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IDZ IMS property group PL/I settings generate JCL GO step debug options

For programs which include IMS (batch or transaction) while developers generating JCL for GO and DEBUG step and IMS checkbox within PL/I properties of IDZ Property Group is enabled, GO step with DEBUG parameters is not generated. Instead, customer...
about 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Make the CICS PA able to use DB2 tables as an input data source

Make the CICS PA able to use DB2 tables as an input data source, particulary the SMF110 records loaded by the IBM Db2 Analytics Accelerator (IDAA) Loader for z/OS.
about 6 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Support des colonnes DB2 XML dans la génération des DDL et des accès SQL

Bonjour, Merci d'ajouter le support des colonnes XML pour le SGBD DB2 (z/OS).Ceci concerne :- la g?n?ration de DDL ? partir de Bloc Base de Donn?es- la g?n?ration de hosts-variables compatibles avec les colonnes XML des structures en organisation ...
about 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 6 Not under consideration

Provide more Service Provider Details in Admin Interface

I would like to see the Connection Reference and the CICS Transaction ID included in the detailed display of Services, in the Admin REST Interface.
about 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Distinction between COBOL used in batch or CICS/IMS

Being able to distinguish between COBOL used in batch or CICS/IMS in call graph in AD Analyse Client by different color or icon
about 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Retrieve DB2 columns structure from DB2 catalog

Retrieve DB2 columns structure from DB2 catalog
about 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Auto populate change set comments

Our shop requires comments on a change prior to delivery. If the comment could be auto populated with the impacted elements (program, design, segment, ...), it would make change set manipulation & promotions simpler.
about 6 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 1 Not under consideration

Support for Corba/IIOP in CICS TS 5.2 and further

Corba/IIOP support is discontinued after CICS TS 4.2 It would be of great benefit to some of our customers if support for CORBA/IIOP be made available in CICS TS 5.2 and CICS TS 5.3, either directly in CICS or as a feature under the Liberty JVM Se...
about 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Locked data due to failure in DB2 thread deallocation in MPP abend

On transaction abends additional failures can occur that prevent deallocation of the DB2 threads. DB2 data may remain locked until the problem is noticed and the thread is cancelled or the MPP region recycled.When IMS fails to deallocate the DB2 t...
about 6 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

IBMLINK - CSI Upload retired

Aug 2023 Customer inquiring if any additional consideration has been given to this RFE? CSI Upload function removed from IBMLINK.In customer opinion, SHOPZ - SMP/E Receive Order process inferior to CSI Upload.Client requested IBM team create RFE. ...
about 3 years ago in IBM Shopz 3 Not under consideration