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Record Generator not generating DAA-compliant code

Record Generator 3.0.1 does not generate code that would take advantage of the Data Access Accelerator mechanism, even though DAA is true and available to the CobolDatatypeFactory, it generates BigDecimal members. A parameter to control the behavi...
almost 5 years ago in Record Generator for Java 5 Future consideration

More shortcut on record filtering to have a faster way to get the output data

Cause : to have a faster way to get the output data Requirement : when select option 1 (to view the file), requires the ability to straight away enter the dataset name to be browsed, the copybook to be use and the selection on one single screen as...
almost 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

SA PROCOPS ICNTL command can be imporved update multiple variables in one command

Hello, We were trying to use SA to automate ooCoD(resillience offering) requested by bank customer, they need to update lpars' weights values, but found if we use SA,we need to issue 21 commands which cost 15 minutes to update the weights. My BCPi...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Preserve the contents of /etc/netview/snmp/persist/snmpapp.conf (if one exists) when an error occurs with SNMP TRAP command

The current format of the SNMPv3 EngineID used by NetView is random. It has been observed when the snmpapp.conf file is renamed or destroyed, a new file is created that contains a new EngineID value, which will cause problems with the destination ...
12 months ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration

IBM Enterprise COBOL V6+ - Conditional compilation variable to reflect status of ADV/NOADV compilation option

Hi, Depending on the ADV / NOADV compilation option chosen, the way of describing the record area of a report file is different: ADV option: the printer control character must not be described NOADV option: the printer control character must be ...
12 months ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 2 Future consideration

Remove 32 bit files from zD&T Linux targets

These files are part of the distribution/installation on the ZD&T targets: /opt/safenet_sentinel/common_files/sentinel_keys_server/libMD5CHAP.so /opt/safenet_sentinel/common_files/sentinel_keys_server/PwdGenUtility /opt/safenet_sentinel/common...
12 months ago in Test Accelerator for Z / On-demand Dev and Test environment for z/OS 0 Future consideration

New extended mnemonics needed for branches/jumps following TMLL and friends

New extended mnemonics are needed for "branch/jump [not]mixed" instructions to be used following the newer Test Under Mask instructions. The older TM instruction never sets CC=2, so the older branch/jump [not]mixed mnemonics (JM, JNM and similar) ...
almost 3 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Assembler 2 Not under consideration

View paths to sources

The IP addresses of the machine, where the sources are stored, are currently visible to users, for example in reports (inventory), usages and in the Eclipse window "Properties" for projects or resources (programs, copy...). This information is not...
almost 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

Expand the Variable usage filter with the content of the variable

Currently, only the variable name and / or the program can be specified as a criterion via the usage variable. The result set can be very extensive when querying variables across several AD projects and therefore the viewing for the user can also ...
almost 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Future consideration

Getting z/OS Connect (API) extracts working with ADDI in offline mode

To allow z/OS Connect (API) extracts working with ADDI in offline mode, this removes the need to connect ADDI to z/OS directly (online). Sites that do not allow direct connection between ADDI and z/OS cannot use ADDI for API analysis (z/OS Connect...
almost 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Future consideration

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