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IBM Host Access Transformation Services

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Add authorized user and concurrent user license counting to HATS

HATS currently keeps track of telnet connections, over time. This may or may not equate to concurrent usage. It certainly doesn't equate to authorized usage. The request is to add to HATS, the ability to track usage on both a concurrent user and a...
over 7 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 2 Not under consideration

The request for design Change in HATS to synchronize macro actions with the corresponding screens (threads synchronization)

Host Access Transformation Services (HATS) is used as an interface to the client's mission-critical core banking systems (SMILE) running globally on System i. HATS start some macros before the corresponding screens settle, which causes the wrong v...
over 8 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 3 Not under consideration

Support of edit function for character code in PCOMM product

IBM Personal communication (PCOMM) is the product to translate the character code between Windows and Mainframe.We would like to use an external character except on Mainframe (z/OS), but PCOMM are required for some IBM CCSID code and can NOT trans...
over 9 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 3 Not under consideration

creating Web Service support file existing classes having feature to choose default setting to persist further

When we are creating Web Service support file existing macros, Our Application consumer is not willing to change as it is required huge effort. We would like to keep properties the way it created in HATS 6.0 for this current HATS 8.0 version is al...
almost 10 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 5 Not under consideration

Would like to use SAF keyrings with HATS applications

Would like to have HATS be able to use the SAF keyring when running on z/OS WAS. Either use a keyring specified or use the default that WAS is using (preferred).
about 10 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 3 Not under consideration

Provide the ability to update the web services and Integration Objects default Java package

When generating the Web Service support files, all new Java classes go under the "webservicesclasses" package. Integration Objects all go into the "IntegrationObjects" folder. There is no option in the workbench HATS preferences to change the defa...
over 10 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 6 Not under consideration

Be able to click the field to extract in an extract action.

Add the capability to the HATS studio such that the user can simply click a field to be extracted from the screen rather than needing to draw a box around the field. The Rational Service Flow Modeler does this today. HATS should be able to do it. ...
over 11 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 4 Not under consideration

License the HATS Application

License the HATS application using the Rational License server
almost 12 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 3 Not under consideration

Add ability to send macro trace statements to the SystemOut.log

We use java.util.logging statements to write out most of our statements. I would like to be able to send macro trace statements to the sysout, rather than the HATS trace file.
almost 12 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 8 Not under consideration

Assign/manage PCOMM licenses via M/F security database (e.g. RACF)

Prospective customer would like to swap-out Attachmate for IBM PCOMM but does not want to use the IBM definition of an Authorized User for licensing purposes. Instead, customer wants PCOMM to offer a function similar to that of Attachmate where th...
about 12 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 3 Not under consideration

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