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Automation Server job status

It would be useful to have a field in the HSIACDS dataset that customers could update with the result of the job execution. Customers could add a job step to update the ACDS with an RC or other status information. Maybe 'FAILED' or 'WAITING RERUN'...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 2 Delivered

Add OS Version to repository in IZSAM

Operating System Version VVRRMM is currently captured during IQ Scan. Please add this to the repository and include in Machine Inventory report. This property will assist in asset management, especially LPAR and Hardware assets. Our Asset Manageme...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 3 Delivered

Allow ORDINALs in VALID built-in function

There is currently no easy way to check that an ORDINAL variable is containing a valid value.The VALID built-in function could be extended to accept an ORDINAL type argument.
about 3 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

Provide a new CARMA setting to disable automatic ENQ lock on elements

Beginning with IDz server v14.0, CARMA automatically issues an ENQ lock when editing an element. This introduces a problem later down stream for some customers with the "Preview JCL" option when the user attempts to perform a CARMA "Save and Gener...
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Delivered

Show value of named constants in Compiler listing, extended.

This is an extended version of delivered RFE 54026 (Show value of named constants in Compiler listing). We, in advance, want also show CHAR and Picture Values, as the are sometimes also not direct viewable in the source.Examples: DCL KO_PI01 PIC'Z...
over 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

Add details of the number of times a transaction has been purged due to tranclass limits

In relation to RFE 133818. Add count to transaction statistics which represents the number of times a transaction has been purged due to tranclass limits.
about 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Improve function to suppress writing x'99' logs for updates conducted by IIDR Target Server

MUFG bank is planning replication in both direction ( Source <-> Target) using IIDR for IMS , so the settings to enable write out of x'99' log is same for Target System and Source System.However within the x'99' log, the logs which are writt...
over 6 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 2 Delivered

Advanced RULES(NOUNREF)

For Quality of Source, we would like to have a Compilermessage not only for Unreferenced Automatic Variables, but also for all other unreferenced types.Please always check the usage. IF the rules are true, put a compilermessage out instead to the ...
over 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Delivered

Include same MD5 signature in load module as in dwarf data

Include in the load module the same MD5 signature that the compiler is currently writing to the DWARF data and in so doing allow verification of matching load module and DWARF data. Needed for Cobol 5+.
over 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Delivered

Simplify access management while using z/OS Connect Authorization Interceptor

Currently, when the z/OS Connect supplied authorization interceptor is enabled, we need to configure AdminGroup, OperationsGroup and InvokerGroup explicitly with RACF Group names which will then have respective permissions. The User IDs attaching ...
about 2 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

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