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Lock Manager incompatibility between PI and IRLM

We are implementing IMSPLEX configuration for a customer (see diagram attached). Currently we have IMSP instance running on MVS2 LPAR and we are going to add IMSO (IMSP clone) into another new LPAR, using Shared Databases and Shared Queue. See det...
8 months ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

Automatic Binary Optimizer - Remove EXEC CICS HANDLE ABEND restriction

Automatic Binary Optimizer is a product used to improve the performance of already compiled IBM COBOL programs. The optimizer does not require source code, source code migration, or performance options tuning. It uses modern optimization technolog...
over 8 years ago in Automatic Binary Optimizer 1 Not under consideration

ADDI: dynamic resolution algorithm does not support Pointers

the dynamic resolution algorithm does not support Pointers, therefore calls like the one below are not resolved: CALL CBLTDLI-ProcPointer USING Dummy-P03 Dummy-P04 Dummy-P05 Dummy-P06
over 3 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

move GDPS to run under ansible as compare to NetView

Unify automation solution, increase UNIX usage on z/OS and reduce software cost.
9 months ago in GDPS 4 Not under consideration

Local preprocessors in IDz: provide a property for the location of the BuildOutput folder

We are developing sources in IDz in combination with GIT repositories that are cloned in the workspace. When you invoke the preprocessor (for PL/1) in your editor, then the tools automatically created a BuildOutput folder in the top-level our yo...
about 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration

Add Originating Program field to CMF

Add the Originating Program (OPROG) to CMF data, similar to Originating Transaction (OTRAN), Originating ApplID (OAPPLID), etc.
almost 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Requesting a native batch job method to run the CL/SS NTD DIALOG commands with reporting capability

I can issue a system console command to run the NTD DIALOG , or even set up a batch job to run an IEFBR14 to run the system command, to run the NTD DIALOG, but is there a way to set up a batch job (JCL) that directly runs a CL/SS NTD DIALOG ?
about 4 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

CICS support gzip format HTTP

Enable CICS to support gzip format in HTTP.
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

: Preprocessed lines in PL/I Editor should be colored like normal lines

After the local preprocessor is used to preprocess a PL/I file in the PL/I Editor, all lines that are changed by the preprocessor are colored dark blue. This is even true for statements that extend over more than one line, where the first line is ...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

JCL IF statements do not show the IF condition in the Job Flow graph like how the Program flow chart shows it

The job flowgraph analysis does not show the exact conditions (via IF statements) based on which the specific steps are executed.
over 3 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration

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