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Method to get the STATSAPI (RestrictedTCPHandler) port from CICS TG using an external process

We would like to programatically discover the STATSAPI port numbers assigned to CICS Transaction Gateway regions.
almost 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

IDz client 15.0.1 has error getting dbg profiles from EQAPROF server

There is a defect in the IDz 15.0.1.0 client, when accessing the debug profile service. Specifically, I get the following error in my 15.0.1.0 client .log file (in the metadata directory of my workspace):!MESSAGE An internal error occurred during:...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

SuperC read Panvalet

Please add support for reading Panvalet to SUPERC.
over 7 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Other 2 Not under consideration

Continuous replication in case of OLDS/SLDS I/O error for IIDR for IMS

We plan to use IBM InfoSphere Data Replication for IMS to replicate DB changes from Main system to DR system. Capture sever stops replication when OLDS/SLDS I/O error occurs. If unplanned switch occurs at that timing, lost data is larger than norm...
over 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration

Definition de langage dans le design

Lors de la création d'un nouveau programme dans RPP nous oublions fréquemment d'y ajouter la définition de langage sur le fichier "*.cbl".Serait-il possible d'ajouter un champ de saisie de la definition de langage dans l'onglet "definition" des de...
over 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 1 Not under consideration

Cobol V6 - PARMCHECK option

The PARMCHECK option of Cobol V6 (PTF for APAR PI78089) is used to detect the memory overflow performed by a subprogram called by a CALL statement.PARMCHECK is limited to adding a buffer zone at the end of the Working-Storage of the calling progra...
over 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

RDz support for CICS EXEC CPSM command

RDz does not support EXEC CPSM commands. If we use RDz to edit COBOL programs containing CPSM commands, they are flagged as errors and the parser prevents some advanced functions like "Program Flow" from working.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Add SIT parameter ARM=YES/NO to control registering with ARM on startup

During initialization CICS registers with ARM automatically, because CICS needs to know whether it is being restarted by ARM and, if it is, whether or not the restart is with persistent JCL. However, some facilities do not use ARM at all. In this ...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Application Discovery retrieve compile options from JCL

Need to retrieve the compile parameters from the JCL source files . The compile options that are specified in the JCL source files should be stored somehow in the AD database , so we could retrieve them.
over 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

ZD&T V13+ - Organized/Systematic zOS Shutdown & IPL

ZDT Tools clean z/OS Shutdown & re-IPL
almost 4 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Not under consideration