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Build Selection Batch Command Line

The IBM Application Discovery Build Client allows us to Build a selection of entities.However, we can't do this with a batch command line.
about 3 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

OPERCMD add the console on the command

When you use the OPERCMD, you can't select a specific console you want. If you need it, you need to pass throught a ISA command for example. Maybe add a parameter on the opercmd command to specify a specific console (and in the python api also)
about 1 year ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 0 Future consideration

Implement HACP EE Support for Secure FTP (like HOD)

Please implement Secure FTP in HACP EE similar to HOD Secure FTP functionality.
about 3 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Planned for future release

Improve SuperSession security at Logon with PassPhrases

This is to fix 2 Security issues with SuperSession:1- When using PassPhrases at Logon, the reaction is different depending on if the UserID exist or not. This allows someone to try all possible UserIDs and find the list of existing ones.2- When Lo...
over 4 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration

Provide compatibility between DB2 v13 and CICS Interdependency Analyzer

We are upgrading to DB2 v13 and were informed that CICS IA is not compatible with this new version - we learned this via our IBM ticket TS013775865. They suggested that we submit an RFE if we would like this to be enhanced to support DB2 v13. We w...
about 1 year ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Other 2 Planned for future release

Move Fastpath Lookaside Buffers out of ECSA

Currently VSO lookaside buffers live in ECSA. For users with large amounts of highly used VSO's this means 100's MB's of ECSA can be assigned to the CTL region for these buffers. In a modern IMS system it would make sense for these buffers to me m...
about 1 year ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 1 Not under consideration

Hot key to launch LPEX Editor

I usually use the COBOL Editor, but some operations are easier to do in LPEX, so it would be handy to easily launch the LPEX editor with a hotkey when I need. Now I need to right click the file, and find the LPEX editor, which is more clumpsy
about 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

IDz does not recognize variables used in "PROCEDURE DIVISION USING" clause that were defined in the WORKING STORAGE SECTION instead of the LINKAGE SECTION

Variables used in the "PROCEDURE DIVISION USING" clause have to be defined in the LINKAGE SECTION. If not, even if they are defined in the WORKING STORAGE SECTION, it ends with a compilation error on the mainframe "IGYPA3067-S Operand "REC-NSCERCH...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Future consideration

Possibility to create entries to the cross-reference table from IDz eclipse interface

To create entries in IMS Transaction and User ID Cross Reference Table, users have to use the ISPF menus in the IBM z/OS Debugger Utilities. We would like to have this feature/possibility through the Eclipse interface as well. In IDz, the idea is ...
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Need to filter on Jobs that are NP - NOP oper

There is a need to filter on operations that have been set to NP in panel ID EQQSOPFP. This would be much like filtering on operations set to MH (Manual Hold) NP - NOP (no operation). IWSz will set the status of the operation to complete when the ...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

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