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add "customize columns" option also to the menu bar

The "customize columns" option is currently only available as a small triangle in the right-hand corner of a resource view in CICS Explorer. It should also be possible to perform this from the menu bar.
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 4 Delivered

Set z/OS Explorer file access to read-only as default

Add an option that sets the default opening mechanism for files and members to browse (i.e. read-only)
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 5 Delivered

64bit Memory Manager Support For More Than 2GB Contiguous Heap

System Heap Allocations are limited in various places to 2GB or 4GB contiguous storage. During an attempt to allocate more than 2GB the system allocated the storage but caused heap corruption and either hangs or produces a PPROT error. In various ...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Delivered

SAF key ring support in CICS/Liberty

Is it possible to add SAF key ring support in CICS / Liberty profile for SSL/ HTTPS traffic... We are in the process of modernizing  our legacy code - CICS socket   - PL/1 BPRs to CICS - LIBERTY - JAVA - PL/1 BPR and having SSL/HTTP...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

LOGCAP macro enhancement

client has 3 dasd device types. DEVA/DEVB/DEVC . Would like to distribute exception recording and logging across 3 tapes, RTX, RTU, and RTV. Would like each tape to service 1/3 of the devices for each device type. As an example the RTX would conta...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 4 Delivered

intercepting stored procedure calls in rdz based on client userid

We are implementing rdz and want to use debug tool in rdz for our debugging.Our (external cobol) stored procedures are called from a .NET server, all using the same db2-userid, but providing a client-userid, based on the client that is calling the...
almost 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

JSON support on zTPF

Need JSON support directly on zTPF
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Delivered

EPLI V4.3 - INLIST and BETWEEN builtins for checking against multiple values resp. range/interval

We would ask for two new builtins. One (named INLIST or just IN) for checking a variable against a list or set of values. The other (named BETWEEN) for checking if a variable lies within (or between) two values (namely >= v1 AND <= v2). Exac...
almost 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

User exit to provide different History file name

I know that users can have Fault Analyzer write to a user history dataset using the IDIHIST DD statement, but I would like to be able to code a user exit which allows the customer instruct Fault Analyzer to use a specific history file when creatin...
almost 11 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Delivered

provide OFFSET to user through ASSIGN when AEYD, AICA, ASRA, ASRB, and ASRD

currently user can use EXEC CICS ASSIGN to get PSW, abend code, abend program name when AEYD, AICA, ASRA, ASRB, and ASRD.Customer wants CICS also provide offset in EXEC CICS ASSIGN when abend happens
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

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