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Allow Association data to pass named areas to allow multiple applications to use association data.

This is a repeat of the earlier RFE 67116. The request is to allow a named area of storage, potentially like a container or an area associated with a program or exit, to flow along with the task association data. The data should be able to be set ...
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Not under consideration

Simplify Db2 connection setup with TLS

When setting up a connection to a Db2 for z/OS in IDz 16 you are presented with a rather simple setup screen. There is no option to specify TLS as transport security so all connections are done insecure by default. All the customers I work with te...
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Not under consideration

Improve ability to define structures with power-of-2 size

When writing assembler code, it is often desirable or even necessary to define a structure with a length that is an integral power of 2. Reasons for such might be to avoid crossing a cache-line boundary; to be able to allocate an array of structur...
over 8 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Assembler 1 Not under consideration

Define a new HATS variable which will contain the highlighted text

Opening a file in an Editor, we would want to get the value of the highlighted text. For example, in the JCL editor, highlight one data set name, then with a right click this would pull in that data set name to an action.
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 3 Not under consideration

Swagger/zosConnect issue

AT-TLS supports different types of application: - An unaware application is unaware that AT-TLS is performing encryption or decryption of data. - An aware application is aware of AT-TLS and can query information such as AT-TLS status and the partn...
about 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Not under consideration

Create a specific file for parser error in Software Analyzer

Currently in Software Analyzer, when you analyze an entire workspace made of several programs, all the cobol parser errors are retrieved in the .log in the workspace without any possibility to oriented those result in a specific file.
almost 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Have IDIS leave a re-usable ASID after it's stopped.

Fault Analyzer's IDS STC leaves its ASID un-reusable. Modify IDIS to allow its address space to be reused.
almost 3 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Request to retain PSB and DBD COMMENTS in IMS Explorer toolset & IMS Catalog

Travelers needs both the IMS Explorer toolset and the IMS Catalog to retain PSB/DBD COMMENTS. We have historical tracking comments at the top of our PSBs and DBDs. The comments we want to keep are at the top. We don't care about the ones in the mi...
almost 10 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 2 Not under consideration

Update preprocessor integration via API

Currently, preprocessor integration has to be done manually for each program using the Build Client. If programs are added, it is necessary to enter new preprocessor information for the new programs via the Build Client. With a large number of pro...
about 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration

subsequent configuration of the project language and the associated language folder

At the moment, all conceivable test languages must be specified in the system, otherwise a folder for the new language cannot be created afterwardsThe specification of all languages and thus the creation of all folders means that the user also see...
about 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

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