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Provide a 64 bits version of xsdosrg XML Schema compiler

Hi, To use an XML Schema in a program (COBOL) on the z/OS platform, it must be transformed into an OSR (Optimized Shema Representation) file. This is done using the xsdosrg utility. This utility requires a 31-bit Java runtime, which is restricti...
7 months ago in XML for z/OS 1 Delivered

CICS Explorer - The ability to set the Contxt and Scope fields

We require the ability to set our Context and Scope in a quick and efficient manner. Expanding the tree view in the CICS Explorer and the CICSPlex Repository views is not acceptable. In a large complex environment there can be thousands of entries.
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 6 Delivered

Allow multiple API Requesters for an API

Currently, when deploying API Requester whose target API is already defined in another API Requester, an error message similar to this is logged in message.log: BAQR1105E: z/OS Connect EE API requester name GeoAccount-Go-API_2.0.0 in /amex/zosconn...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

Service Project Editor Enhancement

When there is a change to the mainframe CICS program’s commarea structure, the only way to get the changes in, is to Import the entire changed structure and do all the Interface mappings all over again! This potentially causes issues if we are not...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

Automate the steps to create, configure, import, and build an AD project (through a batch process)

An automated system and the configuration of an AD project as well as the import of resources and a final build is currently only partially possible.At the moment, the creation of an AD project with certain configurations (such as ProjectName, Pat...
almost 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Delivered

IMS 15 Continous Delivery optional function

Assumption: I get a new optional function. I can turn this function on and off by command. I can turn this function on by parameter in a proclib member. Now I'm in production and want to prevent anyone from switching off this feature via command. ...
over 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Delivered

64 bit support in COBOL

We need 64 bit addressing capability with our COBOL application program executables.
about 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Delivered

Perform until exit

Now that COBOL finally has proper EXIT statements there should be a way to speciify an "infinite" loop, or rather a loop that has no explicit end condition but depends on the use of EXIT PERFORM (or EXIT PROGRAM, STOP RUN, GOBACK) to terminate the...
over 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 12 Delivered

No charge 'try before you buy' edition of CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

Many existing CICS Transaction Server customers would like to be able to 'try before they buy' the latest features and functions of the latest CICS Transaction Server releases, before they commit to a production upgrade. A 'try before you buy' edi...
over 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 16 Delivered

Cobol JSON PARSE to EBCDIC

It should be possible to parse a JSON that is in ebcdic. When using JSONs as a dynamic way to store data or to send data between mainframe applications, we always have to convert the generated JSON to EBCDIC and convert it back to UTF-8 in order t...
over 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 8 Delivered

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