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FENCE function only for user defined DBs

We plan to use GDPS/Active-Active for next disaster recovery system. We use IMS Fast Path function for current system so we plan to use IIDR(IBM InfoSphere Data Replication) for IMS as a replication software.We need FENCE function to prevent unexp...
over 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration

FileManager member listing.

Add a function to FileManager which can print a member listing. The function would need to be batch compatible and able to perform the listing out of a DD filename to accomodate non-cataloged data sets. The function would accomodate a range of mem...
over 6 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Automatic internal conversion of indices to index

When a data-item declared in Working-Storage or Local-Storage is used to access the elements of a table (OCCURS), and is not used to access other tables (data-item dedicated to a table), this data-item could be automatically converted to INDEX for...
over 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Not under consideration

ECOBOL v5.1 - CEE0813S Insufficient storage.

I created Service Request 89561,7TD,000 to resolve a CEE0813S Insufficient storage issue a user was having. As per the SR, a 'quick fix' should make the August release but may not resolve the issue. I was advised to submit an RFE quoting RTC 11416...
over 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

Output error messages on TXSeries console when ECI request is abnormally ended

Target System: TXSeries and CTGMany customer uses ECI request to call applications on TXSeries from CTG application.We found that TXSeries does NOT output any message when ECI request is abnormally ended in a specific situation. That is when mirro...
over 6 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Rational Programming Patterns : REFER generation option in Dialog and Screen entities

REFER / REF generation option entered in dialog complement tab or in - GO lines of a screen's -G lines tab do not generate "the LIST OF REFERENCED ENTITIES" in the Cobol program's Working Storage Section. If this "LIST OF REFERENCED ENTITIES' is a...
over 6 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Not under consideration

Bring TensorFlow to z/OS

This is a popular deep learning package that we have had several requests for
over 6 years ago in IBM Open Data Analytics for z/OS (IzODA) / Spark 3 Not under consideration

Code Analyzer Reporting Enhancements

We are trying to use the Code Analyzer to scan our programs for our Standards, but currently no reporting is done for our management to validate. Reports are local to the developer running them. We would like the tool to provide reporting to show ...
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Query zD&T License Count

A REST api to return the number of licenses in use and the total number of licenses. This would be applicable to all types of licenses (ex: Enterprise and Parallel Sysplex)
about 3 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Not under consideration

Pause/Resume zD&T

In order to manage zD&T licenses and avoid having to ipl (or dynamically configure an instance of a running z/OS under zD&T), we are requesting the following: The ability to “pause” or “Quiesce” a running z/OS within the emulator and free ...
about 3 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Not under consideration

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