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Build Map to include Source PDS apart from GIT Path

As a part of COBOL Build the PDS from where a COPYBOOK/DCLGEN dependency is resolved can be extracted and stored in Build Map along with ISPF stats attached to the member. This will help in detecting changes made to the dependency when the COBOL e...
6 months ago in Dependency Based Build 1 Functionality already exists

Modify the Access Requirements to Install and Support the Software to minimum Level Required Rather then SYSADM.

SYSADM access is too broad for an Application to need. This will allow for better usage and support then having to hand off tasks between areas for installs, adding components and maintenance.
11 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Planned for future release

IDz - Extending JCL Property Group

IDz works with Property Groups in order to be able to detect for instance copybooks. This should be enhanced for JCL members so we can use the include. This does work for remote members, but we need it as well for elements in the Project Explorer,...
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Future consideration

Support DBFUMIN0 with DBRC=N under the IMS Managed ACB environment

We typically use DBFUMIN0 utility with DBRC=N to format ADS because we could save time to spend DBFUMRI0 utility. We do not format ADS during online transaction processing by using DBFUMRI0, but we use DBFUMIN0 with DBRC=N to format ADS, then...
over 3 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 1 Future consideration

CICS Counter API needs ability to list counters defined

The CICS Counter (and DCounter) APIs, give users the following commands: DEFINE COUNTER and DEFINE DCOUNTERDELETE COUNTER and DELETE DCOUNTERGET COUNTER and GET DCOUNTERQUERY COUNTER and QUERY DCOUNTERREWIND COUNTER and REWIND DCOUNTERUPDATE COUNT...
almost 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Use of wildcards in the search option SMU

The use of wildcards in the search option of the SA widgets in SMU. Now you can only filter by default on the beginning of the name or you have to set all kinds of filters (e.g.: starts with and ends with).
almost 3 years ago in IBM Service Management Unite 0 Future consideration

Allow setting USERAUTH(IDENTIFY) in IPCONN without SSL

We have some SYSPLEX in our Company and we would like to connect CICS regions belonging to different SYSPLEX via IPIC not using SSL, but with the USERAUTH(IDENTIFY) option in order to know the RACF userid that originates the transaction.
almost 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

New RACF messages indicating Next Token mode

Background - We are migrating from CA Top Secret to IBM RACF, here at our site. We are also migrating from CA AAM to IBM MFA. Under CA Top Secret, we enter "RSA Next Token Mode" after failing 3 attempts to logon. The CA Top Secret throws messages ...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 9 Future consideration

IDz: Copy/Paste only works in one direction

e want to use copy and paste while working with the project view and the remote system explorer. We tried it in both directions but only the way from the project explorer to the host worked. There is a workaround with drag and drop but I wonder wh...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 6 Not under consideration

Report for System Information regarding zCentric workstations in IWSz

For ABNAMRO client, that has hundreds of zCentric workstations, a periodic report is required for System Information regarding zCentric workstations. That is the information you can see in 5.5 dialogue in IWSz (ISPF) with the "I" line command. E.g...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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