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SIT Parm to set USER IDLE timeout value which can work with both RACF and AFC2 prodcuts

With the current process, we need to follow two separate lengthy processes(RACF and ACF2) to lock/logoff the user session after a specific amount IDLE time. It would be very helpful if IBM can provide a SIT Parm like below to control the timeout v...
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Copy cobol for USS, IRR, IHAACEE, etc

I would like to know if it is possible to release the copy also for the Cobol language for the following APIs:1) Unix System Services (BPX1/4*)2) IHAACEE3) RACF API (IRR *)This is because every release change is forced to review the copy as succes...
almost 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 7 Not under consideration

Ability to export Push-to-client configurations (Global & System) to All the systems regardless of Primary or Secondary

I have two or more LPAR's, lets say A004 & A020, in a sysplex. I try to export push-to-client configurations, whichever system(A004) is the defined as a primary.system in pushtoclient.properties file; only that system(A004) is showing Global c...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

PL/I compiler options cut off

A client reports at https://developer.ibm.com/answers/questions/480466/how-can-i-get-all-of-my-pli-compiler-options-to-wo-3.html that they would like to use a long set of PL/I compiler options, but it gets cut off by IDz, forcing them to break up ...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Better support of ACMQ Interface in RDz CARMA Endevor integration

Currently the only available CARMA interface with ACMQ is "Show Dependencies", but it is not user friendly and not provide sufficient function compare with ISPF interface. We will need the followings: 1. It should be able to trigger via CARMA repo...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

Taradata

Support Taradata db
almost 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Oracle

Support Oracle db
almost 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Automatic Platform MRO Connections

If you create a Platform in the new Cloud Environment and I add Cics Regions to the Platform, I have to connect every Region by an MRO Connection. This is not very useful, as by connecting the a region to a platform I already know for sure this re...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 5 Not under consideration

HourGlass MVS load

Contrary to IBM recommended practices HourGlass uses an MVS load in a program executing in CICS. When the load fails for any reason CICS becomes non-responsive. Upgrade HourGlass to recognize it is running in CICS and perform an EXEC CICS LOAD com...
over 11 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Feature to create a new 'Packages list' should be added to 'CA Endevor Packages' container instead of existing view

Currently to create a new 'Packages List' view, I need to right-click on existing list. This looks as if I am trying to create a view within a view. This is request to add this feature to 'CA Endevor Packages' container, not 'Packages list' contai...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

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