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Enhanced multi-segment message support in IMS service provider for z/OS Connect

IMS supports multi-segment input and output messages. A lot of IMS transactions are using this functionality - especially for output messages. The amount of segments can be large and they can have different structures. Actually the multi-segment m...
over 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 4 Not under consideration

Support for REXX development

Add full support for the REXX language in RDz including content assist, source formatting, and syntax checking.
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

provide patched Eclipse source bundles

IDz 14 is based on Eclipse 4.4.2, but IBM patched the Eclipse platform bundles, therefore the official Eclipse source bundles do not match the Eclipse binary bundles used by IDz 14.This RFE is to ask IBM to provide the source bundles corresponding...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration

Package Reuse with a Resource/Command Preview & Delete Option

Enable Options to automatically clear the resource/commands from a package that is being reused along with a preview of resource/commands that is already present in the package
over 7 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Make the TSTB size configurable

We would like to have the option to set the number of tape status table (TSTB) slots to a different value at SIP time. Failing that, we would like to see a larger hardcoded TSTB size. The number of TSTB slots is defined in SIP macro sptabs.mac:&am...
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

IMS Recovery Expert - needs to work with uncatalogued datasets in IMS control region

This idea originates from IBM case # TS011260089. IBM told me to open an RFE which linked me to create an idea for IMS Recovery Solution Pack. " We had a discussion with our development team, we think it is possible to support not cataloged data s...
almost 2 years ago in IMS Recovery Solution Pack for z/OS / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

enhanced storage policy rules by percentage

We are using storage rules in our CICS regions to avoid SOS condition. Depending on DFHSIT-Pam EDSALIMIT which is very different in our regions, we have to define several policy rules. for instance: region CICSA has an EDSALIMIT of 1200 MB, becaus...
about 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Not under consideration

re-open empty tabs

If you close Eclipse and re-launch it, and some tabs remain open, you get a message: "No editor descriptor for id org.eclipse.ui.internal.emptyFolderTab". To resolve this, open the file if it is not occupied, or close the tab.
almost 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 2 Not under consideration

Add a "No Signout" option to the edit CARMA action (Endevor)

When using the edit action on an element that is currently locked, CARMA stops with the error "RETURN CODE: 0012 REASON CODE: 0000 ERROR MESSAGE: C1G0503E ELEMENT IS UNAVAILABLE - RESERVED BY PKG ". I would like to be able to edit a copy of this l...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Multiple DB2 connections within a single CICS region

The CICS TS DB2 attachment currently supports a single DB2 connection. When a different DB2 has to be accessed we currently have to DPL to another CICS region.This adds complexity to the architecture, the operational management, the customization,...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

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