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RSE Disconnect warning

Provide a warning message x minutes before disconnecting from Remote System, allow option to keep connection open.
over 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 6 Delivered

ICON SendOnly connection end without RC/RSN

FISC deployed the inter-banking SPEC to member bank base on ICON v2.x protocol.After migrated to IMS v13, some banks tested their socket program with ICON with FISC.They found when connection with SendOnly attribute assigned, ifduplicate clientID ...
about 6 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 2 Delivered

add an option in zUnit test case to reinitialize the WORKING-STORAGE SECTION before running each test entry

There is a zUnit limitation documented in IDz 14.1: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQ2R2_14.1.0/com.ibm.etools.rdz.zunit.doc/topics/r_limitations.html "zUnit does not initialize data item of WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. When running zUni...
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

IGYOS4090 I The "LIB" option specification is no longer required when compiling with COBOL Version 5 under CICS.

Using the CICS translator with Enterprise COBOL for z/OS® Version 5, message "IGYOS4090-I The "LIB" option specification is no longer required. COBOL library processing is always in effect. " is no received. This occurs with the CBLCARD option und...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 4 Delivered

Expand the Variable usage filter with Statement (e.g. MOVE in COBOL)

Currently, variable usage can only be determined by specifying the variable name and / or program name. The edited result in the tree must be opened so that the corresponding statement and thus the line is found.This becomes very complex, especial...

Simplify access management while using z/OS Connect Authorization Interceptor

Currently, when the z/OS Connect supplied authorization interceptor is enabled, we need to configure AdminGroup, OperationsGroup and InvokerGroup explicitly with RACF Group names which will then have respective permissions. The User IDs attaching ...
over 2 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

Support npm module kerberos in z/OS for Single Signon

kerberos is the common protocol for SSO. There is npm module 'kerberos' to support the mechanism. npm module kerberos could not be installed in z/OS.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Node.js 3 Delivered

SWB allocated above the 2gig bar

With the increased usage of MQ and SWB usage , more SWB are needed but space is limited to below the 2gig Bar. This request is to expand SWB's to above the 2gog bar.
over 7 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

Add Max Capacity Line Cognos reports

Would enable users to understand when CEC Usage is approaching the max MIPS/MSUs available on the processor.
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Delivered

built-in function to return jobname, userid, etc

Provide a built-in function / subroutine (PLIZOS ?) returning system dependent information like JOBNAME, MAINPGMNAME, ? - in analogy with FILEDDWORD.
over 9 years ago in PL/I Compilers 10 Delivered