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Rexx for CICS should support the CPSM API

We would like to use the CPSM API under Rexx for CICS. It is already available using Rexx in batch and TSO but we want to use it in a CICS environment. Presently it does not appear to be supported.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Support PKCS-PAD option for zTPF Encryption/Decryption APIs

Support PKCS-PAD option for zTPF Encryption/Decryption APIs so zTPF can share encrypted data with z/OS.
over 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Implement z/OS ID Propagation for HTTP REST in CICS

Our CWS applications are developed in a three tiers architecture. User request filled in throught browser passed to IIS server then forword to CICS CWS using HTTP protocol all the way. We hope that CICS can support z/OS ID Propagation for CWS HTTP...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

New option to detect dead code with OPT(0) wanted!

We would want to have a possibility to get IGYCB7300-W messages (or a new message) also when compiling with OPT(0). In modern IDE's like RDz can the developer during development directly see and remove dead code. An ?ISPF-developer? are required t...
over 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 5 Not under consideration

Adding of logical MFS parsing

We found that the type of MFS supported by the tool is the one related to the screen and not the logic we use (MFS component without position).
about 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Option to send LE RPTSTG data to SMF instead of CESE TDQ

The RPTSTG option of transaction CLER routes a large report to the CESE TDQ for each task/enclave. This data is hard to manage in its current text format. We would prefer that this data be routed instead to an SMF record, so that the data can be m...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Enterprise Cobol - Source text replacement in string

The REPLACE and COPY REPLACING directives allow replacements to be made in the source text, but these replacements only apply to COBOL words. Unless we are mistaken, it is not possible to carry out replacements in string type literals. We suggest ...
about 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 4 Not under consideration

Enterprise Cobol V6+ - String operators for >>DEFINE directive

The >>DEFINE directive should allow manipulation of strings:* concatenation of strings: use of the "&" operator* substring extraction: use of reference modifications* reference to a compilation variable, possibly with automatic casting
about 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Enterprise Cobol V6+ - >>PUNCH directive to include text in source

We would like to have a directive allowing to introduce calculated lines of text (not predefined in a COPYBOOK) in the source code at compile time. We suggest the provision of a >> PUNCH directive. Syntax: >>PUNCH [AT column] text-expr...
about 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 1 Not under consideration

Enterprise Cobol V6+ - >>PERFORM VARYING for loop

We propose the implementation of a compilation directive allowing to do iterations. These iterations could involve the manipulation of compilation variables and source text which would then be replicated on each iteration of the loop.Corrollary: y...
about 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

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