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Enable EGL datagrid to show scrollbar and header at same time

Because our customer's screen limitation (800x600), so they need EGL datagrid show scrollbar and header at same time.
about 9 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Delivered

Make the DCB attribute independent of COPY statement usage.

In Easytrieve Plus, when a COPY statement is used, the DCB attribute of the COPY destination FILE definition is defined independently of the DCB attribute of the COPY source FILE definition. In IMU as well as Easytrieve Plus, the DCB attribute of ...
about 3 years ago in IBM Migration Utility for z/OS 4 Delivered

If LINESIZE is not specified in the REPORT statement, the default (132) should be used.

In Easytrieve Plus, if LINESIZE is not specified in the REPORT statement, LINESIZE always defaults to (132); in IMU, the record length of the destination DD name FILE definition of the REPORT statement is used as LINESIZE.
about 3 years ago in IBM Migration Utility for z/OS 3 Delivered

Incomplete migration of volume (PACBASE "V" entities) in RPP

Incomplete migration of volume (PACBASE "V" entities) in RPP Please see the attached file.In PACBASE you have a volume with a Data Aggregate (see below) You can see a text associate with EC15 Data Aggregate (SEC15AT) and details (-CE) of the Data ...
about 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Delivered

Prevent High CPU consumption when using very Large MVS-Files Filters

Users can cause High CPU consumption when using very Large MVS-Files Filters Large filters can be created using the Filter properties dialog. Then the filter can be expanded to include multiple filters e.g. SYS1.* SYS2.?* etc
about 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Delivered

DBB User build - provide an API to trigger it through custom code

We don't like DBB user's build wizard and we have submitted several enhancements to make it better. We think that ultimately, having an option to control the user build triggering by ourselves would give us more freedom to implement rules for the ...
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

DBB User build - dependencies should be available whether people have opened the editor or not before

When the developer performs a user build, it is important to check "discover the dependencies to load", to make sure that all the needed source files are loaded on the mainframe. DBB user build is often used when a developer makes changes to a pro...
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

End of support NPAPI

Firefox has recently announced that it will be dropping its NPAPI (Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface) plugin support by the end of 2016. Microsoft dropped NPAPI support in its Edge browser in Windows 10. Google Chrome has dropped N...
about 9 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 2 Delivered

z/TPF MQ Client cannot control local address

z/TPF MQ Client today will default ie the client will bind to the default IP. The customers is request an option to control the local address
about 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

GEO-487 (ITAU) PPRC Link administration.

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Angela LabateSubmitters Company: Other Customer PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: GEO-487 (ITAU) PPRC Link administration.Homework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: GDPS/GMGDPS/PPRCCurrent Status: IntialClosed Stat...
about 9 years ago in GDPS 2 Delivered