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CPSM SYSPARM option to return current parameter value

The CPSM SYSPARM table returns over 200 different values set at CICS initialization. The documentation says the "Current Value" is returned, but it's actually the value established at CICS startup and does not reflect any change that occurs during...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

HOD deployable in a Virtualized (VM) environment

HOD deploy able in a VM environment (IaaS - Infrastructure as a Service ; ie cloud computing that provides virtualized computing resources over the internet
about 3 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 1 Planned for future release

Provide a digital signature option during the SMP/E build

We are required to prove that our software instances are patched and up to date. Can SMP/E (or a separate utility that can perform this function for a non-SMPE product) generate a digital signature containing a summary of hash values that represen...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 1 Not under consideration

IBM Workbench 11.6.0.11 should be supported on Windows 2019 Standard Edition

Workbench import for 11.6.0.11 is currently not working for Windows 2019 SE and it should be supported.
over 1 year ago in Transaction Analysis Workbench for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

(TPFUG) Toolchain support for building code with multiple versions of the compiler

In order to migrate to a new compiler, all new warnings or errors in user code must be corrected and/or user defined compiler overrides must be applied to suppress warnings enabled by default for the new compiler. Some shops may require all code r...
over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

(TPFUG/Visa) Support COMPATBILITY mode(s) to aid compiler migration

In order to migrate to a new compiler, all new warnings or errors in user code must be corrected and/or user defined compiler overrides must be applied to suppress warnings enabled by default for the new compiler. Some shops may require all code r...
over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

New Reference Stop option in the TK Debugger

Request support for a new "Reference stop" breakpoint type. This would stop when a given EVA memory location is accessed by the traced ECB (read OR updated). Support would at minimum allow the user to specify a memory address for a given number of...
about 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 3 Not under consideration

Action Command should have information in the SYSLOG about the command and it's executer (userid)

All action commands like CANCEL should list some information about the person, who actually enters the command.This request applies to all system commands you can send in e3270UI as well as to the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server (TEPS). It is impo...
over 9 years ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 2 Future consideration

Kerberos support for Developer for System z

Full support for Kerberos as an authentication method in IDz, Developer for System z.
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Not under consideration

use product to report on orphan catalog entries

Customer has an issue with orphan catalog entires. They would like the product to report on these.
over 1 year ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Catalog Management for z/OS 4 Functionality already exists