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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

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

Lock Manager incompatibility between PI and IRLM

We are implementing IMSPLEX configuration for a customer (see diagram attached). Currently we have IMSP instance running on MVS2 LPAR and we are going to add IMSO (IMSP clone) into another new LPAR, using Shared Databases and Shared Queue. See det...
10 months ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

INGALERT should default to use MVSESA if the jobname is not known to System Automation

If INGALERT code is called from the Message Automation Table, if not specified, the jobname is taken from the message's job name field. If the jobname is not known to System Automation, no alert is generated and the following message is issued: IN...
over 4 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future consideration

Job Log Monitoring Multi-line message support

The job log monitoring feature (INGJLM) currently supports only single line messages, meaning that only the first line of a mult-line message will be returned. All lines of a multi-line message should be returned as they are part of the same message.
over 5 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future consideration

Logical grouping of z/os Connect server nodes into Tiers

Allow zCEE servers to be logically grouped into Tiers on AppD dashboards rather than single node per Tier - the same as for CICS regions.
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Future 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

Advanced Auto-Formatting Options for COBOL Editor

We'd like to have more options to influence the syntax-formatter in COBOL editor. At the moment there are few options for intention on IF oder WHEN etc... I wish some more options: 1) Intention for WHEN relative to EVALUATE2) Intention for the tex...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 4 Future consideration

Hyperswap in DR Campus for a 4 Sites Solution

We are moving to a 4 Sites solution using MGM and we would like that this solution add the possibility to perform Hyperswap in the DR Campus.
over 6 years ago in GDPS 11 Future consideration

Gouping filters

While I love the product one of the frustrating aspects of it is the long list of remote systems filters that I have. While I need everyone I don't need everyone every day and trying to fined the one I need can get time consuming. I'm aware that t...
about 7 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Other 5 Not under consideration

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