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SOAP Gateway error handling

The SOAP gateway is not handling error states consistent with other mainframe products, which typically produce a single error message when the bad state occurred or changed and a single informational message when the error state has been resolved...
over 10 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / SOAP Gateway 1 Delivered

[bug137] Debugger c/cpp source file synchronization between programmers

1) Programmer A load a loadset containing a C segment (SEGC) maintained by programmer B 2) Programmer A debugs and traces SEGC. He loads the source file from the workspace of programmer B when the debugger asks him to select the source file. 3) Pr...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Delivered

EPLI V4.3 - Expand Statement Number in DBRM with file-id

As shown in DSNXNBRM the integrated sql preprocessor uses four bytes as statement number in the dbrm:*/********************************************************************/*/* DATA BASE REQUEST MODULE - SUBSEQUENT RECORDS AFTER THE HEADER */*/****...
over 10 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

A safer TPFDF initialization

TPFUG_Req_Number: DF00012Contact Originator Id: SK AhnAbstract: ZUDFM OAINIT entry need to be enhanced to ensure a back-up capture, against possible unwanted operations.Description: ZUDFM OAINIT entry gives a warning information to check before go...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 4 Delivered

Add support for DB2 v10.5

Our team propose integration of accounting systems, using PL/I for AIX and DB2. But PL/I v3.1 is not support DB2 v10.5. Please add support for DB2 v10.5
over 10 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Delivered

Extend message IBM2442I with structure name

Using option RULES(NOPADDING) leads to IBM2442I in case of a structure with paddings.It would be helpful for us, if you could extend the message with the structure name.
over 10 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

zdbug timestamp

Customer is asking for timestamp to be include in the zdbug display to indicated the time that the user registered the session.This would assist them when doing problem determine when user are have debugger registration issue.
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Delivered

Additional security for Fault Analyzer history file entires

Provide extended security to limit a user's access to entries in a Fault Analyzer History File to include the CICS Transaction level.
over 10 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 3 Delivered

MakeTPF search behavior change of the local_mod folders

The Customer is asking for a change in the MakeTPF search behavior change of the local_mod folders .The way it works now is to search all LM folders first ... that way a local mod always takes precedence over the base version equivalent, even if t...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Delivered

Set breakpoint on WHEN statements for COBOL

Consider the following statements:276 EVALUATE TRAN-CODE 277 WHEN 'PRINT ' 278 PERFORM 200-PROCESS-PRINT-TRAN 279 WHEN 'TOTALS' 280 PERFORM 300-PROCESS-TOTALS-TRAN 281 WHEN 'ABEND ' Debug Tool will not allow you to set a breakpoint at line 277 279...
over 10 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered