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Display full graph with steps, programs and data sets in a batch job.

For visualizing the JCL of a batch job we can now choose between these Mainframe Graphs in AD: - 'Job Flow', which lists the steps within the job, but not the programs.- 'Job Callgraph', which shows the different programs being called, but does no...
over 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Flag SQL Statements not followed by a test of SQLCODE

The SQL coprocessor should flag any EXEC SQL Statement which is not followed by a test for return information in variable SQLCODE.
about 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 9 Not under consideration

Historical data tables have a unique index.

Historical tables created by Warehouse on DB2 zOS do not have a unique index. Making query performance worse. The idea is to create a unique index, such as a highly accurate writing timestamp, or sequential keys. Or even ensuring that the combina...
about 1 year ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 1 Not under consideration

New CICS Explorer View for region SIT parameters

I am forever right mouse clicking on the regions view to obtain the combined SIT options for a region. Then comparing this with another region. It would be good to have a view of its own for region SIT parameters. This would allow us to filter and...
about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

IBM Migration Utility to generate other Languages

IMU currently ingests Easytrieve Plus or Easytrieve Class programs and generates IBM Enterprise COBOL. Customer would like to see IMU generate Java.
about 1 year ago in IBM Migration Utility for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Set LL value for IMS msg

A middleware application at the bank is responsible for sending data from branch applications back to IMS on the host and process the response back. The middleware team is looking to modernize this application to communicate to IMS using z/OS Conn...
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Monitoring data in ZCEE

Need of Monitoring data 'live' in ZCEE such as :Number of request in treatment (Service + API)Number of request treated (Service + API)Number of connected usersNumber of 'back end' (CICS,IMS,ect...) connected (specially with WOLA)Number of active ...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Keep IMS generation process after the requirement for IMS-managed ACBs is in place

There is a statement of direction that IBM will eliminate the need for system generation in following announcement letter.https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/7/760/ENUSJP17-0477/index.html&request_locale=ja ...
over 4 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 2 Not under consideration

Enhance the sum() builtin function and add two siblings

The SUM builtin function is a very useful feature of PL/I. However, unlike many other builtin functions it does not accept structures as argument.
over 5 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

CICS: Fragmentación de la memoria

La memoria de CICS se fragmenta y no existe ninguna forma de solucionar ese problema. Esta situación, impide utilizar áreas de, por ejemplo, 20 MB a transacciones de aplicación, algo que imposibilita la correcta ejecución de las transacciones, hac...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration