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IBM HourGlass for z/OS

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HourGlass should support Java-Applications

Modifying a java date/time is currently not available.Easy Example:System.out.println(("[" + new Date().toString() + "]" + meldung));But sometimes the Date (or time) is relevant for the kind of processing,like "old processing to december, 31, old ...
about 8 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 7 Delivered

SMPE usermod for Hourglass

The Hourglass product needs to zap the z/OS nucleus (IEANUC01) CSECT IEATSTCK in order to fully function. This is currently done with a zap and is a nuisance since the zap is done without SMPE support. This is problematic if further service is app...
almost 8 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 3 Delivered

Batch-Utility to insert Hourglass-Entries

In Version 5.2 we have a Batch-Utility to insert Hourglass-Entries , in Version 6.1 is this with AGGCXB no longer possible.We would like to have again this feature (INSERT).
almost 10 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 4 Delivered

Hourglass 6.1 - Migration from v5.2 required but Batch Interface ADD/DEL missing

Main issue - and this is a NO-GO issue for the migration - is the missing Batch API they used with earlier Hourglass releases. FI opened the PMR 28110 to get the code and the documentation of the HourGlass Control Center Batch Utility (AGGCXBU). H...
over 12 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 1 Delivered

Hourglass support/enhancement for DDF workload with LEGACYDB2QUALIFICATION=Y.

HourGlass doesn't support all kinds of z/OS DB2 DDF workload when the HourGlass option LEGACYDB2QUALIFICATION=Y is used. This is a request for a full support of DDF workload for customers using LEGACYDB2QUALI=Y. For DB2 workload it is possible to ...
about 11 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 3 Delivered

HourGlass with CICS START command

FIS Australia has considered Hourglass as a replacement to ATF but it failed to meet their requirements. The basic functional difference between the two products means Hourglass can not directly replace ATF without substantial application changes ...
over 11 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 1 Delivered

LE & DB2 Patch requested in SMPE FORMAT FOR HOURGLASS

We had an issue where we applied maintenance to LE and to load fault analyzer and we started to receive S0c4 ABENDS in CEEPLPKA . Found out that it was because the module had to be patched for Hourglass.
over 8 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 1 Delivered

HourGlass Control Center - Cmd line

In the HourGlass Control Center there is a command line next to each Control element that is 3 characters in length.The only commands that can be entered are "S", "U", "I" & "P" and they are all 1 character.The problem is that even though the ...
about 9 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 2 Delivered

Develop a new version of AGGSVC that supports STCKE time requests

Our application development and testing teams ustilize HourGlass to test program behavior with future and past date and time values. One sub-system that the teams work with is IDMS R18.5 which uses the STCKE instruction. This request is for the Ho...
almost 10 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 4 Delivered

In Hourglass, provide a transaction and a program similar to the PLT program AGGPLT to set the CICS System Date.

In Hourglass, provide a transaction and a program similar to the PLT program AGGPLT to set the CICS System Date with the AGGDATE file dynamically without the recycle of the CICS region
over 12 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 2 Delivered

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