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ORF option to discard changes made during database initialization

ORF currently abends with a 'GE' status code in the apply phase, if changes are made to the database during initialization. We'd like an option in ORF to disregard these changes instead of trying to apply them. It would reduce abends and eliminate...
over 1 year ago in IMS Database Solution Pack for z/OS / Database Reorg 3 Delivered

DBD change with ORF must update the IMS Catalog

When applications use Java or SQL to get information from an IMS database, they need the IMS Catalog to access the database. If ORF is not updating the IMS catalog during the ACBGEN step, then that means the DBA have to do an extra step for the da...
about 1 year ago in IMS Online Reorganization Facility for z/OS / Product functionality 3 Delivered

ability to map multiple response messages with API Requesters

With API Requesters, we need to ability to map multiple API response messages for a given API , with the zconbt tooling, and have the appropriate transform done based upon the http response code. Implicit in this request is the need for transforma...
about 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 7 Delivered

Simplified JSON structures when generating bottom-up services from CICS channel applications

The JSON Request and Response structures created for a CICS Channel Service contain nesting levels that complicate the API interface and appear to have little use.
almost 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 4 Delivered

Command to display how an APPLDEF is defined

Hello, Some days ago rised up the need to display the current definition of an APPLDEF and we asked it in a Case. It seems that it is not possible to give a command to display it. It would be very useful to have this command to monitorize it and d...
over 1 year ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Update code to allow logs in /CandleHome/kqi/logs directory to be written with different permissions

By default, the logs being produced under /CandleHome/kqi/logs by the Java process started by the IBM Integration Bus monitoring agent are being written with permission bit 666. As a result, we would like to request for an enhancement to the code ...
over 1 year ago in IBM OMEGAMON for Messaging on z/OS 1 Delivered

Provide support for http strict transport security

To secure web communication http strict transport security has been developed. Please provide a way to implement this for a TCPIPSERVICE by a parameter
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

JSONPUT generate special value null

Please provide the ability to generate keyword ‘null’ when a value is empty.Suggest a new attribute JSONNULL or similar. This would be mutually exclusive of JSONOMIT but could use the same criteria – empty/zero-length string or zero. Alternatively...
7 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

JSONPUT suppress empty array occurrences

Reference case TS015700520 Please provide ability to suppress empty occurrences of arrays when using JSONPUT* functions. If any element of the array is present, provide that array occurrence. If all elements of an array are empty, suppress the gen...
7 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

DBCS support with SDF

SDF function is important user interface of Z SA.However important messages sent to the focal are garbled only after the session disconnects between the target and the focal.DBCS messages should be displayed correctly when sending after reconnection.
over 3 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Delivered

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