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Provide encrypting find/file databases similar to z/TPFDF encryption

As PCI, PII, and GDPR requirements become more and more stringent, it will be as important to encrypt traditional Find/File databases as much as z/TPFDF databases. IBM already provides the built-in ability to encrypt/decrypt through database defin...
over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

Include 3270port in the devmap file

Since ZVDT allows for multiple instances running on the same Linux on Z LPAR, the default 3270port entry was removed, as multiple instances would be unable to share the same port.However, having the port is critical when debugging IPL related issu...
over 1 year ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Delivered

CICS JVMSERVER logs administration

CICS JVMSERVER support generates unix filesystem logs. CICS does not supply anything to administer these logs, which can potentially be big. The infocenter does not supply much help regarding best practices related to logs handling or the content ...
almost 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Binary read - Reading MVS DS with x'00'

z Open Automation Utilities provide functions for processing data sets. One of these functions is datasets.read(). Unfortunately datasets.read() stops reading after a x'00' occurs in the input data set. This RFE seeks to eliminate this restriction.
about 3 years ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 1 Delivered

DFHDSDS4 ABEND S0C4 at offset X'3E06'

Service request 34316 004 000 was opened with support for the following abend in CICS.DFHDSDS4 ABEND S0C4 at offset X'3E06' occurred after DB2 abended and CICS tried to reconnect. The reconnect failed, and CICS had to be recycled
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 8 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...
10 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...
10 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

TPIPE Checkpoint Statistics

We would like to have a statistics checkpoint record with TPIPE information, like the number of TPIPEs at the time of the checkpoint (global and per tmember), high water mark, etc.
over 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Delivered

IMS release level incorrect in INQY ENVIRON data output in IMS 15.2

In IMS 15.2, the INQY ENVIRON call still returns the IMS release level 15.1 (x'0000151F'). Therefore, can you provide the correct IMS release level to the INQY ENVIRON call please.
about 3 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 3 Delivered

Enhance z/OS Connect Admin Services for CICS Service Provider

The z/OS Connect Admin services call for a CICS Service Provider only responds with the CICS Program name that was defined in the Service. I would like the CICS Tran id and Connection Reference that were specified when the Service was created to a...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

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