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Swagger/zosConnect issue

AT-TLS supports different types of application: - An unaware application is unaware that AT-TLS is performing encryption or decryption of data. - An aware application is aware of AT-TLS and can query information such as AT-TLS status and the partn...
about 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Not under consideration

HCE keyboard setup/mapping

Add a setting so that we can modify the keyaboard mapping more than exsiting today. For example "Attn", "Esc", "Enter", "New line" and more.
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Threadsafe for function shipping over MRO

We are looking to use threadsafe to improve the throughput in our CICS regions. We keep coming to the need to have function shipping threadsafe using MRO (XM/XCF). We have tested using IPCONN, as recommended, and find that the resource usage is un...
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Simplify Omegamon security (RKANMODU) - only external

We have no need to use the old Classic Omegamon interfaces anymore, we only use the Enhanced 3270 and the TEPS for Omegamon monitoring. While all security is external (RACF) we have no need for the EXIT related old (internal) security implementati...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 1 Not under consideration

new suppress prefix

The compiler has a lot of useful informations and warnings.Some of this couldn't be eliminated at time - therefore the message list get longer and longer - the risk to overlook a new message increase.As developer I want to accept a message for a s...
over 5 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Not under consideration

Automatically Unlock keyboard and Reset X SYSTEM

Add functionality to automatically unlock keyboard and reset X SYSTEM. Utilizing this will decrease the number of times users will need to manually reset their host emulator when navigating some applications.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Update preprocessor integration via API

Currently, preprocessor integration has to be done manually for each program using the Build Client. If programs are added, it is necessary to enter new preprocessor information for the new programs via the Build Client. With a large number of pro...
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration

subsequent configuration of the project language and the associated language folder

At the moment, all conceivable test languages must be specified in the system, otherwise a folder for the new language cannot be created afterwardsThe specification of all languages and thus the creation of all folders means that the user also see...
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Need a step by step tutorial for zUnit with local projects

The documentation has some samples but with remote datasets. It will be helpful to have a tutorial with local projects as there is no zUnit property groups and building the testcase is different.
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Not under consideration

Programmatic prerequisite/configuration checker for Application Discovery Server machines

Paraphrasing colleague Roberto C after a recent issue where a WinSrv 2012 R2 machine didn't have certain Windows patches and didn't have Visual C++ components that were apparently required by Application Discovery Build's installation program for ...
about 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration