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HOD HTML Override Functionality with Web Start

With browsers ending support for NPAPI plugins (with the exception of Internet Explorer, whose last version will be 11 and will seemingly be retired with the end of the Windows 10 support lifecycle), the direction is to move to using Web Start cli...
over 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 2 Not under consideration

IDz 15 capability reduction configuration switch

Similarly to the option -DdisablePersonalizationQuestionnaire=true we need an option like -DdisableCapabilityConfiguration=true to disable the new functionality in IDz 15 that configures which capabilities are enabled when the workbench is started.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

z/OS Connect EE API Toolkit and the Windows Certificate Manager

Certificate management via the Windows Certificate Manager for the z/OS Connect EE API Toolkit (Eclipse plug-in).
over 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

SSRANGE have more granular suboption such as enabling checking to target (update) fields only

During runtime whenever COBOL code don't well handle for reference modification fields such as below it would cause serious storage overlay especially within CICS. WS-A PIC X(10)WS-B PIC X(20)WS-POS PIC S9(04) COMP MOVE WS-A TO WS-B (WS-POS:) Whil...
about 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 4 Not under consideration

AD - Pop up alert to broadcast notification to end users.

In the current AD version there is no facility to broadcast notification alert to user's community, instead we usually send information to application discovery users via email distributions. This idea is about introducing new feature to notify ma...
over 1 year ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Tracking Outbound of the Z

Currently zAPM supports tracking inbound and outbound between Sysplexes over MQ, but it does not currently support calls/transactions going outbound of the Z to another distributed application monitored by AppDynamics. When will outbound (E2E trac...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Not under consideration

zAPM to support iSeries

Include support for iSeries systems, in addition to zSeries
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Not under consideration

Allow Search > Text > File function to be case insensitive

We direct our developers who use the COBOL and JCL edits to the Search > Text > File function when they are looking for an equivalent function to the LPEX Find All action. We occasionally run into issues because the Search > Text > Fil...
about 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Job Notification enhancements

RDz developers have been waiting for years for a job completion notification. It was encouraging to see some movement on this request in v9.1.1. However, the passive nature of the notification is disappointing. MF developers are used to getting a ...
about 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Free Source Format

The e-COBOL Compiler should follow the standard 2002 with the definition of free source format. It should be implemented how it was done in COBOL for AIX.- variable length up to 252 columns- existence of area A and area B (not standard-2002!!!)- s...
over 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration