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zUnit RFE RBC: exclude fields (timestamp or others) at file compare

More details in the Case# TS002708463 Issues related to timestamp: - zUnit case always yield failed case when providing expected output files with timestamp content (file compare yield difference) – i.e. we have specific line or column where there...
about 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Not under consideration

SYSMDECK: Flag Begin and End of COBOL code which has been included by COPY or EXEC SQL INCLUDE

In SYSMDECK output of the new COBOL compiler (V5), we see all COBOL code, which has been included to the source by COBOL COPY or EXEC SQL INCLUDE.The orginal COPY statement is modified to a comment and could be considered as BEGIN of copied code -...
about 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 8 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer - SM Perspective and Automatic Refresh

There was an RFE 113744, now marked as 'Delivered', which requested automatic refresh capability for CICS Explorer views. If this was implemented, I cannot find documentation for enabling it in CICS Explorer. If it has not been implemented, I woul...
almost 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Invalidate LINKLST ADD for "ALIAS DSN" in the DSNAME parameter with an error message.

justifications: LNKLST activation during IPL will fail with alias DSN due to the catalog address space is not yet available to resolve the base DSN. Currently, dynamic LNKLST activation after IPL is successful when/where the catalog address spa...
almost 2 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 5 Not under consideration

New Date Banner Variables

We need to use dates in Banners with the formats DD/MM/YY / DD/MM/YYYY and YY/MM/DD / YYYY/MM/DD in order to keep the same output format that exists in the actual software.MM/DD/YY & MM/DD/YYY are not an usual format date used for both Clients...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Tivoli Output Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Update IMS Data bases directly via a Z/OS Connect EE API/Service without using an IMS transaction

We have customers who are interested in using ZOS Connect EE APIs and Services to update their IMS data bases directly without having to use an IMS transaction. We currently have Z/OS Connect Enterprise Edition installed in house. We also are usin...
over 3 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

CICS System Policy to Monitor Transaction Rate

CICS System Policy to handle the region Transaction Rate. If the Transaction rate exceeds certain threshold value(s) then alert.
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Enhance CECI to show CVDA text value

Enhance CECI to be able to show the CVDA text instead of only the numeric value. I can see 2 methods of achieving this:1) Extend the functionality of PF2 to cycle through DEC -> HEX -> CVDA....2) Use the 'undefined' PF12 to switch between cu...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Support External Security Manager Calls in place of Group Checking

Enhance the z/OS Connect Configuration to Support External Security Manager Calls in place of Group Checking. This could be provided via a new parameter to instead check a RACF class such as EJBROLE as already done for the "safRoleMapper" statemen...
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Licensing server must show fully qualified hostnames

I want to restrict access to only allow certain host names https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zdt/13.3.0?topic=edition-configuring-authorization but licensing server does not show FQDN. Because licensing server show only hostname there is a chance that s...
over 2 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Not under consideration

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