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Fix of the issue where internal variables can be corrupted if a failure occurs during information transmission between GM-K and GM-R

Previously, there was a suggestion from the Development team that simultaneous initialization of GM-K and GM-R might corrupt internal variable information. However, even if we were to avoid simultaneous initialization, it was found that there is s...
8 months ago in GDPS 1 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer MFA Support for zOS Connections outside RSE

Currently only zOS RSE connections include MFA support. We currently use zOS FTP, zOS Connect, etc. Connections.
almost 5 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 Not under consideration

Limit the amount for outgoing parallel connections via URIMAP

For each implementation of connection pooling in other systems, also in the distributed world, you are capable to limit the amount of parallel connections. This is something we would like to use for the connection pool of an URIMAP. The requiremen...
about 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Enhance CICS policy to capture all CICS abend task

Currently, CICS policy system rule (rule type = Transaction abend) can only capture UNHANDLED abend task. If application program has EXEC CICS HANDLE ABEND logic to handle abend, the abend will not be treated as an abnormal end of a task and will ...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Add parameters related to logging and CHKW calls for USERMOD elimination

We have a USERMOD in place for IMS V15 related to performance. This USERMOD was originally put in place for logging performance issues in our environment related to high volume BMPs causing logging delays and holding up the BMP and online environm...
over 5 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 2 Not under consideration

PL1 support Business Rules Discovery

NRB has mainly PL1 programs and would like to discover business rules
over 3 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Delivery Intelligence Extensions 2 Not under consideration

Enhancement in the "Field Expansion Report" - Including JCL as well

TD Bank decided to use ADDI 5.1.0.4 and the "Field expansion report" shows all the Programs, but doesn't show the JCLs using those programs. It shows the file descriptors in the program but not flagging the JCLs using those programs as impacted.
almost 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

'DEDB Alter' may support adding segments dynamically

IMS users ask the function of 'DEDB Alter' can support to add new segments dynamically.
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 3 Not under consideration

Threadsafe IPICSERVER Connection Configuration Option THREADSAFE=YES

IPICSERVER section THREADSAFE=YES configuration parameter, to DPL as Threadsafe for IPIC Connections into CICS. CICS PPT DFHMIRS is Threadsafe. This would initially start the task on an Open L8 TCB in CICS, rather than starting on QR, further redu...
9 months ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

ZCEE Provider support for unbounded Arrays

ZCEE determines an array only based on the OCCURS clause and looks like we have to provide a boundary (max length) for the arrays like in the copybook structure below which means that we cant allow unbounded arrays like in the case of CICS web ser...
over 3 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

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