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LOOKUP builtin function

Lookups are usually done via do i=1 to n while(^match) ordo i = 1 to n until(match) loops. This type of processing is not efficient even (see the "Use Case" below) if subsequent matches match on a next item in a table. What is proposed is a new bu...
almost 9 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Not under consideration

Allow dynamic setting of database name and datastore name in IMS DB connectionFactory

Currently the IMS DB connectionFactory is unique to each datastore and database (PSB). So if your zOS Connect server supports five API serviced by IMS DB connections and they use five different PSB as they are application specific then you would n...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

CICS to provide an application setting that indicates the success level of a transaction

Business analytics requires knowing more about a transaction than just the CPU and elapsed time. The only current indicator of success is the abend code, which is too coarse an indicator. Did the transaction complete successfully? To what degree? ...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

IMS-Explorer is a very valuable tool. It should run under x86-Linux as well as under Windows

Currently the IMS Explorer is installable under Windows. It should be installable and run under x86 Linux as well.
almost 12 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 1 Not under consideration

Provide a DB2 user thread cancellation process within ITOM for DB2 REORG and Shutdown purposes.

DB2 reorgs on the ITOM tables and indexes can fail if a user - say an operator - that can't be cancelled is using ITOM. Also, the DB2 subsystem cannot be shut down for maintenance. We would like a feature built into the ITOM started task shutdown ...
over 4 years ago in IBM Tivoli Output Manager for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Need a tool to batch ".SAR" creation.

We want to batch the IMS service creation instead of using the API Toolkit.We have more than 4500 service to migrate from our actual SOA plateform. We need an industrial way to generate ".sar(s)".
over 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Not under consideration

Enable Super Session Modify command responses to be interrogated by Netview

When we were running ISM we had several automation scripts that required responses to be interrogated to determine if the commands were successful. We attempted to duplicate these scripts for KLS and were unsuccessful. We opened a case with IBM an...
over 4 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

IMS service provider support for asyncRequestTimeout expiration

IMS service provider takes appropriate action when the asyncRequestTimeout expires Note: asyncRequestTimeout handling by the CICS service provider was added in V3.0.9.0.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Enhance AD to be able to parse and perform source analysis on Systematics Core Banking proprietary application

The Systematics Core Banking Solution offers end-to-end solutions for architecture, customer information (Relationship Manager), deposits (IMPACS & Savings Time), lending (Advanced Lending Solution Servicing Manager), and financial and managem...
almost 3 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

IDz v16x RCE (HCE) should have option to transfer file similar to 3270 emulator

IDz v16x RCE (HCE) should have option to transfer file similar to 3270 emulator.IDz v16x RCE (HCE) should have option to transfer file similar to 3270 emulator. Regards. Ravindra
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Emulator 3 Not under consideration

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