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Enterprise COBOL V6+ - Cross reference for compilation variable

We have developed a COBOL framework based on program skeletons and COPYBOOKs which is particularly rich and allows adaptation to the context of the program. This framework uses many conditional compilation variables and many tests on these conditi...
over 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Future consideration

ANALYZE command

The following restriction should be removed (excerpt from Debug Tool, Reference and Messages Version 11, Chapter 5, Debug Tool Commands): The ANALYZE command displays the process of evaluating an expression and the data attributes of any intermedi...
about 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Altering IMS database mapping cases and fields within it using DDL

Based on the current IMS ALTER TABLE syntax documentation, there is currently no way to add a single mapping case or to drop a single mapping case at the moment. You can only drop the complete mapping definition and add it again including the addi...
over 2 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Future consideration

Messages in SYSLOG for administration acts

Adding a message in the SYSLOG for each acts of administration on Service/API (Deploiement, stop, start)
over 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

option to export the list of users

we need an option to export the user list who has access to projects in ADDI.
about 1 year ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 4 Functionality already exists

TPFUG: Move APIs under "SOAP bridge related APIs" in c_soap.h to another header file as they are more general use APIs, and IBM is deprecating SOAP and don't want to lose the code

Programs that use primarily the "tpf_convertToAMSG()" and "tpf_convertFromOMSG()" APIs under the "SOAP bridge related APIs" in c_soap.h are more general use APIs. IBM is not going to support SOAP after this summer so we'd like these APIs to be mov...
about 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

PLISAXA Performance with big files

We use PLISAXA to parse xmls. With larger files (approx. 4 GB) this takes almost an hour. Our users would like a faster answer here. Maybe there is a way to speed up the parsing. Thanks!
about 1 year ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Planned for future release

pipe PARSE function in EDIT STage should permit the utilization of Hex Strings.

Command output may have data separators of specific hexstrings instead of the standard X'40' Currently the Edit stage does not permit the usage of hexString in the PARSE function which indicates you cannot separate the data.
about 1 year ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration

Simplify CPSM WLM tracing and externalize routing decisions

In a serviceability review for CPSM, I brought this up and it was suggested that it should be submitted as an RFE instead. Can we introduce some easier way of gathering documentation when customers ask 'why is a transaction routing this way?' As i...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Additional functionality required for tagging products using "user defined fields" to be extracted by the Inquisitor

Most companies install IBM and ISV products on a single system in their environment (a product install and maintenance system). Then, using some process, propagate the product(s) on Sysres or program product volumes to other systems. Most companie...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 5 Future consideration

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