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    Add support for CICS RESOVERRIDES to generate accurate reports such as COLDSTARTCOMPARE

    Reports such as COLDSTARTCOMPARE generate mismatches on DATASETNAME for FILE entries for example. The DFHCSD definition does not match the DATASETNAME attributed to the FILE when CICS applies RESOVERRIDES to the file dsn. The CSD definition for is...
    6 months ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Other 1 Future consideration

    I would like to be able to copy from one group en masse to another

    I would like to copy the whole group to another group at the GROUP level. Preferably, if possible, creating the group at the time of the copy itself. Or with a new or used package that is already there. In other words -- COPY PACKAGE FROM(pkg1234)...
    3 months ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Other 1 Needs more information

    Possibility to install IDz v17 in z/OSMF mode

    So far only IDz EE has a ServerPac package in ShopZ to be installed with z/OSMF, so customer needs to request IDz EE licences as a workaround
    6 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 1 Future consideration

    Promotion of Remote Syntax Check

    We need a visibility enhancement for the Remote syntax check function in order for the developpers to see it fastly and use it more than what they are currently do.
    about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 5 Future consideration

    CICS CM CHECKSUM in package display

    In CICS CM when viewing the components of a package via 3.x.2, displaying the checksum with packaged components would save customers time by allowing them to verify checksums of components in a package at one time.
    over 5 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

    Enhance the z/OS Explorer CM plugin​ to support MFA

    CICS Configuration Manager V5.4Our application teams have requested the ability to use the CM plugin as an alternative to the ISPF panels. In order to achieve this we would require the CM plugin be enhanced to support MFA.
    about 6 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Explorer 0 Future consideration

    CICS CM Agent Functionality

    Currently the agent handles CEDA INSTALL, we would like to see it also handle CEDA DEFINE. We plan to use CM agent for our remote CICS region and having to manually NDM or xmit the CSD DEFINE commands to the remote site and then run batch job to s...
    almost 7 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Other 2 Planned for future release

    HOLDDATA for ADF products - Support FIXCAT and ERRSYSMODS reports

    Add and update Enhanced HOLDDATA (http://service.software.ibm.com/holdata/390holddata.html) for all ADF FMIDs.Currently, each product must be checked individually: * Explorer for z/OS - http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27047906#311...
    over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 2 Future consideration

    special non-IBM Enterprise COBOL statement

    Compile of program was successful but using RDZ it got parsing errors
    about 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 3 Not under consideration

    Package Reuse with a Resource/Command Preview & Delete Option

    Enable Options to automatically clear the resource/commands from a package that is being reused along with a preview of resource/commands that is already present in the package
    over 8 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

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