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RDz cannot access dataset aliases with symbolic names

On our host platform symbolic names are used. We cannot access dataset aliases, which are using symbolic names. e.g.: 1. This symbolic name is set in SYS1.PARMLIB SYSDEF SYMDEF(&CICS#W4='C1#CIC52') 2. This alias is set CISD.CICS.SDFHPL1 -> ...
about 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

Finer grain client request API Security

The feature request that we'd like IBM to explore is to provide the capability for zOS to be able use claims in an ADFS token to determine whether or not a given request should be given access to an API or Service. At the current moment, Liberty i...
over 3 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

Tiered authority for Admin functions

SS will need to support different tiers of Admins: System, Master, Operator, User with panels to support thisWhat functions does each tier need to perform? Master Administrator -can assign administrative authority to other users. This authority is...
over 2 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

DFHWS2LS generation of more than 99 copybooks

The IBM documentation states: "REQMEM=valueSpecifies a 1- to 6-character prefix that DFHWS2LS uses to generate the names of the partitioned data set members [...] It generates the member name by appending a 2-digit number to the prefix". This rest...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Delivered

OMEGAMON JOB Dataset Allocation

Enable OMEGAMON for z/OS e3270ui and TEP the ability to give Dataset Allocation for specific JOB, just like OMEGAMON for z/OS Classsic interface does. This is very usefull when we need to analysis in real time the datasets during a JOB execution.
over 5 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 2 Delivered

Request CICS to retry "set TCPIPSERVICE open" command when startup

Please refer to the CASE and help to enhance the product that can have a function include a retry TCPIP service open solution. Meaning to say: if the CICS TOR try to open the TCPIPSERVICE fails, it can retry to open it in a while until it open suc...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Need the support ( "CHAR-VARYING=NO") in API requester design

The client's requirement is CICS1 application invoke outbound API to zCEE then zCEE route the request to another CICS2.The two application in the two CICSs want to use the same REQ/RESP BOOK.The fields in book are all fixed length, so they don't n...
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

@CICSProgram Annotation in OSGi Java Applications

It is possible to annotate methods within a Java EE Application with '@CICSProgram'. Each such annotation causes a corresponding PROGRAM-resource to be created at the time the application is deployed within a CICS-Bundle. For OSGi Applications, ho...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Upgrades to the JSON GENERATE statement - JSON-CODE / root level

Currently, generating JSON using the JSON GENERATE command from a COBOL copy generates a root element, corresponding to the 01 level of the copy. However, this is not in compliance with the operation of most APIs and require a workaround. The JSON...
over 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Delivered

Create internal property group containing compiler options used to produce

Visual debugging not working for PL/I in IDz https://l2l3-cmn-rtc.ratl.swg.usma.ibm.com:9443/ccm/web/projects/Rational%20Escalation#action=com.ibm.team.workitem.viewWorkItem&id=96097*******************what we need is to get compiler option and...
over 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Delivered