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Enterprise Cobol - INEXIT / PRTEXIT examples and facilities

The INEXIT and PRTEXIT exits make it possible to intervene on the source code read before processing by the compiler, and on the Listing produced by the compiler before restitution. The Cobol Report Writer component uses these exits: it transforms...
almost 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Future consideration

Allow job Group handling in IDz (not only single jobs but groups of jobs)

Job Handlind in JES currently allows single job handling only, no job groups.Would be helpful to also use job groups like in TSO/ispf. Current situation: In IDz "Remote Systems -> JES" cancelling a job group fails. Doing the same in TSO/ispf it...
over 1 year ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 1 Future consideration

Ability to define a start and stop priority of High, Med or Low for APLs linked to a Pacing Gate.

For example if we have 53 tasks, WASA01 – WASA15, WASB01 – WASB22 and WASC01 – WASC16 linked to system 9S04, we would like the ability to define a Pacing Gate, set the Start limit to 4, but also have the ability to assign a priority such as High, ...
almost 9 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

ICSF / TKE / EKMF should all use the same VP for the same key type

The Verification Patterns that are used in ICSF, TKE and EKMF should be consistent so that an auditor or key manager would know that they are working with the same Key. There are times when a Key created on the TKE will show one VP method but the ...
over 1 year ago in Enterprise Key Management Foundation 0 Future consideration

COBOL Level 88 Occurances

If a level 88 COBOL variable is selected in the editor, the Occurrences functionality does not extend to the data element declared with the level 88.
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Future consideration

Kerberos support for CICS Transaction Gateway on z/OS

kerberos support for the CTG component to provide SSO capabilities
almost 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 1 Future consideration

A new rule to RULES(NOLAXPERF)

When indexing into strings, there should be a warning when not using optimal variables for the index variables.
about 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 1 Future consideration

TPFUG: Provide z/TPF zMQ API that returns the associated Remote or Local zMQ Name(s) for a specified zMQ Dynamic Queue Name

1. It is necessary to be able to enquire on the z/TPF Resources used by zMQQs associated with z/TPF zEVent processing, particularly z/TPF System Work Blocks (zSWB) usage and zMQDepth. 2. For this to be done all local, remote, aliased, dynamic zMQQ...
almost 4 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Display OMEGAMON Global Data Area startup options in the Enhanced 3270

CICS administrators logon to the Omegamon (classic) and use command GLOB GLOB to verify that each CICS regions is using the correct Global Data Area startup options. If the Enhanced 3270 was able to display the Global Data Area options, these admi...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / Product functionality 0 Future consideration

Allow typing during application is working

It happens that transactions inside the CICS-application may need more time to finish from time to time. The end user knows the normal response time and starts or continue typing as a moment where the transaction have not finished. In this case th...
over 1 year ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration