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64 Bit support for DTST

DTST does not support 64 BIT storage display
over 10 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

Requesting Auto-Expand when navigating to -CD screen in RPPZ

In RPPZ when navigating to the -CD screen, you are forced to expand multiple times each line before seeing all of the data contents. It would be beneficial to have the screen automatically fully expand all lines.
over 10 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 7 Delivered

Bring Security errors from System Log to PDTCC job log and/or return to end-user

Currently, security errors in accessing the PDTCC are obscured from the end-user and technical support staff. Rather than being return to the user in the interface they utilized (either the actual security failure message or a message indicating a...
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Delivered

Generate directly from search view

A mass generate option would be nice to have for changing an element or segment that is used in many programs. Or a way to generate directly from the cross reference search view. If the only change is to regenerate 40 programs because of new field...
over 10 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Delivered

Support size option in format-2 global

Support a function to increase the size of existing format-2 global without affecting contents. Currently format-2 global does not support a function to increase the size of existing format-2 global. HP opened a PMR (04197 004 000). IBM provided a...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Delivered

Provide a LODIC macro expansion for CP code without an ECB to issue a LODIC CHECK

The CP can and does issue a LODIC type request using a CLNKC to CICSLODI. This API is awkward and not really documented specifically other than in the commentary around the CICSLODI code in cics.cpy itself. The CICSLODI commentary indicates an ECB...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Delivered

Enhance Security on JCL submit from CICS

All JCL submitted from CICS uses the CICS region userid as the submitter. Once this userid is granted surrogate authority to the JCL jobcard userid, ALL programs within that region can submit JCL under that ID. This creates a security exposure for...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

An easy option to control page caching or other meta tag related.

Currently HATS generates following meta tags at runtime, but user has no option to change these values other than writing another set of meta tags following these auto generated tags. <meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache"><meta htt...
over 10 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 4 Delivered

RPP : Prise en compte des warnings non intercept?s dans la migration / Wells Fargo

Apr?s la migration, plusieurs warnings ou erreurs apparaissent dans le workspace qui n'ont pas ?t? intercept?s avant. Il faudrait faire en sorte de ne pas les d?couvrir apr?s la migration. Je vous propose de d?cider si ces warnings sont :1. Soit ?...
over 10 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Delivered

Add Elapsed Time attribute to the CICS CPSM Task Resource Table

We would like the capability of having CPSM generate an event if a transaction has been in the system for a long time by watching for high Elapsed Time. There are alot of atrributes in the CPSM Task Resource Table, but Elapsed Time is not one of t...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Delivered