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Suppress empty tags with option indicator

We think the combination of (a) option to suppress empty tags and (b) hex'00' low value, if both combinations are true, then suppress. So conversely if the blanks, and zeros are validate values. This is so that calling applications don't have to s...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS Connect 3 Delivered

PCOMM Password Caching Issue

Per Case number:TS006884623 PCOM stores the IBM i password encrypted in the Registry.When a user has changed their PC password, we update their IBM i password (as well as any other passwords) to the new PC password.The first time they use PCOMM af...
over 3 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 2 Delivered

Provide a new CARMA setting to disable automatic ENQ lock on elements

Beginning with IDz server v14.0, CARMA automatically issues an ENQ lock when editing an element. This introduces a problem later down stream for some customers with the "Preview JCL" option when the user attempts to perform a CARMA "Save and Gener...
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Delivered

Improve function to suppress writing x'99' logs for updates conducted by IIDR Target Server

MUFG bank is planning replication in both direction ( Source <-> Target) using IIDR for IMS , so the settings to enable write out of x'99' log is same for Target System and Source System.However within the x'99' log, the logs which are writt...
over 6 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 2 Delivered

ZUnit: Storing static information in a central env file

The storage of static information like Dynamic Runtime Library should not be stored in the preferences of the workspace. IDz users do not know the installation libraries of the IDz server in most cases. The Dynamic Runtime Libraries should be stor...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Delivered

Add QW0225AT to DB2_STORAGE_T/H tables

Our DB2 performance analysts are requesting that the SMF 100 field QW0225AT (IFCID 255) for thread count be added to the DB2_STORAGE tables.
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 1 Delivered

IDz DBCS does not recognize empty SOSI or SISO inside

In unicode conversion from host, SO (x0E) and SI (x0F) characters are stripped off. They are inserted back when saving back to host.DBCS character conversion does not work as expected with certain sequential combinations of SO and SI. In some case...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Delivered

CICS PA Database tables have to be recreated when upgrading CICS.

After discussions with a developer at Hursley I found that with each new CICS release the DB Tables in PA will have to be recreated.This will create problems when trying to compare data from a date before upgrade and after. I believe this is unacc...
about 11 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Set the action for the disconnect button in remote debug CICS

We need another behaviour for the disconnect button while debugging cics-applications in remote debug. At the moment we cannot use the disconnect button with CICS-debugging. All our transactions are pseudo conversational and if a user hits the dis...
about 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Delivered

COBOL Compilers - implement RULES(NOLAXDEFINE)

In case TS003867482 the support asks to open this RFE.Implement a RULES(NOLAXDEFINE) that will flag disagreements in structure length at the 01-level, something that's not being done by the compiler currently.
over 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Delivered

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