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IMS release level incorrect in INQY ENVIRON data output in IMS 15.2

In IMS 15.2, the INQY ENVIRON call still returns the IMS release level 15.1 (x'0000151F'). Therefore, can you provide the correct IMS release level to the INQY ENVIRON call please.
almost 3 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 3 Delivered

Allow named Constants as Host Variables in imbedded SQL-Statements

Named constants should be allowed as "host constants/variables" in SQL statements - if they are to be used "read only".
about 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

Plex wide View of TSQs, TDQs, Connections, etc.

We have an occasional issue where a TSQ gets created but not deleted and locks everyone out of it.We would normally just lists all the TSQs in our current monitoring product, sort them by name and then delete it. If we have to look in every region...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON for CICS / Client 1 Delivered

TACMD on TEP

When MFA fix applied TACMD receives security error on TEP window server REFER to original CASE: TS004167238
over 3 years ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 2 Delivered

Performance-critical Statements (with extra generated Code by Compiler) should be flagged

When compiling a program with OPTIMIZE, the compiler should flag performance-critical statements and expressions.The Compiler-Program "knows" when to insert extra code for number converting,so it could give a hint to the Programmer, such as an "In...
about 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 9 Delivered

XML System Services in z/OS 2.1 XML fragement parsing for COBOL 4.2

There have been changes made to the XML System Services in z/OS 2.1 for XML fragment parsing which is exploited by COBOL v5.1. We would like these changes to the compiler leveraging the XML System Services changes for COBOL 4.2 to take advantage o...
about 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Delivered

ADD support to access DTU setting in EQANIPSB

Region name and other parms set in DTU are currently not accessible to EQANIPSB
over 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Delivered

Prevent CMAS termination with EYUXC0023S and EYUXC0024S if request for dataspace storage is from end-user query

When a user in the WUI or CICS Explorer issues a query, CPSM creates a result set within the CPSM Dataspaces for the CMAS where the user connected. If CPSM needs to expand a dataspace and is unable to do so due to storage constraints, the CMAS wil...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 6 Delivered

New Feature - zHyperRead

We would like a feature very similar to zHyperwrite but for reads. We would like the ability for databases to read from a PPRC secondary devices when we are in a hyperswapped scenario
over 5 years ago in GDPS 1 Delivered

APA support to summarize observation data over multiple addresspaces

Most customers do observations for multiple regions at once (since they do not know in what region applications will be schedules. To be able to diagnose problems, they need the observation values for the full application / middle ware regions. Th...
over 11 years ago in Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS 1 Delivered