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Integrate ZOAU into the z/OS base

ZOAU has become the go to toolset on z/OS for some shops but it is still not something an ISV, or open-source developer, can use as there is no guarantee that every installation will have it. By integrating it into the z/OS base so it is installed...
9 months ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 4 Delivered

Add new JSONIGNORE attribute

The JSONIGNORE attribute would indicate that an element should be ignored by the JSON functions. If theattribute is specified on a structure, all of the elements of the structure would be ignored. Same behavior as XMLIGNORE.
10 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

Provide Filter for Control Scripts in the Panels

We have a large number of scripts in our Metro environment in certain GDPS plexes. The ability to filter on script names with wild cards would be useful to only display script names of a certain naming convention
about 3 years ago in GDPS 20 Delivered

Allow lists of programs or versions by parameter

Currently, using the cicsrequestexit provided with the CTG (BasicCICSRequestExit) it is possible to reject requests that come from a client with a lower software version than we indicate. Similarly we could do so for those requests that try to inv...
about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 2 Delivered

Example of how to build COBOL V6R4 “non OO COBOL to Java interoperability” applications in JCL

We want to establish a Proof Of Concept between COBOL V6.4 and Java. The IBM documentation says this is only possible under USS with the CJBuild Tool. But SCLM is the tool we use to compile our COBOL programs – but it doesn’t work in Unix System ...
about 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 3 Delivered

CICSPlex WLM should take attention on TCLASS

CICSPlex WLM does not take care of TCLASS in the target regions. Transactions are may routed into a single region being queued while other CICS regions have not reached the TCLASS limit.
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Upgrade zconbt to accept OpenAPI 3.0 spec input.

Upgrade the ability of the utility zconbt, to accept OpenAPI 3.0 documents, as well as Swagger 2.0 documents when creating .ara files
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 3 Delivered

Message which indicates if ICSF is available at CICS startup

CICS should write a message at startup indicating if SSL processing will be done via software or hardware.
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Delivered

zCEE Native APIC support

Support for retrieving JWT from IBM API Connect: Our API requester endpoints are secured with JWTs. Our organization uses an authorization server fronted by IBM API Connect to obtain JWTs and this is not supported by z/OS Connect. Specifically, th...
over 2 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered
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Add font and font size preference specific to IBM RDz Data Editor

IBM RDz Data Editor should have its own font settings in its own preference. Currently, the font for the Data Editor can only be mofified with other features under Windows/Preferences/General/Appearance/Colors and Font/Basic/Text Font. If it is ch...
about 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Tooling Integration 4 Delivered

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