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Enabling SSL clientauth implies client cert authentication and mapping

With z/OS Connect it is not possible to configure ssl clientauth (configured in server.xml with clientAuthentication="true") without implying that you want to use the client cert as an authentication token and map it to a user in the local registr...
over 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Not under consideration

Port patch https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/apar/PI41717 from zOS for IBM i

Please port the patch https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/apar/PI41717 which is for zOS to IBM i, the same error exists in the sources of the IBM i hash function.
almost 4 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 5 Not under consideration

Identify datasets from JCL DCB

Model datasets which are present in DCB are not getting identified by ADDI. Sample - dataset name PRRG.MODEL.DSCB present in below JCL step. FVROUT0 DD DSN=&ID.&HLQ..&TLQ.NDRGVDMP.&JOBNAME(&GENOUT),DISP=(,CATLG,DELETE),DCB=(PRR...
almost 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration

ADDI: The AIBTDLI interface is not supported in Cobol compiler.

The AIBTDLI interface is not supported in Cobol compiler.
almost 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 4 Not under consideration

ADDI: dynamic resolution mechanism does not support SET ... TO ENTRY ... statement

dynamic resolution mechanism does not support SET ... TO ENTRY ... statement, therefore the statements like the one below are not resolved: set CBLTDLI-ProcPointer to entry CBLTDLI
almost 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration

Multiple DB2 connections within a single CICS region

The CICS TS DB2 attachment currently supports a single DB2 connection. When a different DB2 has to be accessed we currently have to DPL to another CICS region.This adds complexity to the architecture, the operational management, the customization,...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Multi-factor authentication reason code and messaging for EXEC CICS API

Provide specific SAF reason codes and messaging returned on the EXEC CICS VERIFY PHRASE/PASSWORD and EXEC CICS SIGNON commands when using them with multi-factor authentication users.
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Provide more details on a CMCI Timeout

Attempting to list the CICS regions via the CICS WUI when one of the regions is unresponsive produces a response that contains a warning and error message and the data for all the regions that did respond: Messages: EYUVC1278E Unable to obtain da...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

enhanced storage policy rules by percentage

We are using storage rules in our CICS regions to avoid SOS condition. Depending on DFHSIT-Pam EDSALIMIT which is very different in our regions, we have to define several policy rules. for instance: region CICSA has an EDSALIMIT of 1200 MB, becaus...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Not under consideration

Allow arrays w/in arrays for DFHJS2LS/DFHJSON

We are using CICS Cobol to make Machine Learning calls (and integrate key ML data into the OLTP). For IBM ML, this works well. For Azure, however, the result is delivered as an array of arrays in JSON. This is not supported currently in CICS DFHJS...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration