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Compare/Merge of designs

When comparing/merging design entities, there are few editor options to resolve issues.
about 8 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 8 Delivered

Macro x-ref Improvements

We'd like to see more information about the programs using a macro. After clicking the macro cross-reference and navigating to the Macro Cross References view, it would be nice to know about the programs using the macro. 1) Add an option/hook/acti...
about 8 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Delivered

Allow file processing in recursive algorithms

I have a recursive internal procedure which is reading a dataset which is dynamically allocated from a dsn given in input.When some specific record is read from this dataset, another dataset is to be read recursively the same way. There is no theo...
about 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

Print message when Output Manager ARA server terminates

In Output Manager 3.1, problems with the ARA server are only output to the SERVER DD of the BJT started task. We would like to have an error produced to JESMSGLG (i.e. BJTnnnnnE) so that we could automate corrective action, such as restarting the ...
about 8 years ago in IBM Tivoli Output Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

Toolkit TRLOG improve Report Analysis data

Following TRLOG detail analysis report enhancements are requested: 1) add Record ID to the File Address report and sort by Record ID2) add F/A count to the Recid ID report3) add program name(s) of heap requester to the Allocation size report
over 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 1 Delivered

Provide support to send DBCS characters in unescaped form in z/OS Connect EE using REST API

Currently z/OS Connect EE send DBCS data in unescaped form when using REST API , however the customer in Japan which we are currently trying to sell z/OS Connect EE will have C and Java programs as the REST client. If the JSON data is sent in esca...
over 8 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

Better performing C function for reading TPF globals FMT-1

TPF globals were designed for speed , a format-1 global acess from an assembler program takes just one instruction to load the correct base from either CE1GLA or CE1GLY. Accessing the same global from a C program requires a C function call: glob(_...
over 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Delivered

DSC option to only show generation 0

DSC MSL option "If member generations exist, display only generation 0 ==> N" If this is set to "Y", the user should be able to temporarily show the generations for a data set and/or a member to use in the GENRECOV scenario.
over 8 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 1 Delivered

Using variables in the DSNAME field of Library RDO.

We want to use variables in the DSNAME fields of LIBRARY RDO.
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Define MQ via Profile & Subsystem Defaults

Currently there is not a way to limit or filter the QMGR's that RDz FileManager can access on a PLEX.
over 8 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

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