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Provide AWS message identifiers for oprmsg messages

The customer would like to see the message "1090 not running" that is returned when the instance is not running to be documented in the man files. A better solution would be to provide AWS message ids that could be looked up with the msginfo comma...
over 2 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Future consideration

FM/IMS Database Compare

This Idea is for a FM/IMS function to do a formatted/synchronized database compare. The goal is to compare a database before and after it is changed, to report on what changed. This is probably a multi-step process: Generate and run a batch job to...
over 2 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Save Menu Manager variables

When displaying a menu window. It displays the default values that we defined (Windows -> Preferences -> Menu Manager -> Actions and Menus). Is there a way to remember the user last choice? So when I set a library name, it will be display...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Future consideration

Data-only space Commands in e3270ui

Classic Omegamon for zOS provides commands to display and modify data-only spaces. These commands are not available in the enhanced 3270 user interface. These commands are: OSPC, SCHN, SLST, SSCN, and SZAP These commands are very helpful for debug...
almost 7 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 1 Future consideration

ADDI-Support for current version of Assembler

In order to avoid breaking the ADDI build process the Assembler scanner has to support the syntax of the current version of HIGH LEVEL ASSEMBLER
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Future consideration

CDC - include Applications-Utility-bits in RTMC-feed from Continuous-Data-Collection.

CDC - include Applications-Utility-bits in RTMC-feed from Continuous-Data-Collection.
over 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Future consideration

User build option to be visible for second program as project default for 1st program and wizard to be improved

It will reduce the developer time for userbuild. I have added all description as attached the screen and shot. Kindly refer the ticket no TS009289506 if any additional questions
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Dependency Based Build 1 Future consideration

Add Keyspec MTYPE To CNMECZFS Command And To CANZLOG Panel

Enhancement to to the CNMECZFS command and to the CANZLOG panel (CNMKCZLG) to permit filtering on the MTYPE/HDRMTYPE field. The Mtype is one of the fields noted in BR LOG, yet there is currently no way to filter on Mtype in either command CNMECZFS...
almost 12 years ago in IBM Z NetView 1 Future consideration

CDC - Add volume-serial-number to "TAPE" data being reported on by Continuous-Data-Collection.

Please add the volume-serial number to the existing data currently being collected by Continuous-Data-Collection.
over 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Future consideration

SMF record data streams currently have no options available alternative CCSID parameter to indicate the source CCSID

Customer is having problems with field User Name in RACF which is in Hebrew, all other fields are in English and transmitting properly. They are using IBM Hebrew CCSID 424. For SMF80DTA, the field can show garbage data for many cases, not just CCS...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Future consideration