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Issue an information message similar to IBM2840I (for TRANSLATE), if SUBSTR, LEFT or RIGHT is used to reformat a date-time value

I would like to get an information message similar to IBM2840I (for TRANSLATE) issued, if SUBSTR, LEFT or RIGHT is used on any DATETIME or TIMESTAMP invocation, like in this code example: dcl out char(80) var; out = 'Run from: ' !! subStr(dateTime...
7 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

Enhance usability of REPATTERN built-in function by making 3rd argument optional

While DATETIME and TIMESTAMP built-in functions do have a default pattern supported, for REPATTERN both patterns must always be specified, like in the following code example: dcl saveDT char(17);saveDT = dateTime(); out = 'Run from: ' !! rePattern...
7 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

JSON support for IMS PA checkpoint report (CHECKPT)

Provide functionality for the IMS checkpoint report (DD CHECKPT), to make it possible to send output data to an analytics environment in a JSON format. This will simplify the follow up work for system administrators and also easier to find and mak...
over 1 year ago in IMS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Product functionality 2 Delivered

z/OS Connect EE - Enable ID Assertion at individual API requester level

ID Assertion capability (to propagate security credentials from z/OS Applications onto z/OS Connect EE) got introduced with 3.0.24. It is a valuable one. But it can be configured ONLY at Global level (zosconnect_apiRequesters) within a runtime. Th...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

Provide an option in IDz to reveal the password as it is being typed into the password field

RACF passphrases can now be longer than 8 characters - it is possible to define passwords with 100 characters. Those passwords are difficult to remember and it would be nice to have a feature to make the password visible when it is inserted in the...
about 1 year ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 2 Delivered

Display all executing JES jobs at top of filter

Today the executing jobs are at the bottom of filter display. We need a way to filter them to the top of the stack? a way of setting the display order for the different types of jobs (input jobs/running jobs/output jobs)
almost 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 8 Delivered

Put transaction and system dump tables in RDO (SHARE requirement SSCICS94012)

Settings for transaction and system dump codes should be able to be defined dynamically with RDO.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 8 Delivered

Add a list of groups to z/os Connect globalInvokeGroup

The globalInvokeGroup element only allows a single group (assume RACF group profile), however, we need multiple RACF group profiles in order to support our development and testing. This would be similar to the multiple group support provided in th...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

CICS Explorer - The ability to set the Contxt and Scope fields

We require the ability to set our Context and Scope in a quick and efficient manner. Expanding the tree view in the CICS Explorer and the CICSPlex Repository views is not acceptable. In a large complex environment there can be thousands of entries.
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 6 Delivered

Allow multiple API Requesters for an API

Currently, when deploying API Requester whose target API is already defined in another API Requester, an error message similar to this is logged in message.log: BAQR1105E: z/OS Connect EE API requester name GeoAccount-Go-API_2.0.0 in /amex/zosconn...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

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