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Make CICS PA support 1 table per table space for DB2 version 12

Support one table per table space for DB2 V12.
over 4 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Other 2 Delivered

Allow full job name in job name mask when creating multi-job measurements

Allow the specification of full job name (8 characters) when creating multi-job measurements using the % wild card character in the job name mask.Documentation in this area needs to be clarified.
over 7 years ago in Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS 0 Delivered

Ability to Control Valid Installation CICS Explorer Releases from the Mainframe

We would like the ability to control what CICS Explorer Releases our Installation Considers Valid to connect to the Mainframe. We would also like a way to send CICS Explorer users as brief notification at Mainframe Connect Time.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Delivered

OMEGAMON for CICS V5.5 is not displaying NATURAL ADABAS sub-rotines in historical data

SERPRO wants to monitor when ADABAS commands were processed by CICS transactions.When a transaction execute a NATURAL rotine and calls another sub-rotine, both accessing ADABAS, OMEGAMON for CICS V5.5 shows the correct number of ADABAS commands, B...
about 6 years ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / Reporting 2 Delivered

Improve RULES(NOLAXENTRY) option

Please improve the RULES(NOLAXENTRY) option as follows:- Add the entry name into message textPlus additional under the LOOSE suboption:- Exclude entry names that starts with CEE- Exclude ENTRY in parameter lists for entries which are excluded (nam...
about 3 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

Specify a custom Db2 for z/OS connection name

Currently, when a connection to a Db2 subsystem is created it only specifies the host name and LOCATION. From my experience, developers don't know the LOCATION but only the common name of the subsystem. It would be nice if developers could specify...
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Delivered

Merge and simplify NUMBER and STMT options

Please merge and simplify NUMBER and STMT options as follows:- Drop respectively ignore the NUMBER option and always show line.file in all listing sections.- Use STMT option to show always both, line.file and stmt in the appropriate listing sectio...
about 3 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

Fixed width font for Menu Manager output in dialog.

When showing the 'output in dialog' from an action in Menu Manager, the default font spacing is variable depending on the character. This causes headings to be misaligned over the columns of results. Any of these solutions (in order of preference)...
about 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

Omegamon XE on z/OS subsystem should be able to choose working with specific RMF

Omegamon z/OS subsystem (nearterm history) automatically connects to the first available RMF DDS in a sysplex. In case there are more than one DDS instances, it's currently not possible to have the Omegamon subsystem to connect to a specific DDS.T...
about 9 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 1 Delivered

RPP should only consume license tokens when the product is used

RPP is consuming license tokens while it is not being used when RDz is started. The RPP implementation is based on workbench startup. While RDz v9 has been componentized to manage floating licenses based on feature usage (e.g., LPEX open) as oppos...
about 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 1 Delivered