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Additional I or W type message for questionable code

I've recently been asked to look at code that relies on compiler dependent initialisation of FIXED DEC variables. The code works from (at least) OS PL/I (V2.3.0) all the way up to EPLI V4R5M0, the IBM Innovation Center - Dallas system hasn't yet i...
over 7 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Not under consideration

Add support for WAS 9.0

Was 9.9 GA was June 2016 but is not yet available.
over 7 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Not under consideration

Debugging for specific input data

We encountered a problem when debugging for specific input data.DT allows capturing transcations/programs using tran/cu/lm/user/term and in the advanced options commarea offset and container. However, many of our transactions can only be different...
about 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Copy files/members/datasets across system and sysplex borders with z/OS Explorer

Copy files/members/datasets across system and sysplex borders with z/OS Explorer
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Provide assistance to help developer fix all reconcilation warnings

Searching and resolving all the reconcilation warnings on a COBOL file is not easy. The user has to find all the warnings by himself (using the "Problems" view) and check the quick-fixes for each warning. We would like to have a dedicated tool, th...
over 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Not under consideration

Second Test RFE

Second test RFE
over 7 years ago in Record Generator for Java 2 Not under consideration

Support refresh in SQL Outline view in RDz v9

in RDZ v9 integrated with Datastudio 4.1, it allows users to extract SQL from a cobol program into SQL outline view, and then run it separately. However, it don't have a way to refresh the view, that means when we remove the Cobol program from pro...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

AMODE64 and RMODE64 support of C for ABC

ABC production system environment:z/OS v2.1; DB2 v10; CICS TS v5.2The EDSA usage is usually over 80%.ABC has planned to merge the CICS regions for future business, an estimate the EDSA usage will over 95% at that time.But the AMODE64 and RMODE64 d...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Real Time Syntax Checker doesn't flag missing parenthesis in a PIC clause

The COBOL or LPEX editor doesn't flag a missing parenthesis in a PIC clause unless a syntax check is performed.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 3 Not under consideration

Capturing SOCRATE for an application

SOCRATE is only captured if a maximum SOCRATE has been specified in the NSD for AORs. It is kept for reads() regardless of whether or not the maximum is specified in the NSD, however you will not see the information with the ZSOCK SOCRATE displays...
over 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 4 Not under consideration

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