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Debug Tool to automatically start an IMS MPR for Interactive Debugging

Competitive products provide a function that automatically starts an MPR at the user's request, and changes the class(es) of transaction(s) the user specifies so that those transactions are routed to run in the new MPR. When they run the transacti...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

Exit de migration dans les proc?dures MIBR/MIBA pour prise en compte de la personnalisation site selon les possilit?s de RPP

Comme certainement beaucoup de sites Pacbase, nous avons ajout? de la personnalisation dans l'utilisation du Dictionnaire Pacbase.Cette personnalisation se traduit par :- des Formats-Guides Commentaire ou de G?n?ration- des M?ta Entit?s et Relatio...
over 12 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 5 Delivered

Rdz & CPU consumption whith DEBUG_LEVEL=2

The request concerns product improvement in CPU usage when collecting diagnostics data (by debug_level=2).
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 3 Delivered

Integrated compilation support for EXCI batch program

I have a quick question about a compilation of EXCI batch program. My colleague says that CICS integrated compilation can do compile EXCI program with CICS"EXCI" option and it seems to work ok. According to the publication, EXCI program should be ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 8 Delivered

FM copybook 01 dataname usage

How can we see the copybook name or the Identification criteria in view/edit panels and template edit screens? Today I see the 01 dataname for suppressed members. Screen lay out has been uploaded to IBM website. Please look for it. This one file h...
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

CARMA to display the DSN directly after print element

When we use Print Element in CARMA Endevor integration, it will shows the target DSN and then we have to go to the remote system explorer to view that DSN. This is inconvinence to users and we hopoe RDz can open the DSN automatically after the "Pr...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 4 Delivered

Different Save As behavior between LPEX and COBOL editor when viewing members

When viewing a COBOL member in the LPEX editor, it is possible to save the changes locally or on the host on the "Save as" dialog. When viewing it with the COBOL editor, the "Save as" dialog only allow local save.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 4 Delivered

New feature enhancement for TXseries

New feature from CU 1) CU need a tool to monitor the status of IPIC connection between TXSeries and CICS on Z ,which like the sample program as 'ping'/'pong'.2) From the TXSeries side, by ACQ/REL alike command or other mechanism to manual quire/re...
over 12 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 3 Delivered

DFHDH0300 & DFHPA1909 could be more user friendly.

The combination of function and documentation cause confusion for the operator when messagesDFHDH0300 File ... could not be opened (ENOENT). Response X'00000081', Reason X'0594003D' and DFHPA1909 DATA /usr/lpp/cicsts/cicsts42 IS INVALID FOR KEYWOR...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 7 Delivered

CICS SM in rdz to be extended

In Rational Developer for system z switch to CICS SM perspective.When comparing to the standalone version (CICS explorer) we find a lot of functionality missing.We would like CICS SM to cover the functions mostly used. We realize this is individua...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Delivered