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Create a CICS CBL statement to indicate a COBOL program is threadsafe

Create a CBL statement that can be included in the COBOL source program that indicates the program is threadsafe. At compile/linked time the compiler/linkeditor should detect this CBL statement and indicate that the load module is threadsafe. If r...
over 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 5 Not under consideration

Support flagged changed line in Cobol Editor

"Flagged changed line" is the feature in LPEX editor, but it don't have the same feature in COBOL editor. We think Cobol editor shoudl also have it.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

RDZ 8.5.1.1 - Add to Overview Diagram - Filter Menu

The filters menu is not user friendly. For compartments, there is an ALL COMPARTMENTS. There should be an ALL SHOW option for (show data types, label, null, and foreign key). Also, the menu should not disappear when you select one of the show opti...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Allow user to browse CARMALOG and MSG3FILE files when using CRASTART servers

CRASTART servers use less resources and do not require a JES initiator. This is the recommended setup for production. However, there is a serious issue with this. NO ONE can view the output logs from CARMA-Endevor plugin because they are exclusive...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Tooling Integration 2 Not under consideration

Worldwide CICS education course about CICS Performance and Tuning

There are some Asia customers include China customers requested CICS education course for 'CICS Performance and Tuning'. IBM didn't provide available courses for world wide customers. Can IBM deliver course for this topic ?
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

More CICS IA Command Flow enhancements

The following requests have come from existing customers:1) Create a time/calander option independent of the standard CINT timer options that will allow command flow to be activited and terminated from a timer/calendar. Customers collect dependenc...
over 11 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Unable to re-associate MVS subprojects with CARMA after disassociate from it

After un-associate a MVS subproject with CARMA-Endevor, there is no easy way to re-associate the subproject back to CARMA-Endevor. In order to re-associate the MVS subproject with CARMA-Endevor, a developer will need to backup a change to one of t...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Request to add an automatic DISCARD and (DISABLE)/INSTALL feature to CCM component Backout.

The current Backout component for CCM packages ‘only' recovers deleted/changed resources and recreate deleted resources. If a Backout is required after the installation of a package, the old definitions of the delivered resources are restored. The...
over 11 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Endevor/ Carma View - allow multiple element entry in one view.

When I build a view in Carma/Endevor I am only allowed to enter one element for a view. I can enter multi CCID, or processor groups which really don't by any thing, but entering multi Elements allows me to be able to group small changes into one V...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

CARMA packages - add 'Save' option

Right now it order to save a package, I need to close it. This is the only way to save it. 'Normally', I would right-click withing a file, opened for editing, and select 'Save'. This feature is absent. This is request to add it.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

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