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Modify EXEC CICS INQUIRE FEATURETOGGLE to show the source of the toggle

Update the INQUIRE FEATURETOGGLE to provide information on where the toggle value was specified. It should also indicate default values. Perhaps something like PATH(xxxxxx).
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Support Symbolics in CICS File Definition DSNAME

Allow the use of symbolics (similar to JCL symbolics) in the DSNAME of aCICS File Definition (or BDAM FCT entry), to be resolved either at installtime or open time according to installation-supplied substitution strings.Should also include a speci...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Delivered

Wazi Developer for Eclipse autodetect to determine file type

See Case TS004142893 issue of opening a program within a program and use autodetect to determine the file type?
about 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 4 Delivered

Block copy in File Manager for DB2

FM can du bloc copy for normal datasets now. It would be nice if you like in Excel could mark an area (columns and rows) and do a copy.The data could be for an email or for pasting into the same table on other rows - even another table if you need...
about 4 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

File Manager and DB2 - better REDIT

In the current FM there are a REDIT function. It will list related tables to the main table viewed. From the list you can select a table and it will open the table with all rows.Another more advanced REDIT ("DIRECT REDIT" or something, maybe "DRED...
about 4 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

CARMA Endevor enhanced edit wizard to remember environment field

When editing a member from RDz CARMA Endevor v9.5.1 or earlier, the Environment field is not remembered and always set to the environment from where the member is being edited.User has to change it to the target environment and the value is not re...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 3 Delivered

Change the condition of a sub-function

In RPP it is possible to change a subfunction in several respects. Like via contect menue Change Level or move subfunction. But it is not possible to change a subfunction with a condition into without condition or other way round.This is left to m...
over 8 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Delivered

IDz Debugger to permit LDD ALL for Cobol programs

All our existing Cobol compilations are done with OPT(FULL) and NOTEST. In order to debug with IDz Debugger we need to issue "LDD *****" for each program for which we wanted it to use LANGX to find the source listings. This makes the process very ...
about 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

Increase COBOL Technical Resources for Publication Development

IBM should allocate significantly more/better COBOL technical resources for the preparation and review of their publications. IBM dedicated many person hours (years) to the development of the software for Enterprise COBOL V5.1. However, it appears...
over 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Delivered

Assembler branches need to be supported

LOAD EP=MyProg or svc 8 st r0,aMyProg 1) l r2,aMyProg CALL (r2),(xxx,yyy,zzz),MF=(E,xWork),VL 2) l r15,aMyProg bassm/balr/basr r14,r15 3) ATTACH EPLOC=(R2),ECB=(R3),PARAM= ((R4)), * MF=(E,(R5)),SF=(E,(R6)) 4) link EP=MyProg LINK SF=(E,LLINK2),MF=(...