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Multiple Selection of REDEFINES Layout in Test Case Editor of zUnit

In the Test Case Editor of zUnit, please provide the ability to select different layouts defined in REDEFINES for each test entry and record.When performing PoC with V14.1.4, we could not select only one REDEFINES layout for all test entries and r...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

Add support for RSA-OAEP encrypt/decrypt using keys in PKDS/ICSF with secure padding algorithms and ability to specify algorithm parameters

We need to use public/private keys stored in PKDS/ICSF to encrypt/decrypt payload for financial transaction services. Specifically we are required to use RSA-OAEP for encryption/decryption of for instance JWT payloads. Currently the only RSA paddi...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 2 Delivered

Extend functions of program DFHDPLOY

DFHDPLOY ist a very effective way to refresh bundles in CICS using the CPSM API. It provides a perfect way to do this for a whole CICSPlex, or defined groups of systems.
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Delivered

New builtins PRECVAL and SCALEVAL

The compiler should offer new builtin PRECVAL and SCALEVAL to get the precision and the scale of a variable.
almost 6 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

zTPF c localtme function

TPF running localtime does not support the same functionality as on linux. Had you run a similar program on linux, the localtime function would have been able to detect when and when not to apply DST to timestamps in the past. Because we do not pr...
over 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 7 Delivered

Cobol parser handles masked dots differently than compiler

Local Cobol Parser indicates that '.' is missing if a command leads on 2 lines but second line that contains '.' has been masked (by a 'D' or '*')This behaviour isn't the same has cobol compiler one which sees no error at all . We need to erase th...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Delivered

Deliver TPF Toolkit updates via .zip file

1. Deliver a full, completed Toolkit product via a .zip file. Remove the need to use Oomph, and remove the need to "pull" software from opensource web sites. 2. Deliver updates to the Toolkit product via periodic .zip files containing a full produ...
almost 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 1 Delivered

Prevent IMS abend U0904 during MFS online change

During the /MODIFY COMMIT of a FMTLIB type online change, if IMS detects an invalid entry in the directory of the new FORMAT library it will abend with U0904. The invalid directory could be caused by mistakenly linking a load module into the libra...
over 11 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 7 Delivered

HACP EE WAS Liberty Support

WAS Liberty support and instructions for HACP EE are desired. WAS Liberty is provided as a base element in z/OS by IBM, and this would be a good option to host HACP EE alongside HOD on the same z/OS host(s) for z/OS customers. A lightweight and ea...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Delivered

Modify MQMONITOR support for APPLID

The MQMONITOR definitions support substituting &APPLID in the Qname but only if the &APPLID appears as a prefix. We have over 200 queue definitions where APPLID is the suffix. We'd like to see this support extended to allow the &APPLID...
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered