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Filter CSD by GRPLIST

If a CICS Region is selected, the CSD groups allow to be filtered in the following way:Retrieve the lists from the GRPLIST parameter in the CICS SIT and show only RDO groups which are contained.
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

add checkbox selectors to resource views for multiple selection as alternative to pressing Shift or Ctrl

add checkbox selectors to table views that allow selecting multiple resources
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

search for orphaned groups

Search for orhpaned groups that are not part of a LIST
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

CPSM tasks in a MAS can block the QR TCB to the detriment of normal application workload.

In a CICS region managed by CPSM, there are certain CPSM tasks that run occasionally. These tasks can potentially have a negative impact on the response time of the normal application workload running in the CICS region. In particular, it is the C...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

zDT - Sample DB2 Data from source to target

Allow for the selection of sampled data during unload of DB2 data. Sampling either by # of records or sql select statement.
over 5 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Not under consideration

File Manager for DB2

Today in File Aid we have the ability to set the selection criteria on any column relatively quickly by just keying in a value and running the sql. With File Manager it seems the only way to accomplish this is either getting the entire table back ...
over 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

slow opening of network directories and file in RDz

When I open a directory using windows explore or go into my computer and open a directory to get to a file out on the net work it is almost instant. If I try to open the same directory using local in RDz it takes much longer. some times up to seve...
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Separate counts by OSA for ZTTCP STATs display

On systems with multiple OSAs defined, exception counts (out of order, retransmit, fast retransmit, etc.) are accumulated and displayed together making it difficult to identify or troubleshoot which osa card is having an issue when the counts star...
about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 4 Not under consideration

BYPASS for ZFCTB LOAD

There are times we may want to bypass the FCTB validation when using Norm State FCTB Load. It would be beneficial if we could load a FCTB in Norm when wanting to delete a pool type, for example.
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Allow more than 9 break levels in Programming Patterns

We recently had reason to develop a program with more than 9 levels of control breaking. The source of the input was a DB2 cursor. We tried to use a group field, but that does not generate correctly when using an Organization of '2'. The group fie...
over 5 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 7 Not under consideration