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Have C compile optionally use non deprecated instruction BALR and use BASR

Today if I want to call an assembler program from C it uses BALR. This is deprecated, and I need special code to support it. The compiler needs an option to say "use Branch and save (BASR) instead of BALR"
over 2 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 8 Not under consideration

Data access layer(Both File and DB2)

Data access layer (Both File and DB2) needs to be supported.
over 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Change CEOT security so read just displays (no fields changeable)

Would like CICS CEOT transaction to have display only fields (no changeable fields) if read access is given to CEOT and have the changeable fields if update access is given to CEOT.
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

IMS "/MODIFY PREPARE ACBLIB" : transactions modified are refused to enter IMS

Between the "/MODIFY PREPARE ACBLIB" and the "/MODIFY COMMIT", the messages for the transactions related to the PSBs modified by the change are refused to enter IMS (message DFS3470). They ought to be accepted and suspend until the "/MODIFY COMMIT".
over 10 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer: Remove Rule does not delete it

By removing RULE1 from SPEC1 in CICS Explorer, it just removes its association. There is no option to remove the whole RULE1 (WLM Group/WLM Definition/WLM Transaction Group) from the CPSM repository. a. In the repository, the subject WLM Group/WLM...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Improve zVM component to track zVM Memory Usage

Today we have both IzPCA components for the zVM Installed (VMACCT and VMPRF). Anyway, the tables included in these components does not provide fields to track zVM memory usage, trends or bottlenecks. Please add fields to the tables in the zVM comp...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 3 Not under consideration

job naming standards which is not based on the USERID

As far as I know for the CRABATCA job, RDz will only support <USERID> or you can hardcode the JOBNAME. The CUSTOMER has job naming standards which is not based on the <USERID>. but on other parameters relates to job and department.They...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 3 Not under consideration

Asktime should set a properly formatted COMP-3 in EIBTIME

Copied from the following APAR: (sorry for the all caps)APAR= PN08959 SER= PIN=566540301-817 IN INCORROUT EIBTIME FIELD HAS INCORRECT SIGN AFTER ASKTIME. STAT= CLOSED DOC FESN6540301- CTID= HU0414 ISEV= 4 SB91/10/23 RC91/10/24 CL91/11/18 PD91/11/2...
about 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Identify copybook location when using Endevor CARMA

The developer needs to know the exact copybook library where a copybook is being displayed from when editing or browsing a Cobol program from Carma (using 'edit with'). The copybook libraries are specified in the Property Group.
almost 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Exception Object Enhance

Exception handle is an important mechanism to help programmers debug their programs. Many of the literature books mention the use of this mechanism to increase the quality of the application. Although C11/C14 has no longer recommend the use of the...
almost 8 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 3 Not under consideration

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