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Filter Attributs in Editor

Because the sorting in the editors (for example in the region editor) is grouped in a useful, but not always intuitive way it would be great if the editor could be filtered (like for example the eclipse preference window) to find directly the need...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 5 Delivered

allow the user to log onmultiple times to TIM

lift the TIM limitation to single time log on to TIM. If users can log on multiple times than we have the same functionality in TIM as we have in the GUI
over 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Delivered

Comment and Uncomment a block of Code snippet in JCLs and Procs

Can we comment and Uncomment a block of Code snippet in JCLs and Procs, as we do the same thing for COBOL programs in COBOL Editor through command [CTRL+/]. Since JCLs and Procs open in LPEX Editor by default. So Can this feature be added in the L...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

This RFE is opened requesting IBM take note and provide corresponding File Manager shortcuts to Compuware's File-Aid (F#) sho

IBM has not yet provided corresponding shortcuts to the Compuware File-Aid's (F#) clist shortcuts.OSS-PPG has had to create execs (FMB /browse; FME /edit; FMC /copy; FMM /compare; FMV/view) in order to provide comparable shortcuts to users. This R...
over 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Delivered

Select only today's abends

I am trying to use the MATCH command in the view creation to select the most recent entries, such as today's, hoping it will limit the amount of required storage.Example of view :* Vue de mes abends DELAHAY.IDI.HIST ADTCFG.IDI.HIST * My own entrie...
over 11 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Delivered

Remove procedures IRZB64E and IRZB64D from IRZPWSIO API in a future version

Tododay the procedures IRZB64E and IRZB64D from IRZPWSIO API are called from PLI-code generated through RDz xsebatch. These procedures are used to encode/decode base64Binary data in a SGW-enterprise web service environment. The next version of PLI...
over 11 years ago in IMS System Services / System Management 0 Delivered

secure XAD connection string

We should be able to set the connection string in the Txseries XAD in a protected way. The password cannot be in a clear text.
over 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 2 Delivered

Write messages out of the program EQADCDEL for information about handled DTCN-profiles

In PMR 47463 the DTCN LINK Server program EQADCDEL is changed for use in PLT-phase of CICS start. Depending of the EQAOPTS parameterDTCNDELETEDEADPROF the call of the EQADCDEL program does delete dead profiles or sets profiles inactive.If it does ...
over 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Delivered

Change DFHDBFK to use LSR rather than NSR,

Convert distributed RDO for CICS file definition to use LSR, for example DFHDBFK. Looking to use transaction Isolation and this pops up on our list of NSR files, Were not using DBCTL, but would be nice to have cleaned up, so does not show up,
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

PL/I should offer built-in functions for base 64 encoding and decoding

The importer currently has code that encodes data into base 64 and also code that decodes it back. This code is linked into every importer module. If these functions were provided by PL/I built-in functions, all those modules would be that much sm...
over 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered