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Validate PDS directory entries

PDS libraries can become corrupted, where the directory entries are not pointing to the correct location of a module. This requirement is to add a "VALIDATE" function to Data Set Commander, which will determine if a PDS library is valid. This comm...
about 3 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 3 Delivered

Report LLA managed members with mismatched directory entries

Wells Fargo has requested we show mismatched LLA members with the IBM Data Set Commander. This allows one to determine if a "synchronization" is required for members.
about 3 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 3 Delivered

GDPS - HS-Enablement (remove dependancy on JES startup)

An HyperSwap-enabled state at IPL still seems to appear to be dependent on JES (JES2 or JES3) being initialised. This means, if we have a problem getting JES up and running, HS could remain disabled for some time. The following message is normally...
over 6 years ago in GDPS 1 Delivered

Change GETMAIN for STORAGE_CLASS(TEMPSTG) to use 31 bit DSA

CICS/TS (release 4.2 in our case) go SOS below the line because old code in storage manager is issuing GETMAINs for TEMPSTG class in 24bit DSA.
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Apply service level authorization to API path requests

If I protect a service using the authorization interceptor I would expect the interceptor to also be invoked if I invoke an API path that calls the service.
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Produce in any case a systemdump for U0999 abends without the need for the user to add the code into the SRT

In some cases CICS terminates with an U0999 abend and does not automatically producea system dump. It is very important to get a systemdump every time with the standard DFHSRT1$. By default this user abend should be part of the standard SRT SRT1$ ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 7 Delivered

PL/I Preprocessor Support required

PL/I Preprocessor Support required
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Delivered

PL/I Macro Support required

PL/I Macro Support required
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Delivered

System Policy for DBCTL Connection Status

System Policy rule to detect when a DBCTL connection is not acquired
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Access TACB Fields

There are fields in the TACB that are very useful for debugging, specifically, after a DPL link, ABNDAMSG is set to an error message from the AOR region.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 10 Delivered

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