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Fetching Vendor data from Directory

Vendor data that gets stored in Directory needs to be read by vendor batch utilities (PFX utilities). We need mechanism in DFS3CATQ i.e. if requested it should return the vendor data may be ignore the other meta data both from active as well stagi...
over 3 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration

DFS3CATQ API Open call with the DEFINITION=CONCAT

We at BMC are utilizing the DFS3CATQ API Open call with the DEFINITION=BOTH parameter that allows for requesting IMS control blocks from either STAGING or ACTIVE IMS Directories. We have multiple scenarios in our products code base where it is nec...
over 3 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

HLASM ADCON Type for Weak External Reference

HLASM would provide a new ADCON type (e.g. W or WV) that would generate an address constant containing a weak external reference to a symbol in another module to be linked with the module containing the W ADCON reference. This new ADCON type would...
over 3 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Assembler 4 Not under consideration

Allow JCL Control Cards to be referenced by full DSN rather than member name only

A group within BNYM have been using Micro Focus Revolve for 20 years, and are evaluating replacing it with ADDI. An issue of great significance to them (and for which they got Micro Focus to change Revolve at some point) is the correct resolution ...
about 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

dynamic distribution of CICS-to-Java workload across the CICS regions Liberty JVM servers

A CICS link to a Java class uses the CICS program definition (PPT) to direct the request to the appropriate Liberty server. The program definition was either dynamically created by the @CICSProgram annotation in the Java class or predefined by an ...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Roll up into one view the results of code coverage and review for an entire application

MetLife: Roll up into one view the results of code coverage and review for an entire application (which could be heterogeneous in terms of the languages, subsystems, and platforms used).Danske Bank: We want to enable code coverage for the entire t...
over 10 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Delivery Intelligence Extensions 5 Not under consideration

As a WA user, I would like to have an option to open a program call graph from a program file's node menu

From the Fiducia rep:- Clicking on menu doesn't allow to open a call graph, only view properties in Source File graph view- Will need design for this option flow (see number 4 in the list found in the attached subsequent restrictions due double ar...
over 3 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Wazi Analyze 4 Not under consideration

Using ALTERNATE INDEX VSAM file in zUnit

VSAM (KSDS) using ALTERNATE INDEX is not currently supported when unit test is performed with zUnit. Our PJT uses VSAM which defined ALTERNATE INDEX very much, and efficiency can not be expected unless we can not unit test by zUnit for maintenance...
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Not under consideration

Allow DFHLS2WS/DFHWS2LS to set User-ID and/or security bits for generated files (WSBIND, WSDL, LOG)

We have a lot of developers in our shop and most DO NOT have an OMVS segment. This was not a problem until we installed z/OS 2.1. Files generated by the Web Service Assistant can now only be updated by someone with 'superuser' authority or by the ...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

IMS Parallel ICAL calls

The ICAL call allows applications to synchronously call out to external applications. This requirement is to allow multiple synchronous callouts to be issued in parallel with the application waiting for replies when it has issued the last ICAL in ...
over 10 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 1 Not under consideration

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