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Display expiration date for datasets

Hi, we are missing a way to display the expiration date. Since we often add an expiration date to files, it would be nice to display this in the IDz as well. Please display this attribute in at least one of these views - Properties - Remote System...
7 months ago in z/OS Explorer 1 Planned for future release

Add the parameter CPYMBR to the FCH command

We are replacing some PDSMAN programs with File Manager. The best choice is the FCH File Manager function. However, PDSMAN supports multiple members in a list, or multiple member wild card selections in a list. This is supported by the DSC functio...
over 2 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Planned for future release

Descriptive wait reasons for tasks waiting in DB2 or IMS

We would like more information exchanged between CICS and DB2/DBCTL about the status of a task that is considered to be "in-db2" or "in-IMS", so that the wait reason for a task in a DB2 or DBCTL call shows what the task is waiting on.
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Support for configuring only parts of HAO due to customer environment.

In panel KLHXHBTL only are activated the 'helpdesk logon receiver' and the 'helpdesk cmds' receiver (HDO1). HDO2 is inactive in all cases. This configuration was done by IBM due to customer requierements. That is, HAO is actiated partially.
over 5 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Other 1 Not under consideration

Dynamic capability missing

The client complain that the Dynamic capability has been removed in the latest version, and would be happy if it would be implemented again.
about 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Wazi Deploy 0

EQQJOBS support for the "million jobs" SPE (SPE9308) is missing in 9.5 releaseOPo

There is no EQQJOBS selection for the use of the "million jobs" function (parameters MCPDATASPACE and CPDATASPACE) even though there are quite a bit of things that need to be customized - file definitions (EQQPCS01 job),the parameters for BATCH jo...
over 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

Have EGL support SSO using Kerberos

We'd like to use EGL in a Single Sign On environment as follows:- User logs on to Windows (Active Directory)- User opens our EGL application in a browser (Firefox)- EGL application calls EGL program call service- EGL proxy (running on Linux/WAS) r...
over 4 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Planned for future release

New ZDECB IO option to display database access details for ECBs on Find or File type SVC calls

Current ZDECB OLD only displays FARF5 address in the far right column and remains blank if the FIND or FILE SVC is for a 16 character FARF6 file address, this suggestion introduces that information in a new display format ZDECB IO together with re...
over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Personalized session colors

Our collegaues are very positive regarding session coloring (active and current colors) which was delivered via PTF UJ07698 on v310. But it would be nice if people could decide for them selves whether or not to use colors, and customize which colo...
over 1 year ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Compare the test cases/entries in zUnit test case editor

Compares the test contents of two or more test cases defined in zUnit.For example, we would like to compare the test cases with the test cases that we want to implement based on a single test case, such as a last successful test case.Users can cho...
about 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Not under consideration