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Switch between slot in SW00SR view don't work

In Toolkit 4.6, in debug, the SW00SR view is not updated when switching from one slot (TPFDF database) to another. Example in attach file : when we click on the second slot (25000B00), the details (and also Core Blocks, ...) are note updated with ...
about 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 1 Is a defect

ZDT Extraction Tool: Authorization token has expired. Login again.

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

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

Allow to reload the debug file manually

Manually reload debug file that was created under USS.1) When the auto debug file load fails, the source code view has 1 blank line only. I cannot reload manually.2) When the debug file path in the load module is not available in the test z/OS USS...
over 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Is a defect

ZMDES Clean Up after zDFDL Schema zOLDR Fallback or zOLDR Delete

1. ZMDES Manage Deployment Descriptors Process requires multi-CPU/LPAR clean up after a zDFDL Schema zOLDR Fallback or Delete. The other LPARS in the z/TPF Loosely Coupled Complex (LCC) generally do not have their tables updated until an IPL. This...
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Is a defect

Enterprise Cobol V4/V6 - Defect - Error in mask for numeric-edited currency sign with 3 characters

There is an error in the generation of the mask that allows to edit a numeric value with both a currency symbol of more than one character, and a floating sign.At execution a part of currency symbol is lost. This concerns the Enterprise Cobol comp...
over 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 7 Is a defect

Cobol V6R2 - Set default value of undefined compilation variable to false (B'0')

The assignment of the default value B'1' to an undefined compilation-variable-name does not seem to be a good choice because it implicitly implies the inclusion of a text conditioned by this compilation-variable-name. The default value of an undef...
over 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Is a defect

Bring IBM AD Source checks in Line with IBM Compilers

IBM AD used as analysis and cross reference tool. When adding source code some code is not added into the repository because it fails IBM AD syntax checking. All the code loaded is from production libraries and the code passed the IBM compilers al...
almost 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Is a defect

Improve Report Performance

On large applications the report process does not complete.
almost 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Is a defect

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