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Change DFHPDxxx to run above the line

Provide virtual storage relief for users of IPCS VERBEXIT DFHPDxxx, e.g. DFHPD670. i.e. 1) load DFHPDxxx above the line, and 2) allocate GETMAINEDed storage and I/O buffers above the line. Note: I was wondering whether the Binder options SPLIT and...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

RDz JES Remote Monitor

For JES, it's not obvious that a completed job actually abended or had a bad return code unless you use the ?Monitor? window. However, what you're monitoring goes away each time RDz logs you off. So if I leave my desk for 10 minutes and come back,...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

Asynchronous call support for ECI Version 2 applications

CICS Transaction Gateway API for remote mode C applications is ECI Version 2. Today, ECI V2 only provides a synchronous programming interface, where the application thread making the ECI request is blocked until the response available from the Gat...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 3 Delivered

Have IRemoteCommand pass back return code of executed code as separate field

We would like to have an additional field/argument added to the items passed back from making an IRemoteCommand call. This code is executed for plug-in development and executes a TSO command on the host machine from the RDz client. Right now there...
almost 13 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 6 Delivered

Analyse MIAM : Identifier les cas de doublons sur nom externe

Il serait fort utile de rajouter dans la proc?dure d'analyse MIAM une recherche des entit?s portant le m?me nom externe sur leur fiche de d?finition.Cela permettrait d'identifier et de parer les cas bloquant la migration de sources (via l'aide ? l...
almost 13 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Delivered

CPSM Workload Connect Message, indicating workload joined

Produce message that indicates joined workload +EYUNL0160I QAB2CICG Workload registration complete... could be,.. +EYUNL0160I QAB2CICG Workload registration complete. to WS MYWORKLD
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Delivered

CICS System Events to monitor individual CICS Messages

Customer would like CICS System Events to have the ability to register an event based upon a CICS message being emitted. There would probably be a need to have some filtering capability based upon the inserts within the message.
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

In RDz version 8.0.3, inline macros being flagged as invalid. These are valid and should be not be flagged as errors.

In RDz version 8.0.3, Assembler macros must be defined in either the base or user macro file so that the programs that use them will not flag as an error. This process does not take into account inline macros and they are being flagged as invalid....
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

RDz JES Filter - would like to show more info

Would like the ability to see more data in the JES Filter. Right now it only shows the job name, if it could show comments it would make searching for jobs much easier.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Delivered

IPIC in local mode accepting only one IPCONN from a WAS multiservant app. server

The CF is defined at a server level scope, and so the 2 CFs in each servant are using the same Qualifier.Applid. This Applid is used by the CTG in the IPIC connection establishment and so CICS will only accept the IPCONN from the first JVM (servan...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered