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Identify the jobnames of the batch requests via EXCI.

Customer would like to identify the jobnames of the batch requests via EXCI. He suggested to put this information in the PHAPPLID (APPLID from previous hop data) field and additionaly in the DFHSN1500 message.Customer has pointed that there is a W...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 7 Delivered

Add user exit to the ZCPYS zFunction command code to allow the user to set global/switches for utilities active

By inserting a USER EXIT prior to ( and following ) activating a ZCPYS FC FLASH or ZPCYS SGC BACKUP, we can check to ensure that there are no other system critical utilities that are running that may be impacted by the resource intensive Flash/SGC...
8 months ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

API First should deliver copybook only without project structure

When running the zC EE Gradle build with the option to only deliver a copybook, the entire project structure gets delivered as well. The creation and editing of a service should include developer relevant aspects only. This project structure has n...
11 months ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Enable SMF Record Population in OAS3 Run-Time

OAS2 Run-time currently populates SMF records for performance and execution data. This same capability needs to be present in the OAS3 Run-time for all similar data.
11 months ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

Enable Passticket support in OAS3 Run-time

OAS2 Run-time for zOS Connect supports Passticket credentials. This same capability needs to be provided in OAS3 in all systems of record as it is in OAS2 Run-time
11 months ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Netv REST API support for RACF cert

NETVIEW RESTFul API does not support RACF based Digitial ceritficates
over 2 years ago in IBM Z NetView 2 Delivered

Add new warning message for misuse of a literal as output argument

We would like to get warning messages issued, when a literal is passed as argument, which was explicitly declared as inOut or outOnly. The compiler handles this correct, but of course, the output value is lost. From our point of view, such code is...
6 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

Omegamon subsystem and z/OS history handling - store data in one or more permanent datasets (reduce memory consumption)

Reduce the Memory-Consumption of Omegamon Subsystem because of its history in dataspace. LPAR requires 12-16 GByte for storing 120 hours of data for our sysplex.
over 5 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 0 Delivered

Add support for Java 11 to allow integration with newer Sonar products in IDz

SonarLint and SonarQube have already made the jump to Java 11. Windows 11 is being shipped with Java 11. Adding support for Java 11 in IDz would prevent compatibility restrictions with the newer versions of htis integrated product.
about 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / All components 4 Delivered

CICS/Liberty prevent immediately open of port

CICS/Liberty should open TCP/IP ports of the JVM before the application services are initialized.This maybe implemented as an option to be activated.
about 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered