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(TPFUG) Enable CSV Serialization using DFDL

There is current functionality to create documents from a CSV formatted data stream using DFDL. There is not the inverse functionality. We are currently receiving a number of CSV files which require code to be written to parse the data into a form...
almost 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

Allow keystore with safkeyringhw and JCECCARACFKS

When trying to configure the WUI CMCI JVM in our recently upgraded CTS 6.1 sandpit WUI, a problem was identified to do with the configuration of the keystore which uses crypto hardware. Each time the WUI restarted it would change safkeyringhw to s...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Delivered

Usage statistics for REXX programs running in NetView

The only available approach to get information of used resources is AUTOTASK based (commands TASKMON and TASKUTIL). This is not very useful to obtain precise information on how REXX programs inside NetView are performing.In order to determine if R...
over 10 years ago in IBM Z NetView 4 Delivered

Add "Create Result Data Sets" to Compare function in File Manager plug-in

In the File Manager IDZ plug-in, add the "create result data sets" feature to the Compare function, as it exists in the equivalent File Manager ISPF version. This is an extremely useful feature which is used extensively by File Manager users. The ...
about 4 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Delivered

IQIBUTIL add a FINDTEXT option to copy the selected members as can be done via ISPF

Via ISPF FINDTEXT one can copy the selected members to another file for further processing, but using IQIBUTIL in scheduled batch jobs this is not possible.
6 months ago in IBM Data Set Commander 3 Delivered

HoD this requires a change from SSLite to JSSE.

We are requested to secure the emulation sessions with TLS1.2.In HoD this requires a change from SSLite to JSSE! We saw a decrease in performance (response times) from SSLite to JSSE between two and three times of the response times per displayed ...
over 6 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 3 Delivered

SMU - SDF screen integrated

To control and monitor the system from 1 place, there should also be an extensive SDF Widget in SMU.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Service Management Unite 0 Delivered

Preserving service interface customisations in the API Toolkit service projects upon re-import of an updated copybook

z/OS Connect API Toolkit allows COBOL copybook fields to be renamed within the Service Interface definition so that COBOL copybook field names are not exposed in the APIs. For example you may rename a copybook field from CPY-CUST-FR-NAME to custom...
about 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

IMS parameter at MPP region to choose wich userid pass at DB2 signon

Currently IMS pass at DB2 signon the transaction userid. We would like to have a parameter for MPP region (on transaction perhaps),to choose which to indicate to DB2 to use as userid at signon: transaction userid, MPP region userid jcl,...
over 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Terminal Management 1 Delivered

AD Authentication & Authorization

Today the Analyze client does not authenticate to the AD Server and Microcsoft SQL Server. At our site, it is required that there is at least authentication from the clients. If possible, we even would go one step further such that user atuthentec...