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RoCE - macvtap KVM

RoCE (macvtap KVM)
10 months ago in IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center 0 Delivered

Provide Execute command for WTO workstations

There's no way to start an operation on a WTO workstation if submit is deactivated. Other operations (CPU-jobs) could be started using the Execute command. So we need a similar solution for WTO operations.
over 9 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 2 Delivered

Job Callgraph

Job callgraph to include PROCS and STEPS

z/OS Connect to stop dropping leading zeros from the response of a transaction with a COBOL copybook

z/OS Connect is dropping leading zeros from the response of a transaction with a COBOL copybook When the transaction is tested manually (message placed on the queue in IMS), the following is produced Input Message Format: LKD47 M 03303101010101140...
about 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Allow Java 7.1 in CICS TS 5.1

Allow CICS TS 5.1 to access Java 7.1_64.We installed CICS TS 5.1 in February, 2014We upgraded to Java 7.1_64 with our z/OS 2.1 upgrade in July, 2014.We do not currently use Java in CICS.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

WLMDEF Table - Wildcard Character Usage

We need Explorer WLMDEF table to support wildcard characters.
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 6 Delivered

z/os Connect to pass the terminal id or original ip address for securitu

z/OS Connect leaves the TERMID field of the RACROUTE VERIFY parm list blank. It should set it to the originating terminal name or IP Address.
about 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 4 Delivered

User-Defined Functions in Mainframe COBOL

The mainframe COBOL compilers support the use of intrinsic functions through the use of the FUNCTION keyword, e.g., in the MOVE statement. Examples: MOVE FUNCTION CURRENT-DATE TO CUR-DATETIME.MOVE FUNCTION LOWER-CASE(EMAIL-ADDRESS) TO EMAIL-ADDRES...
over 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Delivered

Dependency Resolver must be able to detect CICS submodules

Various forms of called CICS modules all have in common that the text DFHCOMMAREA appears somewhere in the program source, without any EXEC CICS present. It usually is in the LINKAGE SECTION, the PROCEDURE DIVISION USIING clause and/or in a CALL s...
over 2 years ago in Dependency Based Build 2 Delivered

ISPF-SDSF XDC equivalent function on IDZ

Currently we do not any option where we can capture the JES details into a text file , in specific use case we are not able to load JES file with 4m lines into IDZ.
over 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 3 Delivered