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Show previous line of code when the AT CHANGE or watch breakpoint is encountered

When a watch breakpoint or AT CHANGE breakpoint is triggered, the debugger depicts the next statement in a program. Customers have asked to show the previous statement in this scenario. Statements may not be contiguous. For example, consider a wat...
about 4 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

RTL support for RUI widgets

The alignment property of the data grid widget is not working,It always keeps the data left aligned. In the DataGrid widget code (com.ibm.egl.rui.4.3.1/EGLSource/com.ibm.egl.rui.widgets/DataGrid.egl) at line 280columnClass[column] = "EglRuiDataGri...
over 8 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Not under consideration

Method within CICSPlex SM to dynamically modify the CMAS connection directory.

When a CMAS is first identified (in a CMTCMDEF), a CMAS Directory (CMASDIR) entry is created in the MP CMAS and broadcast to all other active CMASes. As long as any CMAS remains active, it will broadcast the CMASDIR entry during Topology Exchangew...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

When CMAS and MAS recycle, system prompt 'EYUWI0086I', meanwhile TOR can't join workload

When CMAS and MAS recycle, system prompt 'EYUWI0086I', meanwhile TOR can't join workload ,it did cause many transaction abend .And sometime system didn't prompt 'EYUWI0086I' ,TOR join workload successfully ,but it gernerated duplicate record of ac...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Possibility to create SAR/RAR files directly within RDz UI

Customer is requesting the possibility to create SAR/RAR files directly from RDz UI so that they do not need to use the IBM z/OS Connect EE API editor which requires a batch job submission.
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Provide an Enterprise PL/I function to get the current call stack level.

Provide an Enterprise PL/I function to get the current call stack level. Example: Main calls subroutine A, A calls subroutine B: at that point the call stack level is 3 (assuming Main starts at 1). CALL A; A: PROC; CALL B;END A; B: PROC; PUT SKIP ...
over 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

CICSPlex Workload Management: Goal / Queue Mode

The CICS Transaction Server V3.1 documentation doesn't contain information about the decision criterias for the CICSPlex Queue and Goal mode. Following list contains possible topics which should be documented in the official publications (the list...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

CPSM Workload Management must support Defined Capacity Work (GSE requirement GGCIC07018)

IBM machines can be licensed with the Defined Capacity Option. This means a machine which has installed more processor capacity than the installation effectively is allowed to use all over the time. The only exception is for peak times where the i...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Directed Load from DFSRESLB for IMS Catalog API modules

When making a GET request to the IMS Catalog API (DFS3CATQ) the API loads or causes to be loaded 4 modules that reside in the IMS RESLIB DFS3CQ90DFS3DCNCDFS3PCNCDFS3RVRS By having these module loaded using a non-directed load the RESLIB must be av...
over 8 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration

IBM Explorer access through Web Browser

IBM Explorer access through Web Browser. Provide access to customers through a URL.
over 8 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 Not under consideration