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Region bounce commands

Provide commands to bounce MPRs, including bouncing MPRs based on job name, class, transactions that run in that class or programs used by transactions in that class. If there are multiple MPRs, please provide a mechanism to perform rolling bounce...
over 8 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 3 Not under consideration

No dataset list is presented for Receive file from host when TSO option PROFILE NOPREFIX is set

Users needing this function are not provided with a list of "My Datasets" for the Receive File from Host function. Problem Description: For user who have the TSO option PROFILE NOPREFIX, they are not presented a list of dataset to select from for ...
over 8 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Protocol enhancement 1 Not under consideration

SEND TEXT ACCUM and SEND PAGE for printing not supported

Almost all CICS TP printing are done with EXEC CICS SEND TEXT ACCUM tnen EXEC CICS SEND PAGE.These EXEC CICS are not supported in TXSeriesIn the case of the customer migration (Darty) we need the SEND TEXT ACCUM and the SEND PAGE
over 8 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Data Reduction report to show maximum list sizes per I-stream & time

Currently Data reduction shows a maximum value for Cross, Ready, Input and Defer lists based on the sum of each I-streams maximum value during the Data Collection period.This enhancement request is for Data reduction to also report the maximum val...
over 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

support for custom tables mapping in Netcool Remedy Gateway

Netcool Remedy Gateway support for custom table data mapping
over 8 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

CICS Policy to handle SQL command in a commit scope

Today CICS offer a CICS policy rule type for Database request and it react when the limit of SQL calls is reached - works excellent.We need a feature to react when too many SQL-commands within a commit scope and even better to select between types...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

ZILGF BACKUP needs a CLEAR option to delete old keypoint versions

A LGF IPL gives the option to save loaded keypoints with the ZILGF BACKUP command, but Keypoints not included in the LGF load retain their older versions in the LGF backup area and this can cause problems when restoring them with: zimag keypt rest...
over 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

add cmf fields enqcount and gnqcount

We would like to see 2 new fields added to CMF as binary count fields: ENQCOUNT and GNQCOUNT which tracks the number of enqueues requested by a task and includes either a subset or a separate count of enqueues converted to global enqueues.
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

zTPF Dupe Record Read Queuing

Problem title READ Dupe Queuing needs change to support major DASD installation of IBM Storage or 3rd party . Software problem with existing DUPE READ QUEUING... z/TPF is operating as if READS are still slow - in modern storage is fasterfaster tha...
over 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Predictable TCP ISN(Initial Sequence Number) vulnerability problem

This server uses TCP/IP implementation that repects the "64K rule" or a "time dependent rule" for generating TCP sequence numbers. Unauthorizd users can predict sequence numbers when hosts are cummnicating, and connect to your servers from any sou...
over 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

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