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    Package Reuse with a Resource/Command Preview & Delete Option

    Enable Options to automatically clear the resource/commands from a package that is being reused along with a preview of resource/commands that is already present in the package
    over 8 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

    Configuration Manager should use the CPSM infrastructure if available

    Currently, using CM to perform "install" operations for configurations that are CSD based (as opposed to BAS based) requires defining connections to all possible target regions for the installation operations and also running the CM agent code in ...
    almost 11 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

    IDZ Software Analyzer Batch with 5 severity levels

    In the IDz Client you have a choice to switch between 3 or 5 levels. This is under "Software Analyzer" -> "Severity Levels". But if you run a Batch Job you can not configure that you have 5 levels in the Rules Dataset.
    over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 Not under consideration

    IDZ Software Analyzer Custom Rules - Add in customised message for the rules covering the section

    The storage working section might consists of hundred of lines of code and the standard error displayed in this formatting: <File>:<beginning line of section> <rule description>. THis is limitation to look for the line number of ...
    over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 Future consideration

    Reverse Order Button

    When multiple programs thru a batch job or thru a workspace scan the ordering of the results is always the rule and then the underlying programs with their line numbers. It makes more sense if the program is the header and then the metrics or rule...
    over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 Not under consideration

    Ability to Archive/Delete old Change Packages and all references from repository in batch mode, given a criteria

    We have thousands of packages in our Configuration Manager created over past few years that are no longer needed and the initial listing of packages from Menu (without any filter) loads all of the entries. Requirement is to Archive and delete old ...
    over 2 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Other 0 Future consideration

    Allow user data field for every RDO entry

    We currently use our internal application group names associated with change and incident management in CATS APLid, as we are doing POC with CICS CM, we really want a user data field in CM so we can provide flexibility to our user/developer commun...
    about 7 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

    CICS Config Manager Sort Function in CMCI connection

    CICS CM Explorer CMCI connection doesn't allow sort on columns as the regular CMCI connection does, thus having to swap connections to sort columns based on criteria. I.E. Transaction Definitions, sort on REMOTE ID in regular CMCI connection, can ...
    over 10 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

    CM Server to CM Server Connectivity

    Having CM Server to CM Server connectivity to exchange the data(in XML or other formats) instead of shipping the data between CM servers manually using FTP and writing CM EXITS
    over 5 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

    Config Manager needs better resource overlay detection

    Configuration Manager needs a better mechanism for detecting resource overlays as packages move through the topology. There are instances where if the same resource/resources exist in multiple pacakges that have been migrated into a configuration ...
    almost 11 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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