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To be able to configure Debug Tool Remote Deamon configuration homedir

Being able to configure the eclipse -configuration location, thus not using the default eclipse location (homedir).
about 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Delivered

ITM OMEGAMON XE Enhanced 3270 User Interface (E3270UI) - Panelid KCPSTGD4 add on

We need to see the task number AND the transaction name in e3270ui -> Panelid KCPSTGD4 – CICS Task Subpools in the User Key EDSA - Window, please.
about 3 years ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON for CICS / Product functionality 1 Delivered

Display VSAM Alt Index and Path Information

Alternate index and Path VSAM file information does not appear in the RSE view. All of these show on ISPF 3.4 when search for AAA.BBB.CC*VSAM Cluster AAA.BBB.CCCData component AAA.BBB.CCC.DATAIndex component AAA.BBB.CCC.INDEXAlt index AAA.BBB.CCC....
about 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 6 Delivered

Ability to Control Valid Installation CICS Explorer Releases from the Mainframe

We would like the ability to control what CICS Explorer Releases our Installation Considers Valid to connect to the Mainframe. We would also like a way to send CICS Explorer users as brief notification at Mainframe Connect Time.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Delivered

User defined messages in Fault Analyzer IDz/Eclipse plug-in

There is a way to use user defined message explanations, abend code explanations and program descriptions in FAN under ISPF environment. Our shop been using IDz for some time already, and more and more people moving into this tooling now. Therefor...
over 1 year ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 3 Delivered

Fixed width font for Menu Manager output in dialog.

When showing the 'output in dialog' from an action in Menu Manager, the default font spacing is variable depending on the character. This causes headings to be misaligned over the columns of results. Any of these solutions (in order of preference)...
about 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

Omegamon XE on z/OS subsystem should be able to choose working with specific RMF

Omegamon z/OS subsystem (nearterm history) automatically connects to the first available RMF DDS in a sysplex. In case there are more than one DDS instances, it's currently not possible to have the Omegamon subsystem to connect to a specific DDS.T...
about 9 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 1 Delivered

RPP should only consume license tokens when the product is used

RPP is consuming license tokens while it is not being used when RDz is started. The RPP implementation is based on workbench startup. While RDz v9 has been componentized to manage floating licenses based on feature usage (e.g., LPEX open) as oppos...
about 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 1 Delivered

Have TOM leverage the z/OS parallel sysplex for high availability services

Resilient to infrastructure failure since an instance of TOM would run on all LPARs participating in highly available services
over 1 year ago in IBM Tivoli Output Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Need programs -CD, screens -CS, -CE, report -D, -CE to be fully expanded at editor opening

With current version (RPP 9.5), after the opening of a program entity in the design editor, the -CD description is folded. Users reported they would like to have the -CD description directly fully expanded by default. Same for -CE and -CS in scree...
over 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Delivered