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    Allow an IMS unit test case to be able to record data when target program is in message processing loop

    If you use Test Accelerator for Z to create a unit test case for an IMS tran/program, if the program is in a loop where it waits for a msg, then processes the IMS msg, then goes back to wait for the next msg, you need to stop the IMS batch job and...
    over 1 year ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing 1 Future consideration

    Test Data Generation support for COBOL statements in CICS application

    Without support for COBOL statment(perform, inspect), KB can't use Test Data Generation function. Especially, the limit of "INSPECT, PERFORM, UNSTRING" status should be removed or resolved.
    9 months ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing 0 Future consideration

    Add possibility to create director when creating unit test

    When creating a new unit test you usally want it in another directory in the repo than the source (i.e. /test/<program> instead of /src/cobol) It would be an enhancment if you are not forced to create the <program> directory first but ...
    10 months ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing 0 Under review

    Test case editor unreadable with Dark theme

    The test case editor is unreadable when switching to dark theme in IDz which is used by many developer Black text on dark grey background means you have to select the text to read it
    10 months ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing 0 Under review

    Isolated recordings for IMS/CICS

    We do have both CICS and IMS. In our installation all the transactions arrive via front end channel applications (no 3270 screens/terminals), so our only way to record transactions in VTP is recording transactions coming from the channel. Besides,...
    11 months ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing 0 Future consideration

    Support 66 levels in Unit testing

    66 levels are valid COBOL definitions for working storage and linkage areas, and prevents zUnit from generating test cases for programs containing these.
    about 1 year ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing 0 Future consideration

    Support for EXTERNAL data

    zUnit should support data items declared as EXTERNAL. If a data item in COBOL is declared as EXTERNAL it can be used to pass data from a calling program to a subprogram, and therefore should be recorded as if it is a parameter. Also when calling a...
    about 1 year ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing 0 Future consideration

    Validate playbackfile in DTR runtime

    When pushing a zUnit testcase in a pipeline (and maybe other places) the playbackfile isn't validating with possible result a testcase is run forever (or until canceled). The functionality to validate the playback file is present in ZVTP and would...
    about 1 year ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing 0 Future consideration

    make userdefined extensions for unit testing thru preferences

    zUnit now only is available for a few extensions for cobol sources. As we do have a few more extensions for cobol sources, we would like to be able to add our extensions to a preference so zUnit also can act on these extensions. We are aware that ...
    about 1 year ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing 0 Future consideration

    Support for SYSIN and ACCEPT during recording and replay

    If a COBOL program performs an ACCEPT on SYSIN then its replay fails with an abend U4038. It works if a SYSIN DD is added during replay. In a pipeline build, it will be better if the Dynamic Test Runner could record and replay SYSIN DD like any o...
    about 1 year ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing 0 Future consideration

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