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We should able to extract Cross Application Callgraph details in csv format.

Currently, we have functionality to extract Program/Job Callgraph in csv format but we don't have same functionality for Cross Application Callgraph. Cross Application Callgraph are very complex and contains so many details within it. So if we can...
over 2 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Python and PL1 integration interface

Provide an interface to call PL1 modules from Python (and possibly vice versa). The interface shall support the passing of parameters and ideally works in both directions (Python calling PL1, PL1 calling Python).
over 3 years ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python 3 Future consideration

Editor should show bottom part of editor so one can navigate to line of code instead of scrolling and trying to notice.

Editor unused variable showed as little color on vertical screen which difficult to view. These are very small not easy to read or notice by developer, could you add result window bottom part of editor so one can navigate to line of code instead o...
about 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 2 Not under consideration

Editor should show bottom part of editor so one can navigate to line of code instead of scrolling and trying to notice.

Editor unused variable showed as little color on vertical screen which difficult to view. These are very small not easy to read or notice by developer, could you add result window bottom part of editor so one can navigate to line of code instead o...
about 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

CICS CM Agent Functionality

Currently the agent handles CEDA INSTALL, we would like to see it also handle CEDA DEFINE. We plan to use CM agent for our remote CICS region and having to manually NDM or xmit the CSD DEFINE commands to the remote site and then run batch job to s...
about 6 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Other 2 Planned for future release

Force CICS to come up INITIAL with new Catalogs

If we have START=COLD, CICS tries to start with COLD even with new Catalog datasets. And it produces WTOR because it cant come up COLD with new Catalogs. Request is to force CICS to INITIAL start with New catalogs irrespective of START value of th...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

More ODD dump scenarios for GDPS first time data capture

We would like GDPS/PPRC to take ODD dumps on any unplanned Hyperswap disable and any Hyperswap failure event. I believe GDPS already takes them automatically for any unplanned Hyperswap. For example, we had MONITOR 2 get read device characteristic...
over 8 years ago in GDPS 1 Planned for future release

Add functional group column in "Project explorer" view

Have a new column to group multiple projects in "Project explorer" view.Be able to set up the group to put a list of projectsFunctionality for administrators only (AD Configuration Servers Admin for example).Please see file attachement.
almost 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

Document Changes for each PTF/Upgrade

Documentation of changes are being made for each PTF or upgrade would be more useful then trying to figure things out from the HOLDDATA. HOLDDATA is usually only available to the individual doing the SMPE work, not the end users. End users have no...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Functionality already exists

Heartbeat message for long running IMPORTs under managed ACBs

In an IMS managed ACB environment the IMPORT DEFN SOURCE(CATALOG) command is being used to activated previously generated directory control blocks for PSBs and DBDs. If you are importing a larger number of control blocks, the import processing can...
almost 5 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Future consideration

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