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Dynamically detect server.xml include files

Detect when files included by server.xml get modified and dynamically implement changes just like server.xml is handled
about 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

SYSADATA to include file's ENVIRONMENT attribute into Syntax Record

A files attributes like record format, organization, blocking etc. are not part of the PL/I language, but are still relevant when analyzing the file attributes.SYSADATA could supply it as Keywords, in a substmt, that way it would be accessible as ...
over 1 year ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

Property Group Global Variables indicating the processing environment

Please provide a Global Variable in PropertyGroups to support differentiation between "Build a Test Case" in zUnit und "Remote Syntax Check". This is necassary in order to initialize different logic in the corresponding members of "Procedures and ...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Delivered

The limit of CPLREC12 record

ZWS has CPLREC12 record in CP.The record is written all external successor ADs each operation of an CP occurrence in DP batch and MCP process.The record is only used to resolve external successor dependencies in MCP process. This record has up to ...
over 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Delivered

CICS configuration elements that need USS paths should allow use of symbols

All CICS configuration elements, whether housed in CSD, CPSM, or USS files, that require or permit the specification of a USS path value should permit the use of symbols in that value. For example, on the CONFIGFILE parameter of a PIPELINE definit...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 7 Delivered

Data encryption between AD Build Client/AD Configuration Build and AD Connect

Data encryption between AD Build Client/AD Configuration Build and AD Connect.

Flag packed fields with even number of digits

The compiler should flag numeric packed field definitions with even numbers. E.g. S99 packed decimal should be flagged.
over 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 7 Delivered

Automated for ADDI administration

To reduce AD administration, a command line interface for all the admin functions for Application Discovery.

HTTP Header data for apiRequesters (outbound from CICS)

Our current z/OS Connect SMF records now contain HTTP Header data for apiProviders (inbound to CICS) and apiRequesters (outbound from CICS) but Omegamon only displays the data for apiProviders The Omegamon manual only lists logging apiProviders as...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for JVM 1 Delivered

Configuration Manager should allow symbolics in the EMBED dataset RTE parameter

When adding the RTE_X_OVERRIDE_EMBEDS_LIB parameter in the RTEDEF RTE configuration, it is not possible to include symbolics in the dataset name. Symbolics are allowed when using the RTE_X_SECURITY_EXIT_LIB parameter! Please also allow the use of ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 1 Delivered