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Report an error when 'GENERATED_XML_DATA' is passed not supported hex values

The reply data from the business application, if it contains like x'05' the process ‘GENERATED_XML_DATA' does not return the business data in the output part nor is an error reported.
about 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 8 Not under consideration

CICS should support Product Registration via IFAPRDXX

Customer would like to disable or enable CICS/TS execution on a specific LPAR using IFAPRDXX
about 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Dynamic timeout value CICS Web Service

Pass timeout value to pipeline dynamically to control the time max used to conduct the business application part of the web service. (dtimeout)
about 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

COBOL V5+ Recursion Protection for File Declaratives

If an abnormal file condition is "protected" by a COBOL declarative routine and this routine closes the file the file status becomes 00 and another write attempt by the application will fail again driving the declarative again, thus creating a loop.
over 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

Insertion de liens hypertextes dans les Design RPP

Nous souhaiterions avoir la possibilit? de pouvoir ins?rer des liens hypertextes dans les fiches de Design RPP (par exemple dans les commentaires) afin de pouvoir associer des informations externes
about 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Not under consideration

Users getting a deletion notification when requested for a read receipt while sending email to shared mailbox

We wanted to know 1) How to disable the sending any read/deletion receipt to the end user via ICC? 2) Is it possible to mark an email as Read via ICC during processing? This can go as an acknowledgment /read receipt to the user that the message wa...
over 4 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 1 Not under consideration

z/OS Connect EE - Support for HMAC Signature generation

Identification/Authentication for Client end points posting RESTful API requests are predominantly utilizing HMAC signature. So, z/OS Connect EE API requester capability to be enhanced with HMAC signature generation for dynamic no. of elements sen...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Ability to limit an HOD ID's concurrent logins

I would like the ability to limit the number of concurrent logins that may be established using the same HOD user id. I need the ability to limit to one but understand that reason might exist to legitimately have multiple logins. The control could...
over 9 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Not under consideration

Provide the possibility to navigate back via the different options screens

When navigation through option screens in E3270UI to come to some information panel, there is no way to go back via these option screens. "Go back" means you return to the primary screen.
over 9 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

data set concatenation on remote z/os file search

The Remote z/OS File search should act similar as ISRSUPC in ISPF/SCLM and get an option to search concatenated (like in SCLM). When multiple Data Set Names are specified in the Remote z/OS File Search dialog, please add an option (checkbox) to re...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 1 Not under consideration