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Improve COBOL OFFSET report usability

Without the OPTIMIZE option in earlier versions (or with OPT(0)), the location of the first instruction generated for each statement could then be used when debugging a failing program to accurately deduce the COBOL statement that was being proces...
over 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 4 Delivered

View KOBABOUT - display product subversions

Currently KOBABOUT shows product version only: CFG/FW.. V7.3.0 CICS.... V5.5.0 DB2..... V5.4.0 CICS/TG. V5.5.0 ITM/Z... V1.2.0 Java.... V5.5.0 MQ/CFG.. V7.3.0 MQ...... V7.5.0 z/OS.... V5.5.0 Int/Bus. V7.5.0 We would like to see subversions t...
over 2 years ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 2 Delivered

Large PIC9 fields not managed by z/OS Connect EE API Toolkit

The int type in Java can be used to represent any whole number from -2147483648 to 2147483647.Invocation of APIs fails when API is created using z/OS Connect EE API Toolkit from COPY vith big PIC9 fields.Swagger must be manually updated inserting ...
over 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

zUnit: We need to mix hyphen and underscores in the data items

We are trying to roll out zUnit but we got a problem with the data items. Our biggest customer builds his data items as a mix of hyphen and underscores. But as we read, those items are not allowed:https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQ2R2...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 3 Delivered

Include TLS Level information in CICS performance data record

Currently for CICS regions that is not relying on TCPIP for security, the CICS performance data does not have the TLS level information that was selected during SSL Handshake for the incoming web requests. The CICS performance data should be exten...
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 4 Delivered

We want to use systemsymbols (variables) in Library RDO DSN fields

We want to be able to use System symbols (IEASYMxx) in Library RDO DSN fields. More generaly: it should be made available to CICS RDO Resources. And/Or there could be an CICS API Command to inquire systemsymbols (browsing, read next...)
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 8 Delivered

Enable Enterprise PL/I programs which are compiled as NORENT (and linked into a NORENT/NONDLL program object/load module) to be able to fetch/call program objects which are linked as RENT/DLL, such as PL/I AMODE(64), JAVA, and other modern APIs.

Use case: Enterprise PL/I has the following requirements/restrictions documented in Chapter 1 of the Programming Guide (GI13-5620-00) regarding the RENT compiler option: “RENT (compiler option) If you link a module (either MAIN or FETCHABLE) conta...
almost 2 years ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 1 Delivered

z/OS Connect SMF123 Enhancements for identified the caller

Our client has asked to trace the activity of these managers by USER ID / IP ADDRESS / Services called.In SMF 123, it lack IP Address. It would be interesting to add the IP address of the caller in the record smf 123.
over 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Instana integration

Instana integration: issues have been identified during some customer PoC.Key for production as they expect similar experience on x86/pub cloud.
over 1 year ago in IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center 3 Delivered

changed default for APPCMAX in DFSDCxxx

The default APPCMAX=(5000,1000000) in DFSDCxxx is too high. The value 64_bit_max should be much smaller, may be 0.With the current default IMS installations can end up with an IMS SBND (sick but not dead) situation. IMS storage is protected wherea...
over 4 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 3 Delivered

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