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    Program Analyzer should install custom rules in writeable USS folder and not in usr/lpp/IBM/akg/cr

    Currently, the Program Analyzer is installed in /usr/lpp/IBM/akg. This location is read-only, so we cannot save our own rules in /usr/lpp/IBM/akg/cr. The usr/lpp/IBM/akg/cr folder should be moved to a writable location (perhaps /var/...). As a wor...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 Not under consideration

    Display of BLF-Data

    Interactive Analysis of a batch dump: Content of BLF data online shown in dump format. Info from compile listing is not used (as in Working-Storage).
    over 11 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 7 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

    FA Eclipse: Divide Storage Areas into Working-Storage and Linkage

    Under Event details --> Event 1/2/3/... there is an item called "Storage Areas" - this should be divided for COBOL into Working-Storage and Linkage. This division should be shown in the outline view as well.
    over 4 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

    Flexible Alignment Storage Display

    Currently FA aligns its storage display at starting addresses which are multiples of 16. This is often unconvenient: Sometimes application data is not properly aligned: - address pointers not on word boundery are not point-and-shootable - bad alig...
    over 10 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

    Better Support of WMQ-Applications

    Currently Fault Analyzer does not properly recognize that an abending Batch-Job or CICS transaction is connected to Websphere MQ. In these cases FA does not show any information related to MQ and last MQ-API calls.This flaw seems to arise when the...
    over 10 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 6 Not under consideration

    Add support for CICS MP Domain

    CICS Managed Platforms domain is where any CICS System or Task policy control blocks, counters, storage etc. is going to be. The IBM IPCS CICS VERBEXIT now formats the MP domain, but Fault Analyzer is suspiciously missing that info. Please update ...
    over 3 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

    Fault Entries in History Dataset should be compressed

    To save DASD space in environments with big regions Fault Analyzer should have an option to save and handle Fault Entries in compressed format (TRSMAIN).
    over 12 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

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