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(TPFUG/Visa) Need a mechanism to identify inconsistent views of structure layouts

Consistency of structure definition across all code accessing the structure is critical for correct code. Database corruption or other runtime errors can occur if source component A thinks structure X on file is packed but source component B think...
over 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

zUnit: Search in the Test Case Editor

We are about to use zUnit for our existing payroll sources. But our sources have a large, automatic generated Linkage section with a lot of variables.We have the need to identify single variables to check their content (after recording) or to set ...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 3 Not under consideration

Allow INITPARMs to be specified on PLT entry; allow > 60 characters

Allow an INITPARM string to be specified on the DFHPLT TYPE=ENTRY card for the program it is to be associated with. This is to accomplish three principal objectives: (1) Place the INITPARM text in the same parmlib member as the associated program ...
about 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Dynamically increase the queue block, long and short message queue datasets

There should be a possibillity to switch the queue block, long and short message queue datasets to a bigger pre allocated DS without shutting down IMS.I could imagine to issue the switch via command similar to the 'SWITCH xxx' command. The command...
over 7 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Message Queue Management 1 Not under consideration

Ability to add TIMEOUT to an existing VSM pool

We would like to have the ability add a timeout value to an pre-existing VSM pool where TIMEOUT was previously not set dynamically. Currently the only way to add a TIMEOUT value, is to delete the existing VSM pool using VSM DELETE and recreate the...
over 2 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

VSAM cluster sharing within a HAO component

The VSAM cluster - especially the TDB and the NAM clusters - need a functionality to be shared between the STC. Nowadays the VSAM clusters have to be synchronized manually or by the HAO component. When there are a lot of instances in a Generic Res...
over 8 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Specify different property groups for test target source and zUnit test case without manually switching

Having the possibility to specify different property groups for test target source and zUnit test case without manually switching.
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Code formatter

Sometimes I have a feeling that somebody forgets IDz is a development tool and needs to be able to handle non parsable code. Off course not as perfect as parsable code but a compromise.I can't use the code formatter if the code is not parsable. It...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

When an ISV vendor has a comma in their name remove it before populating the IZSAM Db2 repository.

There are several ISV vendors with a comma in there company name and when you use the data extracted from IZSAM in CSV format this creates an issue when reading the file with another program. If you were to scan the ISV vendor company name and rem...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 3 Not under consideration

z/OS Connect EE authorization interceptor process improvement

z/OS Connect EE's authorization interceptor process internally requires all RACF GROUPs associated with the RACF ID that may belong to either Global Reader Group, Invoke Group, Operator Group, Reader Group to carry unique USS GID for successful va...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

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