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DBB Toolkit API - CopyToPDS does not support statistics

When the CopyToPDS command from the DBB Toolkit API is invoked to copy a ZFS file to a partitioned dataset, then the copied member in the PDS(E) has not statistics. The size, created, changed and ID fields are all empty. This does not seem logical...
about 3 years ago in Dependency Based Build 2 Not under consideration

Provide possibility to automate fetch of PgmModuleMap.txt

Hi When using different names for loadmodule and first program it's possible to map those with PgmModuleMap.txt ( https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/addi/6.1.1?topic=tasks-adding-files-project-folders ). To be able to automate create/update of the textfi...
about 1 year ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Not under consideration

there are still limitations of 2GB, and storage must be reused to effectively utilize the insufficient areas. Therefore, I would like to request a function to secure storage through program compress in advance before reaching short-on-storage.

We're running CICS/TS V5.6. Our CICS is expected to run out of 2G virtual storage in the near future.Basically, the amount of programs used is large, so the size of the ERDSA reaches 800M. As shown below, EDSALIM is 1300M and we uses almost all of...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Not under consideration

Extension of NEWC in CICS

We need an extension to CEMT SET PROGRAM(*) NEWCOPY. It should be possible that that this command could be restricted to a certain dataset or LIBRARY e.g. CEMT SET PROGRAM(*) NEWCOPY DSN('A.B.C') or CEMT SET PROGRAM(*) NEWCOPY LIB(ABC).
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Not under consideration

z/OS Connect Field/Header Validation

Provide basic validation for input API fields.
about 3 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Not under consideration

Add PDFSPOTR to OGL/370

PDFSPO was added with PQ43723. That APAR was closed in 2000-12-11. I suggest adding PDFSPOTR to OGL/370 (similar to AFPRSC)
6 months ago in Printsw / Other 1 Not under consideration

Add instream support for procedures called from JCL, and STEPLIB support

Competitor's testing products utilize process to make changes to execution JCL that include making the impacted PROC instream. This allows for PGM= substitution to their monitoring program, modifying PARM statement if required, modifying existing ...
6 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 1 Not under consideration

Allow CICS Explorer to test CTG gateway deamon against specific IP address

Allow CICS Explorer test against the IP address configured in the CTG connection definition to be sure which CTG we connect to.When trying to test the CTG gateway connection or the CICS connection in the CICS Explorer CTG perspective, the IP addre...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

When recording the zUnit test cases, the folder should be defaulted to JCL folder and not the PROGRAM folder

Since we have a JCL folder for zUnit, when ever we do start recording, it should point to JCL folder in default, which will help developer avoid manual selection and its time consuimg as well.
about 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Not under consideration

zUnit test case prefix is actually not required and its creating some other issues

Test case perfix overridng other program test cases and its a very high potential issue
about 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Not under consideration

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