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Multiple values for GRNAME SIT Parameter

Option to provide multiple values for GRNAME SIT parameter instead of just one.
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Allow storage of 88-Level Metadata in IMS Catalog

We are attempting to use the IMS Catalog to replace the functionality of our data dictionary. With the current database structure, we would be able to implement almost all of the needed functions except for keeping track of our 88-levels for field...
over 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

Expiration Time (new features)

We have started using Expiration Time in our environment. But as it is known Expiration Time only runs for primary transactions. This means half of our overall daily transactions. Also for our subsidiaries we have a separate Plex where almost 100%...
over 9 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 2 Not under consideration

CICS Support for VSAM RLS via file name

Problem: Currently RLS commands such as QUIESCE and UNQUIESCE are implemented via reference to the dsname rather than the abstracted CICS filename. This forces a re-think and re-write of some customer utility programs, data and methods and falls s...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Single signon for RDz file manager prespective

Provide single signon in File Manager prespective with RDz integration
over 9 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Certain values to be forbidden to set in determined fields in DTCN

When the debugger users invoke DTCN they supply determined values in the fields. IBM Debug tool allow us to force to place values in determined fields with the EQAOPTS, but the customer would like a plus for forcing so that some values cannot be i...
over 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Flag SS instructions with a (probable) incorrect use of implied operand length

Please consider the following two MVC instructions, both of which use the implied length of the first operand: MVC FULL1,FULL2 perfectly reasonable MVC FULL1+2,HALF explicit length of 2 is obviously missing…FULL1 DS FFULL2 DS FHALF DS H* LTORG The...
over 9 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Assembler 3 Not under consideration

Notify user when large files are corrupted by RSE

On occasion, RSE may corrupt or partially write out large files. Could RSE be enhanced such that, after a file transfer is complete, it performs a checksum on both sides, compares the result, and if corruption is detected, notify the user.
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

Wizard to import RSE connection definitions, Debug profiles, projects, etc from an old workspace directory.

A lot of user set up is contained in a workspace, it is desirable to be able to import configurations from old workspaces.
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

ADDI enhancement of the export to csv functionality of a program callgraph

Our team want to use the ADDI functionality to find out in a complex environment, whether a (COBOL) subprogram is called dynamically or static. Depending on this, we then decide for which programs we need to perform a re-link, when a subprogram is...
almost 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Delivery Intelligence Extensions 5 Not under consideration

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