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We are attempting to extact zOS source components from the mainframe, our EC2 Instance (target) web manager is hosted in AWS VPC. We are able to successfully ssh and SFTP files from source to target from the same EC2 server through the terminal. H...
about 2 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 0 Is a defect

Enterprise COBOL V6+ - IGYLI0245-E error falsely triggered ("varname" was not defined as a compilation variable)

A conditional compilation variable is used under control of a >>if varname is defined directive.The compiler wrongly triggers an error IGYLI0245-E on the fact that the variable is not defined. The triggered message is an error...The return c...
over 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Is a defect

CICS CSD - Warning program not defined

No documentation on the root cause of a message, not description of the impact of message and no description on how to fix the problem. [21-02-2019 12:03] Can't find referred program AAXXPGM for transaction XXAA, in group AAXXGRP.
about 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Is a defect

Show migrated dataset in Formatted Editor

Using File Manager V14.1 in IDz, when we use the Formatted Editor to view a migrated PDS, the first time it does not show the members in the migrated PDS. So when I click "View" it fails with the message "Member name is required". But the second t...
over 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Is a defect

Optimization of IMS Connect processing with multi-segmented response messages

XCF does not send guarantee that the message segments (commit mode 1) will arrive in the same order that they were sent. For multiple output segments it is up to the XCF receiver - IMS Connect - to order the received segments and make sure they ar...
over 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Is a defect

Enable switching from PACBASE and COBOL facets in the same workspace

Problems may appear when switching from one facet to another.
over 8 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Is a defect

Retain existing API files in server in case of issues with deployment for an API

If redeployment of already existing API is unsuccessful, previous version of API present on z/OS Connect server also gets deleted. Refer attached documents for details.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Is a defect

Cobol V5 - STGOPT does'nt optimize SQL--* variables created par SQL option

Cobol V5 compiler, as Cobol V4 compiler, can process DB2 SQL commands through the integrated coprocessor (instead of a pre- compilation) . When the SQL compiler option is enabled, the "automatic" variables SQL - * are created. We identified a diff...
almost 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 11 Is a defect

PROC USAGE WILL NOT CONSIDER A PROC THAT DOES NOT HAVE AT LEAST ONE DDNAME OVERRIDE

Customer utilizes a PROC that is invoked without needing to add a DDNAME override. Customer wants to see that this PROC is returned in the PROC USAGE facility in analyze client. The PROC name is missing. The same PROC does appear in the job flow d...
about 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Is a defect

Add support for the ++INCLUDE statement to the DBB Scanner

The IBM PL/I Compiler supports the ++INCLUDE construct using the PP(INCLUDE('ID(++INCLUDE)')) Compile parameter. The Scanner in DBB does not support the ++INCLUDE construct when scanning PL/I source code for include member dependencies. This lack ...
about 3 years ago in Dependency Based Build 0 Is a defect

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