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Allow multiple selections in CICSplex Explorer view

We use CICS Explorer to view and manipulate CICS resource definitions in a large environment. The two options for selection are context and region. We need the ability to select multiple regions within a context. Not sure if this feature was delie...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

PL/1 Pointer support creating CICS Business Events

The Customer has been running a PoC for creating CICS Business Events to be emitted to IBM Business Monitor. Unfortunately the customer is using pointers in their Commarea instead of data, so building the Events using CICS Explorer does not work. ...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 4 Not under consideration

Create SDEP INDOUBT keyword for SDEP DELETE Processing

REQUIREMENT: We encountered an INDOUBT segment in our DEDB SDEP section, following the deletion of an EEQE. We were able to execute the SDEP SCAN with the INDOUBT keyword, to process the INDOUBT segment, but we were not able to execute the SDEP DE...
over 5 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 28 Not under consideration

WAPL usage of REXX literal strings causes EQQI232F when FIND results > 250 characters

After selecting applications and operations in the current plan with FIND command, WAPL will substitute the FIND results into a statement via the -@FILTER syntax. WAPL inserts the results of the filter as a REXX literal string. REXX literal string...
over 5 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Not under consideration

Support application bundles

There are more and more application in ICBC. They required whether we can provide a bundle feature like CICS TS. Then they can install their application using one package. It should be easier to managed. This feature can work with web admin single...
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

HRECALL PDS automatically when using CTRL + F

execute CTRL + F on PDS. PDS is migrated. RDz never returns anything... no error message, no PDS members... nothing. Enhancement is to automatically recall the PDS and continue processing as usual.
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 6 Not under consideration

Set prefix to IPIC connection

CTG is connecting (IPIC mode) to 3 AOR, same transactions exécuting on this aor with TSQ sharing. Sometimes we have problèms with TSQname (TERMID,TRANID,xxx) because same transaction executing on two AOR with the same termid. We need possibility t...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

JVM Server and JCICS supported in TXSeries

ICBC pain point on TXSereis migration, they must compile all application, and test all of them after migration, it's a big effort for customer. For the adapter to Oracle DB, need to compile the adapter everytime when migration. Jave has no problem...
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Support for language C in Asset Analyser

HiDevelopers programming expect that C-language is supported in Rational Assets Analyser.and throughout DP-tools.We prioritize C for z/OS, C# and last C++.
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

CDC UNABLE TO ALLOCATE STORAGE

There are several problems with this message. 1.) The documentation says that the user needs to take no action (when action is really needed).2.) When we're trying to set a global that has already been set, the user may or may not know that it has...
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration