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Please support member masks in the new Remote z/OS File search

System: RDz v9.1Component: new Remote z/OS File searchDescription: The new search is developed to invokes MVS ISRSUPC to reduce the cost of searches on large mainframe libraries. However, with no support of member name wildcard, it just needs to s...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Delivered

server.xml changed on the first START

In my server.xml, I have the following lines: <include location="${shared.resource.dir}/imsmobile-config/interactions/<include location="${shared.resource.dir}/imsmobile-config/connections/i<include location="${shared.resource.dir}/imsmob...
about 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Cobol V6R2 - Conflict between INITCHECK and OPTIMIZE(0)

The new Cobol V6R2 INITCHECK compile option is conflicting with OPTIMIZE(0) compile option : IGYOS4021-W The "INITCHECK" option was discarded due to option conflict resolution. The "OPTIMIZE(0)" option took precedence. Even if internally there can...
about 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Delivered

IZPCA: add SMF field QWSAIIPT on table KPM_DB2_SYSTEM_T

We use table KPM_DB2_SYSTEM_T to monitor DB2 System metrics (SMF100). This metric is useful to monitor DB2 I/O interrupt CPU usage. The field QWSAIIPT is also missing in the record definition (DRLRS100). We need a new column in the KPM_DB2_SYSTEM_...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Delivered

Support of logs from sequential zFS files

CDP should be able to collect user log data from z/OS sequential files. Support is currently available for USS zFS files, but the most common way of writing logs is flat files on z/OS. This function was already available in previous version of the...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Delivered

"show steps" should also support the backward reference in the PGM parameter of an EXEC statement in the JCL

The "show steps" function should support the backward reference in the PGM parameter of an EXEC statement in the JCL. Actually, if we submit the following job (adjust job card as needed), then right click on the Job inthe Remote systems explorer v...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 4 Delivered

IMS Continuous Page enhancement

Please add a date column for each item added to the IMS Continuous page https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEPH2_15.1.0/com.ibm.ims15.doc.rpg/ims_cd_functions.htm (similar to looking at hipers for products) and if possible RSU the PTF...
over 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 2 Delivered

DBB application server must run as high-availability cluster

The application server running DBB must support high availability clusters.To go into production, the server must be able to host the DBB application in a high availability cluster to ensure 100% up time.
over 3 years ago in Dependency Based Build 1 Delivered

Addition of an "USS Command" record and enhancements to the DBB BuildReport table

USS Command record : This new record would be used to store information about the execution of a USS command. It would be reported in the DBB BuildReport for subsequent processing (like packaging or UCD component version creation). This record wou...
almost 2 years ago in Dependency Based Build 2 Delivered

SMU : Avoid error messages when nothing to display

Hello When trying to display exceptional messages and wtor , error messages EEZU012E and EEZU0301E are displayed when there is no messages from the INGMSGS output and no pending WTOR. A normal message shoudl be displayed instead on an ERROR message.
almost 2 years ago in IBM Service Management Unite 2 Delivered