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OMEGAMON/IMS REQUIRES API MONITORING

IMS, when combined with z/OS Connect, has the capability to support IMS trxs calling an API. The API request goes thru z/OS Connect to where ever the API is to execute. In the meantime the IMS trx goes into a wait, waiting for the API response. Om...
over 5 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for IMS on z/OS / Product functionality 5 Future consideration

Add Choice of CodePage

When we go through the Personalize my Workspace wizard, a new page Set The Codepage would be really helpful rather than having to remember to change it later.
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

FM Db2 - Retrieval of uppercase object names not working in editor option

In current file manager version 14.1 it is impossible to select Db2 objects that was defined as uppercase in the catalog. For eg; if table DB2X.TBLNNN is defined as uppercase in catalog the same can't be retrieved in the FM - db2 editor options wh...
over 1 year ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

Add capabilities to support JES3

There are several larger customers with JES3.
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Anomaly Analytics with Watson 1 Not under consideration

Host Graphics support in SWT Beans

Host Graphics support has been added to HOD but it is also required in SWT Terminal for use by the Host Connect Emulator in RDz.
over 9 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 4 Not under consideration

Product usage reporting (IDZ, z/OS explorer, ..)

We would like to be able to track who is using what product (IDZ, z/OS Explorer, Data studio, CICS explorer, MQ explorer , ....).At least, we would like to know that someone is using an IDZ licence (or RDZ, ...)
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

Enterprise Cobol - ON EXCEPTION clause for SET procedure-function-pointer TO ENTRY entry-point

To avoid an abend at runtime, the instruction "SET procedure-or-function-pointer TO ENTRY entry-point" should have an "ON EXCEPTION" clause, as is the case for the instruction "CALL".The instruction "SET TO ENTRY" causes a loading of the program w...
over 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Future consideration

RDZ copy host to client strips trailing blanks

RDZ copy host to client should keep trailing blanks. RDz/IDz has always done it this way. Some users can have an issue with this for data that needs to be processed in spreadsheets
over 6 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Other 4 Not under consideration

CPU excessive when collecting data using CICS IA 5.1 and CICS IA 5.2.

Customer attempts to collect data using CICS Interdependency Analyzer. The CPU increases significantly when when CICS IA is activated. Customer performed tests where CICS CPU performance increased from 27% to 62% under CICS IA 5.1. There is some i...
over 9 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Delay debug does not behave like CICS debug

Hi, we found some weird difference in behaviour of z/OS Debugger between CICS and non-CICS profiles (delay debug). Assuming we have a program call chain of PROGA calling PROGB and defining both programs in the debugger profiles. Behaviour in CICS:...
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Future consideration

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