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Implementation of LOCKMAX in IMS DBCTL

I would like IBM to make LOCKMAX available in an IMS DBCTL environment.
almost 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

DRD command to look at last user to access PGM/TRAN

Be able to query the last or one of the more recent users to have accessed a program, transaction, or database.
almost 9 years ago in IMS System Services / Common Service Layer 1 Not under consideration

Show HEX Edit Line of Local COBOL/PLI Files

Customers using RTC and RDZ using local projects for their repository workspace would like to use the 'Show HEX Edit Line' in LPEX and display the hex in their EBCDIC codepage.
almost 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Improve messages when the debug source is not compatible with the load module

We often get questions regarding "missing source" in the source window. The following errors are issued by language:Enterprise COBOL: The Debug File creation date does not match the object for SAM1. The Debug file can not be used. Assembler: Sourc...
almost 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer - Self Protect against issues with the File Open Feature

Currently if a user opens certain files (ie: MS Office .xls, .doc, etc.) via the CICS Explorer File Open Option CICS Explorer will lock up to the point where the user must Open Task Manager and Kill CICS Explorer. CICS Explorer workspace corruptio...
about 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 5 Not under consideration

Problema com plugins NPAPI

Com o an?ncio recentemente publicado, o navegador Mozila Firefox em 2016 n?o ter? mais suporte aos plugins NPAPI (Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface), seguindo assim, os passos dos navegadores Chome e Microsoft Edge. N?s do Servi?o ...
about 9 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Not under consideration

GEO-479 (Intesa) Support for percentage of track resynched in a GM/MGM environment

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: mauro.melli@intesasanpaolo.comSubmitters Company: Intesa Sanpaolo PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: GEO-479 (Intesa) Support for percentage of track resynched in a GM/MGM environmentHomework Assigned: NoRequirement...
about 9 years ago in GDPS 1 Planned for future release

Need for High water mark alarm for OSABUFFER utlization

Issuing an alarm when hitting high water mark for OSABUFFERS before getting to buffer full condition will give users time to take action instead for waiting for 'TTCP0323W 05.45.13 ALL READ BUFFERS FULL ' and associated CTL-5A dump. Related to RFE...
about 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

COBOL Editor : A List Of Functional Hotkeys

In COBOL Editor, when you push the keys Ctrl + Shift + L, you have a list of hotkeys. A majority hotkeys are functional but some do nothing or wrong, some examples : - "Copy Lines" (Ctrl + Alt + Down) is a system hotkey to flip from down to up (gr...
about 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

GUI based BMS with CICS webservice backend

Is is possible to design a GUI front-end type BMS map and pass data via wsbind/wsdl to a back-end CICS program? The 3270 bridge is limited and not at all pretty.
about 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration