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Import of Java projects into ADDI

The artifacts from existing eclipse projects can be used for analysis in different workspaces in the Explore View without the need to import the projects. The existing eclipse projects in svn, git or RTC are imprinted with the AD Java Nature befor...
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Delivery Intelligence Extensions 3 Not under consideration

IMS Transaction Manager : Output format of DFSILTA0

【Problem】Despite DFSILTA0 output format being changed, it seems there is no guide in the manual.We use IMS V13. (upgrade from V9 to V13 in 2016)Since V10, since the proc result of DFSILTA0 was now outputted in multiple lines, it wasn't possible to...
almost 7 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Message Queue Management 1 Not under consideration

CICS TS and ThreadSafe

Our customer suggested that CICS should have a trap for non threadsafe commands (if it doesn't already have). For instance: if a program issues an OPEN, READ, DISPLAY COBOL command, CICS should abend the transaction and send a ABEND CODE indicatin...
about 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Provide sample members for user command exits to execute parallel to existing command exits.

I have found during testing of command exits that offloading some of the work to a local autotask executing a local exec greatly improves customer/operator experience. To closely relate the IBM default exit with the local exec executing in paralle...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Not under consideration

Use of commands for Debug Tool through RDz

The scenario considered for this request is a developer using IBM Rational Developer for z Systems V9.5.1 (RDz), with Debug Tool for z/OS V13.1 (DT) to debug programs. In the debugging sessions, they need to execute some Debug Tool commands for sp...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

make the MNFREQ parameter available for threadsafe environnement

We have application long running transactions executing on L8 TCB We noticed that MNFREQ parameter doesn't work for these kind of transactions So we would like not to wait the end of the CICS session to have a performance records written for these...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

IMS Explorer for Mac

We need Mac support of IMS Explorer.
almost 7 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 1 Not under consideration

Not allow user handle abend for AICA

We are interested in an option or mechanism at CICS system level to withdraw HANDLE ABEND issued by any user application program at run time for AICA transaction abend code. This function would to prevent user routine continue to be processing as ...
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

IBM AD Audit service is not added as a Windows service

IBM AD Audit service is stand alone service that has to be started each time manually from the command line after server is re-started. This Audit service needs to be implemented into 'Windows Services' in order to be able set the automatic start.
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Propagate JWT in a chained API flow between inbound to Z and outbound from Z

We need the JWT that is verified with Liberty & z/OS Connect for an API with CICS/IMS service provider to be carried forward or propagated when that provider becomes an API requester to another Rest API on another platform.
almost 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 0 Not under consideration

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