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Automated build process for CICS Web Services (wsbind files), XML Transforms (xsdbind files) and JSON Transforms (jsbind files)

We are working on modernizing our environment by transitioning to an CI/CD Pipeline in conjunction with a modern source code management tool. Currently there is no ability to automate the build of CICS Web Services, XML transform and JSON transfor...
almost 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Future consideration

PIF | RC to high while Insertion/Deletion of special resourse usage entrie in operation that already/not exist

While inserting a special resource usage entrie at an operation that already exist (equal SR-name) PIF will end with RC 12. The same is happening while deleting an entrie, that does not exist. Return code 12 is too high and for example an WAPL-scr...
over 5 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

Host Emulator Macro Availability

Macros are an invaluable feature that allows users to automate repetitive tasks by recording keystrokes and commands. Having this feature will greatly improve productivity and user experience. Below are some specific use cases where I see it being...
12 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Emulator 1 Future consideration

Health check for zIIP processors on KSYS

It is recommended that reserved zIIP are available in a KSYS and it would be very helpful to have a new Health Check raising a warning if a KSYS LPAR has available zIIP but they are not reserved. This Health Check should be customizable for differ...
almost 3 years ago in GDPS 11 Not under consideration

SAF data set access check for target task's user profile to consider access of user profile for the task from which the command originated.

When using EXCMD to route a dataset update through an autotask, we have noticed that the access used is the access of the autotask itself, rather than the orignating user. This means that a user could maliciously update datasets just by routing th...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z NetView 1 Future consideration

Add functionality to DFHCSDUP to allow for features available in CEDA online transaction such as CHECK.

There are features available in CEDA/B/C transactions that are not available with the DFHCSDUP utility program. Most times we make a copy of a CSD for a new environment and then make changes to groups and lists via batch job with utility DFHCSDUP....
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Future consideration

Moving Not responding message at top of window to status bar as in progress and not to freeze the window

The IDZ 16.0.4 hanges in regular activities very randomly, while opening or comparing big size files in git repository. Please check the stack trace in the attached case.
7 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / All components 1 Not under consideration

IDz v16.0.2 DB2 sql result is there any way to view sql result in text format like this similar to qmf and spufy shows as simple text file

IDz v16.0.2 DB2 sql result is there any way to view sql result in text format like this similar to qmf and spufy shows as simple text file.Refer TS016428390
7 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Under review

Rearrange the Configure User Build views

The Configure User Build dialog has the following pages: General information File attributes Log File Script parameters Additonal Files to Load Options 2 and 3 only have to be specified once but we never change them post the initial configuration....
about 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS 2 Future consideration

Retrofit Maven-Plugin for CICS/TS 5.5

Please retrofit Maven Plug-In to CICS/TS 5.5, because we have 2 customers, who need that and have installed CICS/TS 5.5.A migration to 5.6 will be time consuming and is not planned for this year
almost 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

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