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Automatically skip the restore of duplicated dataset during image provisioning

Client is deploying Wazi Sandbox. During the "Restoring z/OS dataset" step of the provisioning, any dataset that is duplicated the provision process stops and request a manual intervention. This idea is to provide a way to automatically skip dupli...
almost 3 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Delivered

Support PLI compiler exit IBMUEXIT for IDz v14.1

We use the PLI compiler exit under zOS to increase or decrease the severity of certain compiler errors. IDz does not provide this capability. What happens then, code that compiles successfully on the mainframe fails under ZUNIT due to ZUNITs synta...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

UTF-8 Literal Support for COBOL

In COBOL it is possible to have EBCDIC string literals with z'Literal', UTF-16 literals with n'Literal'.With the new Enhancements for UTF-8 Support in COBOL we need UTF-8 Literals, e.g. u'Literal'.Coding UTF-8 Literals with hex codes is error prun...
over 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 4 Delivered

DSC data set list utility and volume device address, sms information

With most dasd volumes being SMS managed, the DSC data set list utility option "XV" should provide the ability to select volumes using SMS criteria and UCB. display volumes by storage group OPS03 or OPS0*display volumes by ucb address, using wild ...
over 8 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 2 Delivered

Consistant Db options

AD has the ability to use Db2 on zOS or SQL Server while DI has the ability to use Derby or Db2 UDB. Provide the same opportunity for Dbs across the entire product.
over 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Delivery Intelligence Extensions 3 Delivered

make the tn3270 tcp address available using exec cics inquire terminal

we are running with autoinstall of tn3270 terminals. we need to be able to supply to some of our applications the tcpip address of the terminal that initiated the task. this information as available in the TCTTE in a field called TCTE_TPADDR. Maki...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Delivered

Option to change precedence of DNS lookup

The current DNS lookup order of precedence is Cache, DNS Server, Local Hosts file. This means that the hosts file can be used only if the DNS lookup fails. We would like the option of being able to override the DNS server if desired. If the DNS se...
almost 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

request to have debug managers certificate to be imported into client keystore upon request

debug manager connection should have its own certificate however if the signer is not the same as RSE connection certificate then it needs to added manualy to the client keystore . This should not be needed . The first time the secure Debug manage...
almost 6 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Delivered

Modify the content and increase the size of CICS trace gathered by Fault Analyzer

When Fault Analyzer gathers trace entries for a CICS abending task a storage area is used to copy the trace entries in to. The size of this storage area and hence the number of trace entries copied is limited to 256K, moreover copied trace entries...
over 11 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Delivered

Report all values of data items that are different from expected values in Result View of zUnit

When the execution result of zUnit becomes Fail, please provide the function for the developer to confirm all the values of data items that are different from the expected value as a Result View or another format report.Currently, if 10 data items...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

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