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Allow user to provide output area for DFSGVRM call

The DFSGVRM macro gives us a way to get the real IMS level. We are having issues with the FUNC=REL (addressability; our code and way it's written) using MVS STORAGE macro and having inline DC statements. DFSGVRM FUNC=CALL requires caller to alloca...
over 3 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

Possibility to generate PL/I-includes from BMS

Since we are also using PL/I we would need the possibility to generate PL/I-includes from a BMS-mask in parallel to the existing possibility to generate COBOL-copybooks
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Not under consideration

Enhance ZRECP DISPLAY LOST and ZRECP DISPLAY ERRON

TPFUG_Req_Number: D13010ORIGIN DATE: April 22,2013REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT : Enhance ZRECP DISPLAY LOST and ZRECP DISPLAY ERRON to support a PGM parameter and a SKIP parameter. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION : Provide a functional entry that will display los...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

macro in host on demand

How manipulate a string variable in a macro. For exemple equivalence of java method "indexof" ?
over 7 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 2 Not under consideration

Compiler option to eliminate ZAP instructions that fix the sign on zero results

In the case of a packed decimal overflow, the result may be a negative zero. The compiler generates a ZAP instruction to make these potential negative zeros into positive zeros. In compute intensive applications, this can lead to a lot of ZAP inst...
almost 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 9 Not under consideration

ignore case in HTTP header processing

Per section 4.2 of the HTTP/1.1 spec, please support case insensitive HTTP header names.
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Not under consideration

Consistent case for header names

Please change the capitalization of CICS' REST service header names to match WAS, zOS Connect and most other IBM products. Specific example is the header "content-type: application/json" that many other IBM products and the industry typically have...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

System Variable Symbol &SYSRMODE

I need a way to determine the RMODE of a CSECT from within a MACRO, if the RMODE was set via either an RMODE statement, or a CATTR statement.
over 7 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Assembler 1 Not under consideration

Cobol V5/V6 - BI or MULTI ARCH in same program object

In a multi hardware context (zEC12, z13 and may be z14), the choice of the compilation level, ARCH option, is problematic:- compiling only once with the lowest level does not allow to benefit from the contributions of the hardware which can be sig...
over 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

Reliable indicator of AMODE in F7SA chain

When using Metal C, calling an ASCmode=AR function creates an ambiguous F7SA save area (in the DSA chain). The AMODE is switched BEFORE the call (BASR) is executed, and restored AFTER the return, so the AMODE of the caller (and therefore the DSAUS...
over 7 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 2 Not under consideration