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Debug: Monitor expression support for multiline statements

Currently you can only monitor expressions (COBOL), that are in one single line. Please allow the debugger in Eclipse to monitor expressions on multi-line statements as well. For more information please have a look at the case TS005731864
over 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Add the ability to obtain ODO counter with the JSON PARSE statement

It would be really useful to us to be able to parse dynamic JSON arrays into ODO COBOL tables, with the JSON PARSE statement giving us the number of actual occurrences filled. Ideally by automatically update the ODO counter. It would also be very ...
over 1 year ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 2 Not under consideration

z/OS Connect EE summary earliest record attribute

Display date & time of the earliest detail record (API Request) on a Summary row in Enhanced 3270UI.
over 3 years ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for JVM 1 Not under consideration

Possibility to parameter specific TimeOut by API

Now, ZCEE provides a asyncRequestTimeout parameter which allows to limit the request time for all the API in the server. However, it would be useful to be able to manage exception on an API basis.
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

API to Return RACF Custom Fields

In addition to the RFE ID: 82049 for RACF. Capability similar to the EXEC CICS ADDRESS ACEE API to view a signed on user's additional RACF details from the segments that are defined to that Userid most specially the RACF Custom Fields that are def...
about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

To Dsiplay the "Correct Usage" of an Error when clicked on an Error after doing Softwat Analyzer in IDZ

Like in SonarQube, if you click on an error, it will display the non-compliance and compliance usage, based on this the developer will know how to correct/fix the error / issue in the code. So the expectation is the same in IDZ S/A as well.
about 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 Future consideration

To implement the REFRESH RACF command via PIF/OCL o WAPL function.

To activate RACF sub resources, only option 9.6 in TWS is available. There are chances to use 9.5 mistakenly. To avoid this, if there is an option in WAPL or PIF, it would be more usefull. Raised case for this, i was suggested to refresh RACF reso...
over 5 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 3 Future consideration

CPSM cmd to Activate/Quiesce a target Region only in a specific WLMSPEC.

I use following cmd to Activate or Quiesce some target Regions in a specific "wlmspecx" WLMSPEC: EXEC CPSM PERFORM OBJECT("WLMAWAOR") PARM("WORKLOAD(wlmspecx).") CRITERIA("AOR=cicsaorx") ACTION("ACTIVATE/QUIESCE") .....Some of this target Regions ...
about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

WEB RECEIVE timeout

The WEB RECEIVE timeout value is the RTIMOUT on the profile. We need to be able to dynamically, to controle the timeout value. This could be solved if the WEB RECEIVE was enhanced to include a option 'TIMEOUT' to controle the timeout time. The TIM...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Update PIPE in ACFREP (aka AOFRSRPY) to expose messages IEE600I in order to allow further AT processes to trap IEE600I

We would like to suggest an enhancement for the way ACFREP (AOFRSRPY) replies to WTORs. Currently, the PIPE named ISSUECMD executes the reply command via CORRCMD and then locates the message IEE600I and save to a stem named resp. This works gracef...
over 10 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future consideration