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Install the emulator directly on the target environment

ZD&T EE v12 offers only one installation method to deploy the ZD&T emulator, that is via ZD&T EE Web Tools. The installation methods should include direct and command line install in the target environment. Note that this installation ...
almost 6 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Delivered

Improved functions for LABEL Breakpoints for Debug Tool

This request is primarily for Enterprise COBOL, but applies to all the languages supported by Debug Tool. It initiated from the Common Wealth of Pennsylvania. Label breakpoints need to be presented to the user the same as statement breakpoints. Th...
almost 13 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

IDz Software Analysis uses old COBOL version 5.1

Setting for COBOL 6.x is missing from 'Software Analyzer'. Only version 5.1 is present there.
almost 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 3 Delivered

Enhancement in Scratch Functionality for accurate clean up into the system

In Current architecture of IBM DBB we are populating the delete record in build report based on the value of ${langPrefix}_outputDatasets. Example: If we are processing a DB2 component then we are just populating the delete record for load but we ...
almost 2 years ago in Dependency Based Build 3 Delivered

NVSNMP supporting SNMPv3

The interface provided by the NVSNMP (FKXE251A) command, which may be invoked directly or may be reached through the dialogue provided by the NETVIP (CNMENVIP) command, does not support SNMPv3 requests. Policy configuration on which the function i...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Z NetView 1 Delivered

Cross project analysis for program calls

It should be possible to do a cross project 'Usage in Programs' for programs. That means that it should be possible to search for usage of programs/modules cross the enterprise (all projects) to be able to find calls to subprogram/modules from all...

Supersessions cics logon

Need the cics script to be able to enter a tranid after it logs the user on.
almost 3 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Other 5 Delivered

MAT TRACE to indicate ACTION items

When running MAT TRACE, the BNH370I message is issued with disposition FAIL or PASS. It uses PASS when an evaluation item is matched, and for any actions taken. This can make it hard to determine the actions. I would like to see a disposition valu...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Z NetView 1 Delivered

SMSS regions to support the CMCI JVM server and therefore to support MFA and the aggregation function

Essentially we have standalone regions in environments that don't use CPSM. We have them setup as standalone regions and do connect to CPSM datasets to connect to CICS Explorer using DFHWBAAX version control. We need to do the transition and make ...
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Provide back-end data in Interceptor

provide back-end data like application (CICS, IMS, DB2) system, transaction/program for invoked services through the Interceptor mechanism
almost 8 years ago in z/OS Connect 3 Delivered