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Support npm module kerberos in z/OS for Single Signon

kerberos is the common protocol for SSO. There is npm module 'kerberos' to support the mechanism. npm module kerberos could not be installed in z/OS.
over 4 years ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Node.js 3 Delivered

Search Text in File - need a "not case sensitive" checkbox

If we search after some text in the file using Ctrl+Alt+F (Search Text in File) we usually don't get all results because it is case sensitive. Like other possibilities for search we need this as an option (checkox). Other than that this search is ...
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

Add CPU consumption in view ?Properties? and ?Remote System Details? for JES

When I submitted a job to JES I can find many information in view “Properties” and “Remote System Details” (see captrue3.jpg), but nothing about CPU consumption. In TSO we have PAGING, SIO, CPU% and CPU-TIME (see captrue4.jpg). I will be useful if...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 3 Delivered

API Path Parameter parsing capabilities

Capability to parse a Path parameter and map different segments into separate fields of the Service.
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Show error message if there is a JCL-Error in the JCL I want to use to debug

Hello, when I start the debugger (in IDz) using "debug configuration" and in the selected JCL is a JCL-Error, it looks for some seconds like debug is starting. Then it vanishes without any message. I suggest, that in case of a JCL-Error an error-M...
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Delivered

Enhance CICS-PA to OMEGAMON report

CICS PA OMEGAMON reports process OMEGAMON for CICS (SMF 112 subtype 203) records to produce a detailed view of how CICS transactions use the following types of database management system (DBMS): Adabas , CA-Datacom, CA-IDMS, Supra. In SMF type112 ...
over 3 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 2 Delivered

Need way to manage TRANCLASS/PURGETHRESH processing

There should be a mechanism for managing the process of purging incoming transactions that are above the PURGETHRESH limit for a TRANCLASS that does not put the region at risk of being driven to MAXTASK. Either there should be a mechanism for thro...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

IGYOS4090 I The "LIB" option specification is no longer required when compiling with COBOL Version 5 under CICS.

Using the CICS translator with Enterprise COBOL for z/OS® Version 5, message "IGYOS4090-I The "LIB" option specification is no longer required. COBOL library processing is always in effect. " is no received. This occurs with the CBLCARD option und...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 4 Delivered

Resource limiting on transaction runtime time (after first dispatch)

We have transactions queued in tclass and they are in tclass for longer than the time allowed for the task to complete in the resource monitoring. This result in the tasks being purged as soon as they get a change to start / get first dispatched. ...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON for CICS / All components 1 Delivered

SWB allocated above the 2gig bar

With the increased usage of MQ and SWB usage , more SWB are needed but space is limited to below the 2gig Bar. This request is to expand SWB's to above the 2gog bar.
about 7 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered