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(TPFUG/Visa) Tooling required to keep online and offline image unique file system files in sync and cleanup obsolete/superseded content

The list of files loaded online on TPF in /sys/tpf_pbfiles the list of files included in an OLD or TLD deck using the current content of tpf.loadfile can be different. We need a way to be able to determine what those differences are, and a way to ...
about 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

The version number of the BAS resource definition is currently limited to 15

The version number of the BAS resource definition is currently limited to 15. Customer asked to increase this limit.
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

IDz Debugger IMS Isolation to prevent 'DIS TRAN *' command

Debugger IMS Transation Isolation facility in ISPF pannel currently permits issuing both an IMS display command 'DIS TRAN *' to display all the existing trasactions, or issue 'DIS TRAN pattern*' with a filtering pattern, or even with the full tran...
about 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Future consideration

COBOL structures and examples for Common Debug Architecture

We would like the documentation and include libraries to the Common Debug Architecture, to be expanded with examples in COBOL, and data structures in COBOL.
over 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Future consideration

NOUNREFALL option: improved warning messages

When using RULES(NOUNREFALL) the message---IGYSC2262-W **RULES(NOUNREFALL)** No references to "XXXXXXX", nor any of its subordinates if "XXXXXXX" is a group item, were found in the program.---does not refer to a source line but to the name of the ...
over 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Future consideration

Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud support for Z APM Distributed Gateway

Please add the official support for Z APM Distributed Gateway and OMEGAMON Instana Integration Proxy work on Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud.1) We'd like to know if it would be possible by Dec 92) Our customer requires that the verification test wo...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Future consideration

Generated MRT is unexpectedly modified when making an update via AO.

When there is a Generated MRT and AT, if later, a change is made to the AT via AO (AT override) the MRT unexpectedly changes preventing the message deom being trapped on in the MRT. Similar changes when managing the MRT/AT will notify the user tha...
over 4 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Possibility to export all components from AD project exploration tab(for each resource type)

Hello In existing AD versions, there is no feature to export all listed components from the project exploration tab. For certain business cases, there is a need to export all components as-is from that list into the different doc as it displays bo...
over 3 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Future consideration

Allow for customer specific RACF groups to manage product administration

It is required as a security standard, that groups that are equal to schema of the tables cannot have any users connected to it, as by that, every user in the group becomes the owner of the table and can not only modify data but also drop the tabl...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 0 Future consideration

Improve dark mode

It's useful for all developers that love dark mode (my self included) - it is also more energy-efficient! But the current state of your dark mode option is still missing a lot :( Some issues I have found with dark mode: 1. The text in the search-f...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Future consideration