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Add XDECLARE/XDCL to declare sth. if it has not been previously declared in the current block.

New RFE separated from RFE 99587, which will be used to deliver XDEFINE onlyhttps://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=99587 Inspired by %XINCLUDE and the support of multiple %DCL of the same named variable in the MA...
about 7 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Java Support on API Extensions

Within the JSON format for the API extensibility the resourcetype should be extended so that JavaClass and JavaMethod are available so that coming from Java I can identify calls to host applications and the other way around : If a COBOL / PLI prog...
about 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

ZOS Connect Pointer Support

We are evaluting zos connect in a POC and found, that it would be helpful to have pointer support, as we are dealing with a lot of pointers in our PL/1 programms.
about 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Listing typed structure without the elementary member

Provide the support of listing the typed structure without the qualified name of an elementary memberfor DEBUG TOOL in z/OS and with RDz. This is currently returning the value ???? from the monitorview. It is working if running on iDZ with the zPI...
about 7 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Plugins needed to generate deployable Enterprise Service Tools artifacts

We are using the Enterprise Service Tools perspective from within IDz. We need a command line utility( java/batch) or preferably a Gradle plugin from IBM which can be used to generate the deployable artifacts on non Z/OS build system, preferably L...
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Not under consideration

Allow JCL Control Cards to be referenced by full DSN rather than member name only

A group within BNYM have been using Micro Focus Revolve for 20 years, and are evaluating replacing it with ADDI. An issue of great significance to them (and for which they got Micro Focus to change Revolve at some point) is the correct resolution ...
about 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Add MSU consumption on ZSTAT display

Create a zstat display that will show MSU consumption, similar to zstat GP.
over 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Roll up into one view the results of code coverage and review for an entire application

MetLife: Roll up into one view the results of code coverage and review for an entire application (which could be heterogeneous in terms of the languages, subsystems, and platforms used).Danske Bank: We want to enable code coverage for the entire t...
over 10 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Delivery Intelligence Extensions 5 Not under consideration

Fetching Vendor data from Directory

Vendor data that gets stored in Directory needs to be read by vendor batch utilities (PFX utilities). We need mechanism in DFS3CATQ i.e. if requested it should return the vendor data may be ignore the other meta data both from active as well stagi...
over 3 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration

DFS3CATQ API Open call with the DEFINITION=CONCAT

We at BMC are utilizing the DFS3CATQ API Open call with the DEFINITION=BOTH parameter that allows for requesting IMS control blocks from either STAGING or ACTIVE IMS Directories. We have multiple scenarios in our products code base where it is nec...
over 3 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

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