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IDz missing Code Metrics functionality for PL/I

In RDz and IDz, the ability to run metrics on PL/I code is not available. This same functionality is available in COBOL, but not an option to identify dead code for PL/I code. We are needing this functionality to address our overall Mainframe needs.
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Delivered

IMS Repository support for automatic export

Automatic export to a repository is not supported. We are requesting that IMS Repository provides automatic export capability currently available with DRD. We are dependent on the automatic export function at system checkpoint to trigger export fo...
almost 12 years ago in IMS System Services / System Management 4 Delivered

FA Eclipse: Show active filters in Fault Entry List

Hello IBM, please add a header-item in the Fault Entry List, which shows, which filters are active (and maybe to disable/enable them). An idea, how this could be done very intuitive, can be seen in IBM's CICS Explorer.
over 2 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 0 Delivered

RBD/EGL support for DB2 for z/OS XML columns

RBD/EGL doesn't support DB2 for z/OS XML column type. This represents a significant obstacle for EGL developers to integrate their appliactions with DB2 objects used by Websphere/java appliactions.
about 9 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 5 Delivered

Separate databases for each of the Features in Metric Based EDW

Currently all the tables for the features are defined in the same database IZOADML1. This can create contentions on the DBD when maintenance and/or hold actions are being executed. This elongates the maintenance window and the time that ZAA has to...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Anomaly Analytics with Watson 1 Delivered

Improve Return Code Handling in JCL EXEC API

Today, the JCLExec API returns the maxRC as a String, which need to be split by a customer script again. See the ZUnitConfig.groovy in zAppBuild for example.Please enhance the API to extract the completion code as an Integer value to simplify scri...
over 2 years ago in Dependency Based Build 2 Delivered

Automating cached files cleaning

I would like to have the cached files deletion to be handled automatically within RDz client V9.5.1 to avoid any files crash behavior, probably due with cached files.
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

Add IBMCAC security provider to RDz/z/os Explorer client

This customer has had an ongoing need to be able to access certificates from the MS-CAPI keystore (also used for SmartCard support) when using Client Certificates authentication when connecting to RSE. IBM has a security provider with the name IBM...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 Delivered

Omegamon z/OS - zIIP and IFL information

We would like to have the zIIP and IFL information on the Omegamon z/OS like this:- Percent of zIIP and IFL utilization (total and per LPAR- How many zIIP and IFL processors are active on system Z
over 5 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 2 Delivered

Possibilty to hide BADHEX messages in Audit logs

The possibility to hide the numerous BADHEX messages in audit.log
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

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