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Eliminate the key limitation for CF Data Tables

CICS limits the key length to 16bytes for CF Data Tables. This limits many of our files(read only kind) not eligible for CFDT. We like IBM to eliminate the key length limitation for the CFDT.
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CLEANUP.RECON should clean up bad/orphan records

Please update the DBRC command CLEANUP.RECON to delete bad and orphan records
almost 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 3 Not under consideration

Allow additional custom actions to DWC "More Actions" menu

Currently DWC only allows for one Custom Menu (url) to be displayed in the "More Actions" menu using the twsObjectDoc section of TdwcGlobalSettings.xml . We have a requirement to have more than one Custom Action for jobs/jobstreams to point to mul...
over 6 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Add "Toggle Commnet" to REXX editor

In COBOL editor, in SQL editor, in LPEX editor there is an option to mark the line as comment. In REXX editor, there is no such option. It is very common to mark text and comment it. Or to comment a single line by right click and choose "Toggle Co...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

IBM Enterprise COBOL V6+ - Improve documentation of the DATE-TO-YYYYMMDD / DAY-TO-YYYYMMDD intrinsic functions

Hi, The samples given in the documentation of the intrinsic function DATE-TO-YYYYMMDD all correspond to the same use case: the year of argument-1 is greater than or equal to the start year, (without a century), of the interval, therefore it is the...
10 months ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 1 Future consideration

Ability to Suspend a Timer Across IPLs

It would be appreciated if we can have ability to suspend a timer and keep that timer suspended across IPLs.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Add ability to convert subfields in SDF to IDz BMS maps

Customer is currently working on conversion of maps from SDF to IDz BMS maps editor.Using IDz BMS Map Editor, subfields do not import over to IDz. IDz does not currently support subfields.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Support for SYSIN and ACCEPT during recording and replay

If a COBOL program performs an ACCEPT on SYSIN then its replay fails with an abend U4038. It works if a SYSIN DD is added during replay. In a pipeline build, it will be better if the Dynamic Test Runner could record and replay SYSIN DD like any o...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 1 Not under consideration

CICS Task Policy to handle poison message and MQ Backouts

CICS Task Policy for MQ Backout Count handle Poison messages. Task Policy for MQ, if Backout Threshold exceeded in the MQMD put the message to the MQ Backout Queue Defined in the MQ Header and Abend Task. If no Backout Queue defined, the task beha...
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Show inserted CICS elements as part of the source code COBOL listing

When compiling with the COBOL co-processor, when CICS elements DFHEIBLK and DFHCOMMAREA are not coded by the programmer they are inserted by the compiler into the LINKAGE SECTION and as parameters on the PROCEDURE DIVISION statement.The elements d...
over 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

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