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Change the path of the extensions directory with the properties files to our naming conventions

For now, there are 2 Directories under the ../var/... path. It is possible to adapt the Servers path to our naming conventions, but it is not yet possible for the extensions Directory..../var/zosconnect/extensions/... should NOT be hard coded.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 0 Delivered

Be able to restart CKTI listener with the STC CICS user Id like CSKL(Sockets) listener.

Why there is no option to start CKTI with a specific user ID instead of the user who is actually running the tran? For example, If I recycle the listener with my ID it will get started with my ID and wont have access to many things(open initq, tri...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Enhancement of the MULTUSER Function

Since some of our users have work with two separated CLSS-Sessions (having only one user-id) we'd like to have the MULTUSER funcion enhanced:- when an active user logs on at another terminal, he should have the possibility to control, whether the ...
over 7 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Support multiple conditions per Policy system rule

Allow a system policy rule to be defined when multiple conditions evaluate true. For example when the MQ connection is enabled AND the DB2 connection is enabled. Another example would be when multiple bundle resources achieve a desired state.
almost 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Allow parameter file ing.adapter.jlog.properties to be customizable in the DIRC directory.

I have set up the End-to-End Automation Adapter to be able to talk to Service Management Unite and ultimately to automate non-z/OS applications. When the INGXADPT started task is running I noticed that, as well as fully documented ports, INGXADPT ...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Delivered

CLSS - Preserve Session with multiple logon from the same user

Customer have the possibility to activate on PC more than one CL/SS session, but this tool have a different behavior from the Session Manager because it isn't possible to have on the same PC two CL/SS session with the same applications. Using the ...
over 5 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Display DFHCSD being accessed by CEDA/B/C

We have a client that has many CICS CSDs. We are in the process of consolidating them, but it is a long process. It is convenient to have a "CSDOR" (CSD-Owning-Region) to allow a single point where CEDA/B/C can be used to manage any CSD and to tha...
about 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

improve performance for large projects by days during MAKE request for API resolution (HDI) step

Currently our project MAKE takes days to complete. This is due to AD build process calling the API resolution (HDI - Hogan Discovery Interface from DXC) for each source element in the project even if it has not changed. This takes us about 58 hour...
over 2 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Delivered

FIXCAT for easy Maintenance of PDTOOLS

With z/OSMF it is quite easy to check the own software configuration against a FIXCAT-List, for example:Are all available z/OS 2.1 PDSE-PTFs are applied So it would be fine to get a FIXCAT Entry for checking against the latest PDTools PTFs. Not on...
about 10 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Delivered

Add new date/time pattern YYYYMMDDHHMISS999999

Please enhance V5.3 to support a new date/time pattern YYYYMMDDHHMISS999999 as the “internal” format of the existing patterns YYYY-MM-DD-HH.MI.SS.999999YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS.999999YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MI:SS.999999 everywhere in DATETIME, REPATTERN, MINDATE...
over 3 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

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