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iDz 'Debug Configurations' option does not work on JCL that is based on JCL procedures that has more than one step

We have found out that when using ‘Debug Configurations’ option ‘z/OS Batch Application using existing JCL’ we cannot get it working when JCL itself is based on JCL procedures if there are more steps in the JCL.
almost 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Compiler support for +80 character lines

With the release of the IBM Z Open Editor for Visual Studio Code, more IBM COBOL is edited in an editor not limited by 80 characters.We request an option to the z/OS COBOL compiler, to be able to read COBOL code without a limit of 80 characters.An...
almost 3 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

Health checker for z/OS Connect Endpoints

Health checker for z/OS Connect Endpoints.
almost 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Not under consideration

Provide meaningful error messages for z/OS Connect and API toolkit problems

Currently z/OS Connect provides for a lot of configuration errors, RACF and Unix System Services problems neither an error message in the JES Job Log nor an error message in the messages.log. Often the only way to get an impression of what may be ...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 4 Not under consideration

Webservice should fail on missing required field

Webservice should reject the request if a field, which is marked as required, is not specified on the request.
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Prompt for a formula field should include field description.

When using the Statistics Alert Definition panel to enter a new alert, the prompt key (PF4) allows you to see and select the field name. After selecting the field, only the field name is added to the panel. It would be nice if the field descriptio...
almost 2 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

protect requests of EQQUSIN%

If a user requests a modify action against the mcp via EQQUSIN% (OPSTAT,SRSTAT,OPINFO,EQQEVCMD,EQQEVPGM), for example doing a job complete, his action is not checked against RACF like it is done when the user does the similiar action via ISPF or P...
over 6 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Not under consideration

Make CICS PA able to run in zIIP engines.

Customer asked for the possibility to CICS PA run in zIIP processors. Bradesco uses the product intensively.
over 4 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CPSM - Must be able to recover isolated CMAS without restarting address spaces

Currently, whenever a CMAS becomes isolated for whatever reason it is not possible to restore ("un-isolate") the CMAS without restarting one or more address spaces. Similar situations occur whenever a CMAS/CMAS link (MRO) fails for any reason. Rec...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Interface CBAC with CEDA

Just like you have interfaced CBAC with CEMT using RUNCEMT, we are asking to do the same for CEDA with a RUNCEDA facility. Our intention is to use CBAC to install CSD resources on a CBAC group level. As an example we hope to perform these CEDA com...
6 months ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Other 2 Not under consideration