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Avoid problems with G-Trigger and TSO-Option "Input field pad"

When you use Trigger g and have a TSO-Option "Input field pad" other than B(lank) or N(ull) your trigger will not work as the padding character is suffixed to the entered sessionid. For example /gtso will be interpreted as /gtso____ if the "Input ...
almost 3 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Filterstrings in remoteview

MVS filterstrings can not begin with "*" Example: *GCC.*.IDZ
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Add ability to perform actions in Aggregated Explorer Views

I am using the CICS Regions view in CICS Explorer for illustration but, to my knowledge, this applies to all Explorer aggregated views. With multiple CICS regions selected, performing a right click gives a selection list of actions that can be per...
about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

DFHSC2LS CICS XML Assistant - recognize min/max lengths specified in XSD <pattern> elements

Requesting DFHSC2LS enhancement to recognize min/max lengths specified in XSD <pattern> elements to reduce COBOL copybook lengths. DFHSC2LS does not recognize min/max length specified in XSD <pattern> elements and generates COBOL copyb...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Not under consideration

Invoke COBOL preprocessor extension from another plugin

It should be possible to invoke the preprocessor from a plugin. At the moment you have to select "source - preprocessor - identify with preprocessor" from the editor. This option should be available from a plugin.
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 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.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 3 Not under consideration

Update TSQ API to allow a distinction between TS MAIN vs. pooled queues

We ran into an issue with CICS regions having TSQ's with the same name in both TS MAIN and in the TSQ shared pools. This introduced all kinds of challenges where for example we look at the last used interval on the pooled queue, and then want to i...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Application Model API for IWSz

API available on the DWC installed on Z system with the URL hostname:portname/twsz/# does not contain Model API for Application when there are available with the Distributed IWS We'd like to have this model available, for IWSz as it is for the Dis...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Not under consideration

Add Docker support to DBB server

Sun Life is interested in running DBB Web Server (non-mainframe component) into Docker. It aligns with their overall enterprise strategy. It will be more efficient for Sun Life to have DBB running on Docker than maintain a server on a distributed ...
almost 3 years ago in Dependency Based Build 1 Not under consideration

Administrative Option to prevent IMS Trancode substitution from z/OS Connect API JSON payload

According to point 4 of the following KC https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS4SVW_3.0.0/configuring/mobile_trancode_override.htmlThe IMS transaction code can be overridden by the API JSON payload if it is included as service interface...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

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