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Simplification ACBSHR= parameter setting

Currently, we can specify ACBSHR= parameter in three places. - DFSCGxxx - DFSDFxxx COMMON SERVICE LAYER section - DFSDFxxx FAST PATH sectionThis is a very confusing situation. We want to specify this parameter in one place.
almost 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 1 Not under consideration

Z/OS Connect DLL version of BAQCSTUB

Currently z/OS Connect V3 does not deliver a DLL version of the BAQCSTUB stub module. As a consequence this stub cannot be called dynamically from a application program compiled with the DLL option
almost 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Add Vietnamese code page to HOD

Please add support for the Vietnamese code page 1130 in HOD
almost 7 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Not under consideration

refresh WARbundle and EBAbundle in liberty without service outage

function to refresh EBA or WAR bundle in liberty without service stop.We aware plugin directory which can pickup new package automatically after overwrite. But it is better to use CICS bundle to manage package because of security control.
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Copybook automatic length calculation

Our RDz developers would find it very usefull to have a feature integrated in RDz editors to display copybook length when they are browsed or edited: length information can concern each variable or whole record defined in the copybook.
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 5 Not under consideration

FORMATTIME "Day before".

Customer would like to obtain the information of the "day before" in the command EXEC CICS FORMATTIME.
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

UNREFERENCED/UNUSED Listing Sections

It would be helpful for code cleanup if there were sections in the listing that detailed unreferenced variables and unused subroutines, similar to the way the PL/I compiler shows them in the listing.
almost 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 7 Not under consideration

Use XWBAUTH for all outbound requests

For all outbound web and web services requests, where basic authentication is required, exit XWBAUTH should be driven. Currently it is done only when the E.C. INVOKE specifies a URIMAP, but not when using a specified URI
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Dead Code: Unused Routines Report

Would like to see links from the report back to the unexecuted lines indicated in the report.
almost 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Provide software notification of application state changes

Provide a method which enables a software notification whenever the status of an application transitions from one to the other. This would also allow new applications which are being installed for the first time to be dynamically identified. In pa...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

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