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Suppress generating JSON tags for unused fields

The linkable DFHJSON support for language structures (DFHLS2JS) generates a JSON tag for every field, whether it has a value or not. We have copybook structures with hundreds of fields, many of which are not populated, yet DFHJSON generates a blan...
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Enhance GETSYSWORD - MSGCLASS/JESNODE/ACTINFO

Please add: MSGCLASSJESNODEACTINFO1ACTINFO2, etc.
over 6 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

Message after CICS has recovered last UOW during Emergency Restart

Generate a new DFHRMxxxx message that indicates that emergency restart has completed with the status of completed UOWs and a count of UOWs still indoubt. Part two of this RFE would provide a restart option that tells CICS to shutdown after emergen...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Add field containing CICS BAC batch request utility job name to XPI commarea passed to CICS BAC user exit programs.

We are converting from DADS to CBAC and need to know which batch job is sending the request to CICS. This information is used to ensure production and non-production jobs is not submitted to the wrong environment.
over 3 years ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Runtime 4 Delivered

Use constants within structure

it might be good to allow the VALUE attribute in structures that did not consist solely of fields with the VALUE attribute. So allow dcl 1 mystr, 2 ..., 2 sex char(1), 3 male char(1) value('M'), 3 female char(1) value('F'), 2 ... if mystr.sex = my...
over 6 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

Addition of "Search text in file" menu option in JES Spool Editor

Please include the "Search text in file" menu option when right clicking inside the new JES Spool Editor view in IDz. This feature is available in other editors but do not currently appear in the JES Spool Editor. In the LPEX editor which used to ...
over 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 Delivered

Allow for jobs with SCHID=0 to be used as input for CA7 Job Triggering Flow

We would like to be able to see the CA7 Job Triggering Flow for jobs that do not have any Schedule IDs, or trace back to jobs that do not have any Schedule IDs. There are a couple of conditions here that cause jobs to not have schedule ids defined...
about 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Delivered

ZD&T Tools Menu - Storage option listed first

The Tools "Settings" interface section, should list in order of the required definitions. The "Storage" option sis required to be defined before "Source Environment". "Storage" should be listed first in the "Settings" section.
over 3 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Delivered

Simplify rectangular block copy-paste in the COBOL editor

Currently, the COBOL editor allows the user to copy-paste a rectangular blocks of text. The user can activate the "block selection mode", then select a rectangular block and then copy it in the editor's clipboard. The issue comes when the user wan...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Delivered

CL/Supersession needs to propigate the CV64 from the original session to the target sessions

We are creating a VTAM Session Management Exit to contol who can signon to which target applications. We use CL/Supersession as a frontend to logon to the target applications. We need the CV64 information for the SME so we can determine whether to...
over 11 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 2 Delivered

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