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Omegamon XE on z/OS subsystem should be able to choose working with specific RMF

Omegamon z/OS subsystem (nearterm history) automatically connects to the first available RMF DDS in a sysplex. In case there are more than one DDS instances, it's currently not possible to have the Omegamon subsystem to connect to a specific DDS.T...
about 9 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 1 Delivered

User defined messages in Fault Analyzer IDz/Eclipse plug-in

There is a way to use user defined message explanations, abend code explanations and program descriptions in FAN under ISPF environment. Our shop been using IDz for some time already, and more and more people moving into this tooling now. Therefor...
over 1 year ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 3 Delivered

RPP should only consume license tokens when the product is used

RPP is consuming license tokens while it is not being used when RDz is started. The RPP implementation is based on workbench startup. While RDz v9 has been componentized to manage floating licenses based on feature usage (e.g., LPEX open) as oppos...
about 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 1 Delivered

Need programs -CD, screens -CS, -CE, report -D, -CE to be fully expanded at editor opening

With current version (RPP 9.5), after the opening of a program entity in the design editor, the -CD description is folded. Users reported they would like to have the -CD description directly fully expanded by default. Same for -CE and -CS in scree...
over 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Delivered

Websockets in Liberty

Please include a version/release of Liberty in CICS that supports websockets.
about 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Delivered

Have TOM leverage the z/OS parallel sysplex for high availability services

Resilient to infrastructure failure since an instance of TOM would run on all LPARs participating in highly available services
over 1 year ago in IBM Tivoli Output Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Enhanced JAM recycle after activation number change

Currently any activation number change requires to recycle the JAMs. Without JAM recycle loadset cannot be accepted and deleted. In case of multiple loadset load (even these which are not related to JAM's work) it is required to either multiple re...
about 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

Browse Datasets of retrieved jobs

When viewing a retrieved Job in RDz (9.5.1.4) there is no possibility to view datasets / members which are present in the Job.If a .jcl-file is edited, datasets/members can be viewed (on hover) if the according dataset/library is stated in the pro...
over 7 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 4 Delivered

Support for IMS Large Data Service

When dealing with an IMS Service message with a length greater than 32k, it seems that there is no need to use a Large Data Service and an IMS service can always be used as it accounts for this. However, a flag that gives the option of z/OS Connec...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Limitation of the default Field size of all fields

Currently the field lengths are defaulted to 255 and even when we are using the defaultCharacterMaxLength property to default the field to some other value, copybooks generated aren't picking them.I think if we can have this field length derived f...
about 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered