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Adjust program mask to Java expectations around IMS calls to Java

When control is "in IMS" and an exception takes place, LE terminates the enclave with a U4036-1 without any recovery attempts as would normally be the case. Specifically, when IMS calls Java, the program mask should be as expected by Java--that is...
almost 6 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 1 Not under consideration

z/OS Connect API Requester support for application/HAL+JSON

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/iis-administration/api/hal Currently, API Requester does not have integration with application/HAL-JSON, which causes the callers of APIS that use HAL+JSON to manually modify the swagger to define the HAL respons...
over 2 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Support for DB2Entries in CICS Bundles

We are able to create Transactions in our cics bundle but because we always create a db2entry together with the transcation we can't really use cics bundles to define our application because we can't create db2entries in the cics bundle
about 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

Supporting HTTP header-based authentication with Z/OSMF

Requirement to support HTTP header-based authentication with Z/OSMF
about 1 year ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 2 Not under consideration

ZDT WEBTool ability to update instances status

In some cases like : - Re-install the webtools server.- Migration problems- Servers restoration after disaster. We lost Target Environnement status ( ZDT emulator status, image Deployed,...) on the webtool server.Even if we have a listing of insta...
almost 6 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 4 Not under consideration

Improve the loading performance in CICS IA

When loading a huge data array from VSAM affinity files into DB2 database affinity tables, CIUAFFLD job takes long time to be processed.
over 9 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

FCWITHDRAW FORCE option for unreachable devices

GDPS Metro does not allow doing a GEOPARM config which removes devices if they are related to an existing FC relationship. Normal procedure is to remove that relationship using DASD FCWITHDRAW prior to that config. This scripts deletes, both FC re...
over 2 years ago in GDPS 3 Not under consideration

LPEX editor should hilight debug lines depending on setting

Similar to the COBOL editor, LPEX should highlight debug lines (lines with 'D' in column 7) depending on the existence of the 'With Debugging Mode' phrase of Source Computer command.COBOL editor highlights these as active code or as comment lines,...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

Enhance INITCHECK(STRICT) for different types of used-before-set warnings

Given:INITCHECK(LAX) will issue IGYCB7311-W when a data item is completely uninitialized on all logic paths leading to that statement. INITCHECK(STRICT) will issue IGYCB7311-W when a data item is uninitialized on any logic paths leading to that st...
almost 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Preprocessor should always run for included COBOL copybooks

In our property groups we have self-written COBOL preprocessors defined. If there are preprocessor statements in included copybooks they will not get resolved and therefore editor shows errors in the code. This is not the expected behaviour. If on...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

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