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HATS

When generating a new terminal session to IBM i using HATS, we use wildcards ("=") in the device name (instead of the system generic "Q'''" device names) We have however discovered that if we use two or more wildcards in device name, devices are n...
over 11 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 5 Not under consideration

SuperC read Panvalet

Please add support for reading Panvalet to SUPERC.
over 7 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Other 2 Not under consideration

Continuous replication in case of OLDS/SLDS I/O error for IIDR for IMS

We plan to use IBM InfoSphere Data Replication for IMS to replicate DB changes from Main system to DR system. Capture sever stops replication when OLDS/SLDS I/O error occurs. If unplanned switch occurs at that timing, lost data is larger than norm...
over 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration

Definition de langage dans le design

Lors de la création d'un nouveau programme dans RPP nous oublions fréquemment d'y ajouter la définition de langage sur le fichier "*.cbl".Serait-il possible d'ajouter un champ de saisie de la definition de langage dans l'onglet "definition" des de...
over 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 1 Not under consideration

ZD&T V13+ - Organized/Systematic zOS Shutdown & IPL

ZDT Tools clean z/OS Shutdown & re-IPL
almost 4 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Not under consideration

Cobol V6 - PARMCHECK option

The PARMCHECK option of Cobol V6 (PTF for APAR PI78089) is used to detect the memory overflow performed by a subprogram called by a CALL statement.PARMCHECK is limited to adding a buffer zone at the end of the Working-Storage of the calling progra...
over 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Enhancement to not show a echo of ZOLDR DISPLAY entries on the prime cras

Hi,This enhancement request concerns the ZOLDR DISPLAY entries. Could you please suppress the echo on the prime crass for the ZOLDR DISPLAY command ?It's just a display, safe for the system. Thank you for your cooperation. Regards,François Bodelet...
almost 4 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

Add Scalability for DBB Cloning large Repositories.

The Clone Step executed during a DBB build seems to not scale properly with large Repositories. The seems to scale parabolically the larger the Repository. This is especially noticeable with a Repo that contains over 87,000 elements versus one tha...
almost 4 years ago in Dependency Based Build 2 Not under consideration

RDz support for CICS EXEC CPSM command

RDz does not support EXEC CPSM commands. If we use RDz to edit COBOL programs containing CPSM commands, they are flagged as errors and the parser prevents some advanced functions like "Program Flow" from working.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Add SIT parameter ARM=YES/NO to control registering with ARM on startup

During initialization CICS registers with ARM automatically, because CICS needs to know whether it is being restarted by ARM and, if it is, whether or not the restart is with persistent JCL. However, some facilities do not use ARM at all. In this ...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration