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zExplorer to support edit of local files containing x'0D in COBOL PICTURE clause

The issue is when they copy from the host (IBM1047) to local (UTF-8) and the program contains the hex value '0D'. It is being translated to '3F'. IDz COBOL Editor can preserve x'0D in a value clause but only when editing remote datasets. It doesn'...
6 months ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Only able to record testcases from a single loadmodule

We are having the same program linked into multiple loadmodules. We would like to record testcases from all loadmodules, but after the first recording, the record dialogue has the Program name locked. And according to instrcuctions, the "Program n...
about 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 0 Future consideration

When i change Super session Global Trigger to use '/' in KLSGOTO, we have problems editing JCL. See case TS003047864

We are in the process of migrating CA-TPX software to CL/SuperSession. In this process, at the client's request we are trying to maintain similarity with what we had in CA-TPX.Customer wants to use / to navigate between applications so we set the ...
over 4 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

New ZDECB IO option to display database access details for ECBs on Find or File type SVC calls

Current ZDECB OLD only displays FARF5 address in the far right column and remains blank if the FIND or FILE SVC is for a 16 character FARF6 file address, this suggestion introduces that information in a new display format ZDECB IO together with re...
over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

New CFRECOVER script command at CF level

Our company has external and internal CFs in both MM Sites. During maintenance activities sometime there is a need to empty one of the CFs and populate to the other CFs based on the PREFLIST. In GDPS there is a script command that allows to empty ...
over 2 years ago in GDPS 1 Not under consideration

Make IZPCA extractor task ZIIP eligible

We have a large installation IZPCA. Our customer have 20 application LPARs were we installed ICPCA extractor and spoke component.The number of SMF records per day is quite high, approx 1 billion.Customer is dissatisfied about CPU usage of extracto...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 3 Not under consideration

Enable tape level encryption in CTC VTE component

Provide an encryption option with CTC's VTE component to enable host based encryption of system tape.
over 3 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Personalized session colors

Our collegaues are very positive regarding session coloring (active and current colors) which was delivered via PTF UJ07698 on v310. But it would be nice if people could decide for them selves whether or not to use colors, and customize which colo...
over 1 year ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Add retry logic for connection failures

I miss connection retry when the network is flaky.1) when entering credentials for VM or zOS you validate credentials by connecting host. In case you get connection errors could you retry eg 3 times with 1sec delay before you raise an error. (in c...
over 2 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Future consideration

File Manager for z/OS Option to Generate IDCAMS DEFINE CLUSTER, AIX, PATH for a given VSAM file

A site we support had users that retired and the IDCAMS DEFINE JCL could not be located. The VSAM KSDS had multiple Alternate Indexes too. The new users were not trained in IBM VSAM so they have no knowledge on creating IDCAMS Control Cards. I had...
6 months ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

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