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Develop a method of monitoring JES2 spool utilization including long term history & trending reports.

Currently there's no method to track historical data on JES2 spool utilization so clients can determon trends in utilization.
about 11 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 2 Delivered

Better Scaling of TPF Logical Record Cache

TPF Logical Record Cache while functional is inefficient at scale due to poor hashing algorithms and incorrect prime number calculations that in combination produce long synonym chains and high CPU burn when chasing them.
about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Delivered

Support needed for default console script and profile directories

In an effort to prevent users from looking at files on local drives (except for folders specifically allowed), it would be nice to be able to set the default folder that TOS initially goes to when you choose the menu “Load Script” or “Load Profile...
about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Operations Server 2 Delivered

Support RTL text direction in LPEX comments

NO align right when writing an Hebrew textthis feature is ctucial when writing a hebrew text mixed with english, which is mosy common by hebrew MF developers
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

Dynamic Dataset Names using &USERID.

I would like to see the use of the &USERID Symbolic expanded to include Data Set Names. As of right now, this Symbolic is in use for StreamNames on JournalModel Resources. For example: JournalName . . DFHLOGStreamName . . LOGR.&USERID..DFH...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Delivered

File Manager send a RC 8 for a Warning COMPARE duplicate key

The FM function COMPARE send a return code = 8 when there are duplicate keys on the sort key, but it's only a Warning.For a good performing, PF authorize the continuation of the JOBs despite this RC 8. If real mistake happen, it shall be impossibl...
about 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Delivered

Hold fields in Single Record Mode in File Manager

In single record mode we would like to be able to select specific fields to be held on the display when scrolling a record. Similar functionality is already in table mode.
about 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Delivered

SGW-Enterprise WSDL first approach: Support data compression between ICON and IMS

We have now over 400 "IMS SGW Enterprise" based web services in place. All these web services are based on "WSDL first" approach. Especially with large IMS response messages we have bad response time in our setup with IMS-shared queues (20km dista...
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Delivered

Certificate Filter

an extra option in the Preferences page where the user can specify the extra filter criteria for the correct certification key usage.
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Tooling Integration 3 Delivered

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.
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 4 Delivered

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