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Make SPI INQUIRE SYSTEM, PROGRAM, TRANSACTION THREADSAFE (SHARE requirement SSCICS07004)

Make the SPI inquire interface threadsafe (e.g. INQUIRE SYSTEM PROGRAM,TRANSACTION)
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 8 Delivered

Better command history

DT's command history could be improved with some small additions:• It shouldn't contain commands STEP and GO (maybe configurable depending on SET ECHO).• It should have more entries (maybe configurable). Often when debugging you has entered a more...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

Cobol large variable, monitor display as much as possible and give meaningful message if too large to handle

1. When hovering over or monitoring very large variables, display as much of the beginning of the variable as possible.2. When the variable is too large to display all of it, give a meaningful error message indicating this.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

Provide GETMAINED Storage Limit by transaction (SHARE requirement SSCICS97005)

We need to be able to specify maximum task storage on a transaction definition to prevent an application from acquiring too much storage by GETMAINs and causing the region to go Short on Storage.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

import and export Carma views

be able to export and import carma - endevor views so that I can save off and import into a different work space.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

Unique DFHPLT prefix (GSE requirement DBCICS96001)

It should be possible to define a default prefix for all macro generated tables in a CICS region. This is not possible because both initialisation and shutdown PLT are prefixed with DFHPLT. This means that you have to use different suffix for PLTP...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Change package menu options in the CM Plug-in for the CICS Explorer

Need the CM Plug-in via the Explorer to provide an option of running the different package functions as batch jobs. To use the batch functionality that is used on the ISPF side. Just like in CM ISPF Change package menu options 4-9 : READY, APPROVE...
over 12 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Explorer 3 Delivered

CM explorer plug-in; Need ability to perform install and new copy of resources from the search result window.

After completing a search of resources using the CM plugin. When right clicking on a resource there is no option for performing a new copy or an install of the resource.
over 12 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Explorer 1 Delivered

CICS Explorer Workspace Location Prompt and History

CICS Explorer v1.1.1 includes a prompt enabling the user to change the workspace location. It also keeps track of the workspace location history. We would like a configuration option that allows us to turn off the prompt, and shut off the workspac...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 4 Delivered

Add 'copy-paste' and 'print' features to program's 'Outline' view

Currently there is no way to copy into a dataset or print program's 'Outline'. I think this is an important feature. In analyzing large programs you may want to have 'outline' on a piece of paper or in a document, so you can add your comments or u...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Delivered

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