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Add support for sending multi-part objects to S3 when using the streaming send/receive exits.

The documented method for sending large objects to the cloud is to use the streaming send and receive Web-Enablement Toolkit exits. However, it is not possible to send multi-part objects using this method. There is no way to overcome the 5GB limit...
over 1 year ago in IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center 6 Not under consideration

Incorrect Cross-reference of data names with integrated preprocessor CICS

When Integrated cics preprocessor is used, variable which are only used in EXEC CICS not appears in the Cross-refence of data names. It appears correctly when cics preprocessor is used
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 6 Not under consideration

Improve SuperSession security at Logon with PassPhrases

This is to fix 2 Security issues with SuperSession:1- When using PassPhrases at Logon, the reaction is different depending on if the UserID exist or not. This allows someone to try all possible UserIDs and find the list of existing ones.2- When Lo...
over 4 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration

Setup jwt based authentication to connect zCEE

Hi Team, We would like to build API's from zCEE and display API callgraphs but to access our Production zCEE , we need to setup jwt (json web token) based authentication between ADDI and Prod zCEE but as per IBM case - ADDI is only having basic au...

allow incoming connections from uss back to zOS

Uss outgoing connection back to zos fails when using host IP. See the example below, where 10.210.139.54 is IP address of VM that runs zdt. IBMUSER:/u/ibmuser: >curl -k https://10.210.139.54:10443/zosmf/ -v * Trying 10.210.139.54:10443... * TCP...
over 2 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 0 Not under consideration

Enable the use of ALLOCATE/SEND/RECEIVE/CONVERSE type commands across an IPConn similar to LU61/2 connections.

We currently have applications in CICS that invoke transactions in IMS across LU61 and LU62 connections and receive the responses from those transactions. There is a push to convert these connections to IPConns. The LU61 command sequence is: ALLO...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Enhance length of command processing line to a number > 217 chars

We have written several long pipes within the command processing entries that have gone longer than 217 characters - even with using every synonym available. We have had to use creative ways to pass the results of one command line down to become i...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Not under consideration

Replace IGYCDOPT - Compiler options - with a regular options file

We want to move away from assembler based product options and modifications to a modern approach with regular parameter files. This approach provides more agility, easier maintenance and easy transparency on used settings. This initiative is not l...
over 1 year ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Move the options in FMN2POPT - FM/Db2 options module - to a regular parameter file

We want to move away from assembler based product options and modifications to a modern approach with regular parameter files. This approach provides more agility, easier maintenance and easy transparency on used settings. This initiative is not l...
over 1 year ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

save more eclipse view preferences

We're facing the fact, that some preferences for views are not saved when closing and reopening the IDz client. For example there are views that do keep the size and order of their columns whereas other views don't. Or there are views that have th...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Future consideration