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Debugger: Displaying Variable content as Hex like in ISPF Editor

Hi IBM, it would be nice, if the Remote Debugger GUI would be able to display hex values of variables like in ISPF. Samples: A pic 9(4) digit:1234 (original display)----FFFF (first halfbyte)1234 (second halfbyte) B pic 9(9) comp-3 Packed Decimal: ...
almost 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Need a tool to batch ".SAR" creation.

We want to batch the IMS service creation instead of using the API Toolkit.We have more than 4500 service to migrate from our actual SOA plateform. We need an industrial way to generate ".sar(s)".
over 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Not under consideration

SQL Authentication

Allow " Windows Authentication " for the ID associated to the IBM AD SQL Identity.
almost 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 4 Not under consideration

Manual resolution for COBOL programs when there are multiple PDS members having the same name in the COBOL source as PROGRAM-ID

For an ordinary COBOL compiler in z/OS, there can be mismatch between member name in the PDS and program name (PROGRAM-ID name) in the source. Like in our case we have have 4 programs that are:PDS member name is PROG1 and PROGRAM-ID name PROG0PDS ...
over 1 year ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Not under consideration

IMS-Explorer is a very valuable tool. It should run under x86-Linux as well as under Windows

Currently the IMS Explorer is installable under Windows. It should be installable and run under x86 Linux as well.
almost 12 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 1 Not under consideration

ZUnit doesn't support status file variables

when we create a test case for a program who manipulates files, the file status variables are not imported inside the input output variables
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Not under consideration

AD Analyze Client authorization and authentication using client certificate

Product get more security features if this option would be available. Idea is to have AD Analyze Client to be able to authorize and authenticate to server using client certificates.
over 1 year ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Not under consideration

CL/Supersession Danish language Support

We have 2 customers using Supersession, where we have translated all relevant panels from English to Danish. What we have found is there is often PTF's which update these panels we've updated, so we need track changes to these panels via SMP/E use...
over 4 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Phasein of Java bundles in an environment with different bundles and dependencies between these bundles

FI is going to modernize its backend application, that means it will migrate its programs step by step to Java. As runtime Environment we use CICS TS. CICS TS supports the Integration of Cobol and Java. Currently we deploy our Java part in one CIC...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Limit number of UNIX Files displayed under Z/OS UNIX Files

When listing files under z/OS UNIX Files folders, all the files are listed, regardless of the number of files. When listing members under MVS Files there is a preference "Default expansion page size for filters and data sets" which limits the numb...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 Not under consideration

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