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FM/DB2 - provide an option in the FMN2SSDM macro for concatenating STEPLIB libraries ahead of FMN.SFMNMOD1 for FM/DB2 batch m

Skeleton FMN2FTSL assigns a STEPLIB DD concatenation for batch, which comprises of the FM/DB2 load library and the DB2 load libraries specified by DB2LLIB in the FMN2SSDM macro. Customer would like to be able to specify libraries in a FMN2SSDM opt...
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Remote z/OS search - instead of 'Searching MVS files' screen specify selection criteria

While search is performed in 'Remote z/OS search' you receive a pop-up screen 'Searching MVS files'. Instead, could you please specify what is being searched for?
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 3 Not under consideration

Specify timeout by transaction

In CICS timeout can only be set globally and cannot set for specific transaction or transaction group. This will be of limitation to use timeout option. In addition, the transaction timed out is not purged.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Not under consideration

In Hourglass, provide support for Native DB2 Stored Procedures, DB2 Triggers, Java and DB2 UDF's (User Defined Functions).

In Hourglass, provide support for Native Stored Procedures, DB2 Triggers, Java andDB2 UDF's (User Defined Functions). Also this is a additional request. IF WS-GEN-FIXED NOT = 'Y' MOVE FUNCTION CURRENT-DATE TO WS-SYSTEM-DATE-TIME ELSE MOVE 20090410...
over 12 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

"remote syntax check" for sources residing in PS-datasets

At the moment the "remote syntax check" is only available in the LPEX- or COBOL-/PLI-editor, if the source resides in a PDS-dataset. Only the C/C++-editor supports the "remote syntax check" for PS-datasets. I would like to have this feature as wel...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

CICS IA Command Flow Functionality

Have the ability to execute Command Flow by the number of transactions processed.
over 12 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CICS Interdependency Analyzer

The ability to schedule a collection for a 1 time occurance.
over 12 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Equivalent of DTU option 8 in RDz

Today, to add the CEEOPTS in a JCL from any RDz editor, you need to create a snippet with a hard coded IP address. We want something like the DTU option 8 on the mainframe. Select Submit with Debug (new right click option on the member name). Then...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

New Debug Tool command PANEL PFKEYS

Provide panel to display and change the PFKeys affectations
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Leverage real-time catalog sync with z/OS catalogs to manage report expiration.

TOM rely's on a batch catalog sync interface which must run to identify deleted archive files in order to complete the report expiration process. This process is overhead intensive and should be replaced with a real time catalog sync as other IBM ...
over 12 years ago in IBM Tivoli Output Manager for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

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