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Enterprise COBOL V6+ - Keep the optimization of MOVE during the prolog program on the group data-items declared VOLATILE

Hi When the VOLATILE clause is present on a group zone that contains data-item with VALUE clauses (these data-items are constant and are never modified in procedure, these can be considered as a signature of the program), the optimization of the g...
almost 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 3 Not under consideration

COBOL Z/OS support LRECL greater than 32767

Hi, Like for ZFS files i want that COBOL can support records greater than 32767. In USS environment i can create, read a record greater than 32767, in Z/OS VBS record format i can't.The LRECL=X is supported on JCL.
about 12 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Not under consideration

CPSM REXX API to pass back COUNT values (DISPTIME) dispatches

Writing REXX program to query CPSM values; API repertoire looks complete, except for passing back Composite Field Count values, for example DISPTIME. DISPTIME is a composite field of STCK12 TIME and 4 byte COUNT. COUNT being the number of samples ...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Allow third party Service Provider interface to set System of Record Data

Customers of monitoring products like OMEGAMON for JVM want to be able to monitor API connections to third party service providers like DVM. The public third party Service Provider interface does populate any of the SoR fields for SMF or intercept...
about 2 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Give customers the option to activate the LE Langage Environment per configuration in IMS-connect

We implemented our ims-connect exits in Cobol, so we had to initialize the LE environment in the init phase.As the assembler skill is shrinking in the company, we try to eliminate as far as possible self-written assembler routines It makes also se...
about 2 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

A short running IMS region for IMS TM customers

A TM only user can start a short running IMS region to quickly resolve external subsystem infight and in doubt units of work
about 6 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

Expedite the OTMA ACEE cleanup

Some IMS customers have many cached OTMA ACEEs for RACF userids. Searching through hash synonym chains for OTMA ACEEs is using much CPU. The number of hash chains should be increased from the current 509. Also – if the ACEEs were chained in ascend...
about 6 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Not under consideration

Projects and Sub-Projects

Rational Asset Analyser has the ability to have Projects and sub-Projects under the higher level. This ability is needed in AD
about 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

restful enablement of Java programs with z/OS Connect

Support the restful exposure of Java programs (CICS, IMS, Batch) in a similar way as we support Cobol and PL/I today
about 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

'Yesterday' selection in Cics PA Plugin

Please change meaning of 'Yesterday' from 24 hours prior to the current time to common meaning of yesterday.
about 10 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

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