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RANGE functionality for CRUISE

The CRUISE package currently provides controls to govern the number of concurrent ECBs the utility is allowed to run with. During this year's Herndon stress test we observed that despite increasing the number of concurrent ECBs for the utility, ru...
over 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 1 Delivered

CEDF support on IPIC connections

IPIC connections to support CEDF
about 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Enhance CTC History processing to reprocess updated file

When CTC History processing selects a file to be uploaded it creates the cloud version and updates the catalog entry to CLOUD. When a subsequent scan processes it detects that the cloud based copy exists and skips the dataset. When the cloud datas...
over 6 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 2 Delivered

Add cipher suite file option to WEB OPEN

I would like the ability to define a cipher suite file so I have access to the 4-digit cipher codes on a WEB OPEN command without using a URIMAP.
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

PL/I - higher granularity for msgIBM 1058I and IBM2805I required

The BIT to BIT conversion is not critical.IBM1058I W Conversion from BIT to BIT will be done by library call. IBM2805I W For assignment to EATTR_01, conversion from BIT to BIT will be done by library call. But they have the same Message Number as ...
almost 10 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

Add support for CDC_TPFDF to RTMC

Real-time runtime metrics collection supports multiple CDC data types but currently does not support CDC_TPFDF. Requesting CDC_TPFDF be added to the CDC data types supported by RTMC, i.e. DBOPN, DBADD, DBRED, DBDEL + 3 additional user metrics, by ...
over 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

ZConnect IMS Mobile Feature Pack to support passing password/passticket to IMS

Allow the IMS Mobile Feature Pack to pass the password/passticket to IMS. This will allow a further authentication/check on the user on the IMS side.
almost 10 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / General ES 3 Delivered

Can CICS-MQ attacment faciltiy operate like CICS-DB2 & CICS-DBCTL attachment facility by issuing 'already connected' msg

Can CICS-MQ attachment facility be enhanced to operate similar to CICS-DB2 and CICS-DBCTL attachment facilities by issuing 'Already Connected' message in response to a request to attach CICS-MQ facility when CICS-MQ attachment is already connected...
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

z/TPF Automated Unit Testing

TVPT DL , Amex, SABRE 2. Headline: Automated Unit Testing 3. Lead Contact: mark.whitney@travelport.com 4. Date 2018-04-26 5. Description: a. Multiple z/TPF Customers, Travelport, Amex, Delta, and SABRE, desire the ability to develop u...
over 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 1 Delivered

6. z/TPF Automated Generation of zREST Artifacts from Swagger Document

1. TVPT, Citi, Amex, Delta, 2. Headline: Automated Generation of zREST Artifacts from Swagger Document 3. Lead Contact: mark.whitney@travelport.com 4. Date 2018-04-26 5. Description: a. Multiple z/TPF Customers, Travelport, Amex, and D...
over 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered