. Ie a command like this:filter used(80,gt) sorted descending
over 3 years ago in GDPS 2 Delivered

Passphrase support for Rational Business Developer

Passphrase to generate the EGL source to COBOL is not supported using RBD 9.6
about 3 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Inter-product Integrations 3 Delivered

High Level Assembler support for V and A type constants in Immediate instructions

The advantage of Immediate instructions is lost if V and A type constants must only be used in LTORG and DC assembler instructions as then it causes a storage reference. Example:LLILF 15,V(EXTMOD01) Causes an assembly errororLGFI 15,V(EXTMOD01) It...
about 1 year ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Assembler 3 Delivered