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Allow IPCS VERBX commands in SDUMP reviews

With some of the other fault analysis tools, system dumps can be futher reviewed using the same VERBX commands as can be done in IPCS. This allows for deeper manual investigation of a system dump
almost 10 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 7 Not under consideration

IMS IVP variables (some) not compatible with modern z/OS customer systems

In the IVP variable gathering phase, there are a couple of variables that should be updated/changed or removed to include other options. * IXUUPROC = JCL - User PROCLIB DDNAME (JES2) or DDNAME suffix (JES3) There is really no reason to update the ...
almost 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Not under consideration

Setting DB2 Client Information from an IMS application

Provide an API for IMS applications to make it possible to provide client information to DB2. This requires modification to IMS ESAF and DB2 IMS Attachment API to actually pass client info. This would require a change to the IMS ESAF and DB2 Signo...
almost 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Enterprise Cobol - Add suboption DUMP where suboption ABD/MSG exists

Some compilation options give the choice between abandoning the program (ABD), or simply sending a message (MSG) in the event of a problem. We would like an suboption to be added to produce a dump (of the enclave), without stopping the execution o...
almost 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 4 Not under consideration

CICS should prevent a non-initial start from a log that was written by a different release of CICS

CICS currently allows a non-initial restart from a log that was a different CICS release to the one that previously wrote to it. Such a restart should be rejected with Recovery Manager diagnostics that identifies the reason clearly.
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Associate FTP connection to CICS CM connection

Associate an FTP and/or z/OSMF connection with a CICS Configuration Manager connection to ensure batch jobs generated by the CICS CM views are submitted to the host z/OS where the CICS CM server is running. Current behavior is for the Submit butto...
almost 10 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

CREATE A NEW CPSM USERID/SIGNON AFFINITY TYPE.

We found that affinity USERID/SIGNON in a trangroup has a limitation: if an AOR fails and has to be restarted, this type of affinity will not allow the signed on user to route another transaction to the this AOR.'EYUWR003W -The affinity AOR APPLID...
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Include Locate Job button in RDz user build

When a user build is submitted, a dialog box is returned with the job number and an informational message to check the JES output to see if the job needs to be purged or reviewed (for the additional host side response).Adding the Locate Job option...
almost 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

API to write custom rules for code review of embedded SQL

RDz provides the ability to write custom rules for COBOL and PL/I code review. The API provides access to the text of embedded sql statements, but not to their structure. We would like a way to access an abstract syntax tree of embedded sql.
almost 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

Move EPCB and CSAPSB Pool above the 64-bit bar

Mizuho-bank is now designing new account system and experiencing ECSA shortage.The main contributing factors are EPCB and CSAPSB pools, despite the efforts of IMS technical team to shrink each PSB size (cutting off the DBPCBs) and reduce IFP regio...
almost 5 years ago in IMS System Services / System Management 1 Not under consideration

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