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JSON Parse and Generate in EBCDIC

LE (Language Environment) just implemented APAR PH57152 for COBOL to Parse and Generate JSON in EBCDIC. It would be useful if PLI implemented the same functionality. Developers often have issues in working in multiple code pages. Improper initiali...
11 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

Enable Enterprise PL/I programs which are compiled as NORENT (and linked into a NORENT/NONDLL program object/load module) to be able to fetch/call program objects which are linked as RENT/DLL, such as PL/I AMODE(64), JAVA, and other modern APIs.

Use case: Enterprise PL/I has the following requirements/restrictions documented in Chapter 1 of the Programming Guide (GI13-5620-00) regarding the RENT compiler option: “RENT (compiler option) If you link a module (either MAIN or FETCHABLE) conta...
almost 2 years ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 1 Delivered

SMU - SDF screen integrated

To control and monitor the system from 1 place, there should also be an extensive SDF Widget in SMU.
over 3 years ago in IBM Service Management Unite 0 Delivered

Ability to add TIMEOUT to Enable Cancellation of Disconnected Sessions

After implementing CL/Supersession with multi-logon support and preserve sessions on exit and exit KLSMLTZZ. We found a high number of disconnected sessions due to users closing their emulator, rather than exiting CL/Supersession cleanly. We would...
over 1 year ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

View KOBABOUT - display product subversions

Currently KOBABOUT shows product version only: CFG/FW.. V7.3.0 CICS.... V5.5.0 DB2..... V5.4.0 CICS/TG. V5.5.0 ITM/Z... V1.2.0 Java.... V5.5.0 MQ/CFG.. V7.3.0 MQ...... V7.5.0 z/OS.... V5.5.0 Int/Bus. V7.5.0 We would like to see subversions t...
over 2 years ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 2 Delivered

Usage statistics for REXX programs running in NetView

The only available approach to get information of used resources is AUTOTASK based (commands TASKMON and TASKUTIL). This is not very useful to obtain precise information on how REXX programs inside NetView are performing.In order to determine if R...
over 10 years ago in IBM Z NetView 4 Delivered

HoD this requires a change from SSLite to JSSE.

We are requested to secure the emulation sessions with TLS1.2.In HoD this requires a change from SSLite to JSSE! We saw a decrease in performance (response times) from SSLite to JSSE between two and three times of the response times per displayed ...
over 6 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 3 Delivered

IMS parameter at MPP region to choose wich userid pass at DB2 signon

Currently IMS pass at DB2 signon the transaction userid. We would like to have a parameter for MPP region (on transaction perhaps),to choose which to indicate to DB2 to use as userid at signon: transaction userid, MPP region userid jcl,...
over 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Terminal Management 1 Delivered

Preserving service interface customisations in the API Toolkit service projects upon re-import of an updated copybook

z/OS Connect API Toolkit allows COBOL copybook fields to be renamed within the Service Interface definition so that COBOL copybook field names are not exposed in the APIs. For example you may rename a copybook field from CPY-CUST-FR-NAME to custom...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

AD Authentication & Authorization

Today the Analyze client does not authenticate to the AD Server and Microcsoft SQL Server. At our site, it is required that there is at least authentication from the clients. If possible, we even would go one step further such that user atuthentec...