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Have zCEE identify itself using User-Agent

Currently when using z/OS Connect REST service provider to communicate with a middleware product like DB2 the user cannot configure which headers are passed or their values. This RFE is requesting new functionality that would pass from z/OS Connec...
over 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Include Client ID in IP Address Rules

Please include the option to include Client ID in IP Address Rules, in addition to IP address, IMS Connect Name & Port. Example resource to define would be: CEX.IPV4.iconname.010.101.026.154.port.L@0VPV Defined with UACC(NONE), then permitted ...
over 1 year ago in IMS Connect Extensions for z/OS / All components 2 Delivered

Service Project Editor Enhancement

When there is a change to the mainframe CICS program’s commarea structure, the only way to get the changes in, is to Import the entire changed structure and do all the Interface mappings all over again! This potentially causes issues if we are not...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

Issue an information message similar to IBM2840I (for TRANSLATE), if SUBSTR, LEFT or RIGHT is used to reformat a date-time value

I would like to get an information message similar to IBM2840I (for TRANSLATE) issued, if SUBSTR, LEFT or RIGHT is used on any DATETIME or TIMESTAMP invocation, like in this code example: dcl out char(80) var; out = 'Run from: ' !! subStr(dateTime...
7 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

Enhance usability of REPATTERN built-in function by making 3rd argument optional

While DATETIME and TIMESTAMP built-in functions do have a default pattern supported, for REPATTERN both patterns must always be specified, like in the following code example: dcl saveDT char(17);saveDT = dateTime(); out = 'Run from: ' !! rePattern...
7 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

zCEE API Toolkit support for VARCHAR in Cobol

API Toolkit does not provide an efficient support for VARCHAR in Cobol.Example Cobol copybook:03 CUSTNAME. 49 CUSTNAME-X PIC X(080). 49 CUSTNAME-L PIC S9(04) COMP. Resulting JSON:"CUSTNAME" : { "type": "object", "properties": { "CUSTNAME-X": { "ma...
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Enable RACF Keyring changes to take affect without bouncing zOS Connect

If we add a certificate to RACF keyring that serves as the zCEE Truststore to enable TLS handshake with an endpoint, we have to bounce the server for it to be recognized. Truststores should be capable of dynamic refresh or dynamically reload via a...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

key product after using CICS trial

we would need a key to activate the product CICS after using CICS trail when the tests are completed
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Expand Column Width of table entries

Some views like the "Remote Monitor" View e.g. for "my jobs" consist of table columns. When a developer changes the column width and then closes and reopens the view, the column widths earlier are no longer used. The column width goes to a default...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 7 Delivered

JSON support for IMS PA checkpoint report (CHECKPT)

Provide functionality for the IMS checkpoint report (DD CHECKPT), to make it possible to send output data to an analytics environment in a JSON format. This will simplify the follow up work for system administrators and also easier to find and mak...
over 1 year ago in IMS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Product functionality 2 Delivered