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z/OS Connect SMF123 Enhancements for identified the caller

Our client has asked to trace the activity of these managers by USER ID / IP ADDRESS / Services called.In SMF 123, it lack IP Address. It would be interesting to add the IP address of the caller in the record smf 123.
almost 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

ATTLS for IBM Developer for z/OS, including Enterprise Edition

ATTLS is preferred mechanism for securing connections. IBM Developer for z/OS, including Enterprise Editionshould implement ATTLS support.
over 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 4 Delivered

Code Coverage support for Assembler Program in 3270

Request to support Code Coverage for Assembler programs in 3270 environment (customer does not use IDz or any client in this specific usage)
over 4 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Delivered

IBM Explorer/RSE Support for Extended GDG (GDGE)

Requesting new feature to allow IBM Explorer for z/OS and RSE for z/OS to support Extended Generation Data Groups (GDGE). IBM Explorer for z/OS can be used to define host file GDGs and the current documented limit is 255. Extended GDGs now support...
about 5 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 2 Delivered

We want to use systemsymbols (variables) in Library RDO DSN fields

We want to be able to use System symbols (IEASYMxx) in Library RDO DSN fields. More generaly: it should be made available to CICS RDO Resources. And/Or there could be an CICS API Command to inquire systemsymbols (browsing, read next...)
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 8 Delivered

PDS V2 flexibility

This request is to be able to customize the depth of the Persistent data Stores or their number, what the official documentation have called the "default historical interval", as well as the time of switch between one dataset and another
about 4 years ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 4 Delivered

PLT TABLES LOADED DURING THE STARTUP. NOT COMPILED.

Our Macys customer have over 400 regions, each using it's own PLT PI and PLT SD. During an upgrade, we have to compile over 800 PLT tables, which is very time consuming. Plus we have an extra work to document and keep track of all the PLTs to know...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Delivered

IDZ : Make remote property groups support local copybook resolution.

In IDZ 15, for Cobol: You can set local folder for copybook resolution in a Remote Property Group. But these folder are in facted never used. Only PDS set in Remote Property Group are used. Local Property Group support local folder. The goal of th...
11 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS 2 Delivered

Show compilation module time and date stamps in descending sequence on one panel

When teaching the FA class at Highmark, they requested a screen that depicts all the modules accessed by Fault Analyzer during the abend process be depicted on one panel, with the time and date reverse chronological sequence. Other ISV products pr...
over 4 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Delivered

CICS Explorer - Enhancements to the CSD Resource Groups View.

It would be nice to have an easy view into what CSD groups are associated with what CSD lists. Could a column "CSD Resource List" be added to the CSD Resource Groups View? Also, other views can be "exported" by using control-C and control-V, and t...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 6 Delivered