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Add API Requester support for all product dashboards and searches.

There is a gap in the zLDA (5.1) product. API Provider (SMF 123 records) information is visible on product dashboards and searches, but API Requester (same SMF123 records different subtype) information is not. Our company is using these API Reques...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Operational Log and Data Analytics 0 Delivered

Need some help from IMS to modify the command processor to scan actual existing destinations in IMS

IMS provided some support years ago to clear a flag which indicates output present ( and prevents TPIPE deletion ) when a DISPLAY TPIPE QCNT command is issued in IMS, and QCF was enhanced to issue the command.Unfortunately, this would never work, ...
almost 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Message Queue Management 2 Delivered

Remove 24 kb limit on COMMAREA if using DFHTRANSACTION channel

If a DFHTRANSACTION channel is specified the COMMAREA size should not exceed 24 KB. If exceeding, the abend AXGE is issued (this has been introduced in apar PI76708). We ask to remove this restriction so we do not have to change the COMMAREA size ...
about 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

CICS Explorer Smartcard Login

Our team wants to use the CICS Explorer for CICS administration. Our company's security regulations prescribe using SSL client authentication with certificates for the login process. CICS Explorer just allows login with user id and password. We ne...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 6 Delivered

Enable Export of RSE filters also when Filter Pools are active.

The export function for filters in the Remote Systems Explorer should export ALL filters, no matter on which connection or in which filter pool they are.
almost 5 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 4 Delivered

Provide an additional filter for TIM or DTSP (and EQAD3CXT) for IMS to select data in the input message

Customers need a way to select specific instances of transactions based on a specific content of the IMS message.
almost 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

Link File Manager Formatted Mode view with Single Mode Editor view

We appreciate the 'Locate column' option when viewing/editing files with File Manager in tabular/formatted mode. It comes in very handy when trying to locate fields in large copybooks. The Single Mode Editor is a nice feature, offering alternate v...
almost 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

z/TPF business event APIs to query status and info about active events and dispatch adapters

1. Provide zEV API returning the zEV Names of all Deployed and Active z/TPF zEVents 2. A customer written z/TPF program will call the API every "n" minutes to get a list of all deployed and active z/TPF Business Eventing Facility (zEV) Named Event...
over 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

Eliminate need to define LE module names in CICS DFHCSD

Currently Language Environment Modules must be defined in CICS DFHCSD. LE definitions must correspond with the current active z/OS level. If they do not, various error situations which are hard to debug and resolve can occur. During a z/OS migrati...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 11 Delivered

Autoformat rules for the IDz COBOL editor handling of spaces brackets needs to be configurable.

The basic autoformat rules should cover the requirements for most of the IDz COBOL users. To prevent not be dictated by IDz. The rule templates should be configurable by each individual user as well as being enforced by an IDz admin. See for examp...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Delivered

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