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Add Java 21 support for all Developer for applicable z/OS EE servers and clients

This would allow IBM software to take advantage of new Java features and security updates not present in earlier versions.
19 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / All components 0 Submitted

Support recording from both batch and IMS TM

When recording testdata for a submodule/program that could be included in both a batch and IMS TM program you are forced to choose one or the other since all recordings after is made with the same method. And you want to keep all tests for a modul...
19 days ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing for z/OS 0 Submitted

Sample SCLM RAM need to handle SCLM type extensions

Why it is useful? - The current sample SCLM RAM does not work with type extension and to make it work, a lot of customizations are required for the repository access manager in order to connect to SCLM from IDz. If this change is implemented, the ...
22 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 0 Submitted

Notification of Scenarios not catered for

We identified that the the refactoring process doesn't handle EXEC CICS HANDLE AID or HANDLE CONDITION, but tis was only identified when manually reviewing the refactored code. While I appreciate there will be a number of scenarios that can't curr...
13 days ago in watsonx Assistant for Z 0 Submitted

Handling of EXEC CICS HANDLE AID and HANDLE CONDITION statements

To enable a fully functioning refactoring process, it would be good to get the HANDLE AID and HANDLE CONDITION statements. Currently these are not handles and no warning or notification is presented advising this so the responsibility of on the us...
13 days ago in watsonx Assistant for Z 0 Submitted

Please improve IZPCA Cognos framework to allow selection of PLEX wide aggregation metrics instead of unique LPAR/Server mode

Please improve IZPCA Cognos framework to allow selection of PLEX wide aggregation metrics instead of unique LPAR/Server mode The IZPCA Cognos framework do not work well for PLEXable components/environments. Our users would like a way to summarize ...
14 days ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Submitted

Need to increase the size of the formatted columns from the existing limit of 6 to something much greater such as 15 or user defined

Today when create a report for things such as TOTAL DL/I calls over a several hour period the column is returned in scientific format if the return value exceeds 6 digits.For example, returned as: 4.4228E+08. This makes reading the report via diff...
14 days ago in IMS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / All components 0 Submitted

We need the record definition and the table for smf type 87.

We need SMF TYPE 87 record data to keep a track on conversion from RESERVE to GLOBAL ENQ. This is a key metrics and we would like this to be the part of healthcheck dashboard. This is also recommended by IBM and we need this to be part of IzPCA
14 days ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Submitted

Enterprise COBOL z/OS: Implement TYPEDEF and TYPE

I would like to see TYPEDEF and TYPE implemented in Enterprise COBOL on z/OS similar to how it is implemented in Enterprise COBOL x86 and defined in the COBOL ISO standard. TYPEDEF and TYPE provided additional tools for writing structured COBOL an...
15 days ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 0 Submitted

Support for User-defined functions in programs utilizing SQL

At the moment it is not possible to compile a COBOL module using "user-defined functions"/"function prototypes" and EXEC SQL. This severely limits the usability of "user-defined functions"/"function prototypes" in system which uses SQL/DB2 as the ...
15 days ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 0 Submitted

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