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AMODE31 output from AMODE24 input - Missing source code

I have been introduced to the ABO tool with a view of improving performance of existing compiled COBOL programs without the need to recompile. What would really be very helpful would be if the tool could be enhanced to include the ability to outpu...
about 8 years ago in Automatic Binary Optimizer 2 Not under consideration

SASC/C++ Compiler Migration to XL C/C++

Below SASC/C++ functions are not available in XL C/C++ for RUV product. Could you please provide this functionality? S No. Function/ Parameters Description1 abort abnormally terminate execution2 access test for the existence and access privileges ...
about 4 years ago in CICS VSAM Recovery for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Install of HOD 12 on i5OS no longer included in the License Program Products

After installing Host On-Demand V12 via Installation Manager on i5OS, the License Program Product list does not reflect that HOD 12 is installed. Previous versions of HOD did update the LPP on AS/400 platform and this was removed for HOD 12. This ...
about 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 1 Not under consideration

RDz - RSEG9999 'Missing element for setLast...' message when insufficient disk space

improve the error message on the RSEG9999 pop-up when the "paste" of a file (to network drive) fails because of insufficient disk space
over 12 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 5 Not under consideration

Move default OPEN option to the z/OS File System Mapping view level

I would like to see the setting of the default option when opening a member in a PDS to ?Browse?, ?View? or ?edit? moved from the Preferences menu and (perhaps) placed on the z/OS File System Mapping. As a developer, I would like better control ov...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Support new Endevor features in RDz CARMA

There are a number of Endevor new feature in v17, particularly the "AUTOGEN". RDz CARMA should also support this option.
about 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 4 Not under consideration

Control generation of language structures with CICS web service assistant

For compatibility reasons an application should be able to be invoked by CICS web services and MQ. From the architectural point of view the contract for the invocation should be a schema/WSDL.When a language structure for COBOL is generated from t...
about 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Cobol Editor Enhancements - Find/Replace, Auto Comments, and User Commands/Actions

Cobol Editor Enhancements - Find/Replace, Auto Comments, and User Commands/Actions
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Show previous line of code when the AT CHANGE or watch breakpoint is encountered

When a watch breakpoint or AT CHANGE breakpoint is triggered, the debugger depicts the next statement in a program. Customers have asked to show the previous statement in this scenario. Statements may not be contiguous. For example, consider a wat...
about 4 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Enhance Advanced Audit history database to support detail data

The Advanced Audit product supports a history database which allows the storage administrator to view trends over time based on audit results. Currently the data stored in the history database consists of error type and counts only. To enhance usa...
about 8 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Audit for DFSMShsm 1 Not under consideration