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Description on how to implement DBB application server as a high-availability cluster

Description for how to implement DBB application server as a high-availability cluster. Currently, we have a single Linux server running the DBB application server to evaluate the product. To go into production, we must be able to host the DBB app...
over 3 years ago in Dependency Based Build 2 Delivered

Cics DB2 Type 4 Support from Java

We have two Cics Regions, one PLI one Java Region. The Java Region should be transfered to a seperate new Workload LPAR. To be able to access the same DB2 without setting up DB2 Datasharing we would need DB2 Type 4 Support from Java applications r...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 7 Delivered

z/OS Connect: Enable back-end service selection based on a header value (intelligent routing)

z/OS Connect: Enable back-end service selection based on a header value (intelligent routing) In z/OS Connect EE, provide service selection based on a HTTP request header content. 1. Define a HTTP request header as a criteria for routing 2. Select...
over 8 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

System Policy Rule for TSQueue Capacity

System Policy Rule to detect when TSQ AUX/Pool/Main is nearing threshold limits.
about 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

RSA multi-factor authentication support

RSA multi-factor authentication support for CICS Explorer CMCI connection and z/OS FTP connection.
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 9 Delivered

Externalize the QRCPUT/QRDISPT ratio in a message and allow customization of threshold and how frequent the message comes out

There are a number of instances where problems are reported that turn out to be due to CPU starvation. Getting to that point though is a lengthy process, diagnosing the symptom, then having customer go back to their local performance group to revi...
about 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

JDBC access to dynamic arrays in IMS database segments

In several IMS databases dynamic array structures were used instead of having a bunch of very small dependend segments. Actually IMS Catalog supports the definition of fix arrays and dynamic arrays where the amount of array instances depends on a ...
over 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Open Access DB 3 Delivered

IMS Catalog with mACB. IMPORT Cmd extension

With the IMPORT DEFN SOURCE(CATALOG) command selective import is not possible. Extend the IMPORT command with an option with the possiblity to specify individual member for the Import. Similar the 'member online change' in a classic ACBLIB environ...
about 6 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 2 Delivered

Warning Message when a commarea is bigger than 32kb

When compiling, IGYCRCTL module doesn't warns about links with commarea greater than 32 kb. It will be helpful if IGYCRCTL generates a warning when maximum size of a commarea is exceeded.
almost 10 years ago in COBOL Compilers 5 Delivered

IDz to ship a version of CDT matching its Eclipse neon

At level IDz 14.1.2, customer needs someadditional plugins from CDT.They tried to install CDT 9.2.1 (that's compatible for eclipse neon) with p2 update, but it fails.Customer thinks there has a compatible version of CDT to be integrated in IDz. (R...
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Delivered