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Default View for Search

Currently, when a user clicks on Search, the default view is on the Remote z/OS Search tab. We'd like to have the option of making the Remote z/OS File Search tab as the default.
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Delivered

CICS Explorer: Present list of BATCHREP dataset members

When using the new "Batched Repository Update Job Operation" and you have entered your dataset name then if you have a zOS connection active then a list of members for that dataset could be presented. Currently I believe it saves a list of previou...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 5 Delivered

Improve the image extraction experience for Z Virtual Dev and Test

Current process of creating custom images are very complex. Need lot of assistance from a system programmer and storage administrator to discover and identify the volumes needed during image creation . Today there is nothing in the ZVDT solution t...
about 1 year ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Delivered

DFSSQQRY - support for the message age in # of minutes.

IMS Queue Control Facility has RFE 54740 submitted by Banco Itau.The RFE 54740 indicates that the QCF AGE parameter in # of minutes is required.QCF is currently calling DFSSQQRY FUNC=QTYPE with the value of the QCF AGE parameter set to the MSGAGE ...
over 4 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Message Queue Management 2 Delivered

CICS TRANSACTION GATEWAY for z/OS support of Microsoft Net.Core

We would like to ask in which version of CICS Transaction Gateway for z/OS is IBM planning to support a stable DLL for Microsoft NET.Core ?Is it available in versions 9.1 or 9.1 ?If it is not available yet but IBM is in the progress of migrating ....
almost 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 2 Delivered

Add the capability to overrule/override a specific file to transfer it as binary

Add the capability to overrule/override a specific file to transfer it as binary.The capability to specify file transfer type explicitly in dialog makes sense, as well as a capability see the transfer information for a file/member seems apt.
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

Add Telnet Host Name to EXEC CICS INQUIRE TERMINAL

When a TN3270 terminal connects to CICS, VTAM supplies information to CICS detailing the client system which is reported in various messages from terminal control for example: DFHZC6908 I 07/23/2021 06:35:53 CII2GT Autoinstall in progress for netn...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

ODBM IMS JDBC retrieve full IMS DB record without field definitions in DBD

In the customer DBD there is only the key field defined for the segments. When using the DL/I path interface, ODBM for performance reasons only returns the data for defined fields, not for the complete IMS DB record.The customer requests an enhanc...
almost 8 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 3 Delivered

DFHDPLOY getting RC 8 for Autoinstalled PGMs

DFHDPLOY is returing RC8 if the PGM not found, the ones which are being installed by autoinstall PGM.
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Request for usage status acquisition

To evaluate the use of ADDI,I want to list who is using it by login status and function.If it is "Application Discovery Audit", the login status cannot be known.About some functions that are considered to be used frequently ("Search in file" and "...
over 3 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Delivered

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