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Reopen data sets after restart

Local files are reopened after restarting Eclipse automatically, remote z/OS file aren't. Please add an option to have also the last z/OS Data sets / members opened, that were open upon shutdown.
about 2 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 4 Not under consideration

Support of jakarta package and JDK 17+ for IMS TM RESOURCE ADAPTER

Good morning. We are actually using IMS TM Resource Adapter, but despite the continous evolution of the java standard we are still force to stay on old JAVAEE 8 standard, due to the missing of support from IMS TM Resource Adapter to JAKARTA EE pac...
4 months ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 0 Planned for future release

IDz v16.0.2 RCE is that possible to shift Secondary keyboard display from vertically to bottom on screen like v14x ?

IDz v16.0.2 RCE is that possible to shift Secondary keyboard display from vertically to bottom on screen like v14x ?
about 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Emulator 2 Planned for future release

Show inserted CICS elements as part of the source code COBOL listing

When compiling with the COBOL co-processor, when CICS elements DFHEIBLK and DFHCOMMAREA are not coded by the programmer they are inserted by the compiler into the LINKAGE SECTION and as parameters on the PROCEDURE DIVISION statement.The elements d...
about 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 9 Not under consideration

File system logger on Api Requesters

Actually file system logger interceptor are available only for ApiProviders and Services. Is it possible to add this function for ApiRequesters ?.
almost 2 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Future consideration

Proposal for enhanced z/TPF DNS Client behavior and alerting

The recent exchange between the IBM z/TPF Lab and DXC in the Support Case TS016560816 has suggested that IBM would be open to considering enhancements to the behavior and/or alerting for the DNS client processing associated with gethostbyname and ...
4 months ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Future consideration

Provide support to switch UID in zExplorers/iDZ

Hello, under zOS we more and more have to deal with USS services and zFS-files. As a zOS systems-programmer not everybody knows in deep the possbilities and features of USS. Often we need to switch to UID 0 to do specific file-changes and this is ...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 8 Future consideration

Some SuperC options should cater for longer lines

A number of SuperC compare options are currently rejected for datasets with an LRECL > 256: ISRS013W CERTAIN "DO NOT PROCESS" OPTIONS ARE REJECTED DUE TO LI NE LENGTHS > 256. OPTIONS RESERVED FOR PROGRAM SOURCE DATA. ISRS016W MOVE LINE DETEC...
almost 4 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

Add field to TLOGIQ and TLOGUI with the APAR level of the TADz/IZSAM scan agent used to create scan file

Every month we receive many thousands of IZSAM scan files from client systems around the world. Often we receive queries as to why their QMF has not been correctly identified, or other issues that have already been resolved by the developers. In m...
4 months ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 0 Future consideration

Timeout values for CICS Web Support inconsistent

Allow CICS web support calls to specify a timeout value as part of the API call, so that the application can control how long to wait for each request.
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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