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IBM HourGlass for z/OS

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Provide soultion to automate setting of CICS options

We are looking to automate our mainframe testing. We are using the RSE API to enable automatic submission of jobs. With jobs adding hourglass options is trivial with the correct dd names, but with CICS we only have the BMS panels with HGCC and HGU...
23 days ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 4 Future consideration

Remove the requirement to use the AMASPZAP service aid.

The HourGlass product uses the AMASPZAP service aid to provide modified product modules. This may not be possible by some clients who are restricted from using the Superzap tool.
almost 2 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 2 Future consideration

Require support for Cobol 6.3 function FORMATTED-CURRENT-DATE

Cobol function CURRENT-DATE is manipulated by Hourglass but function FORMATTED-CURRENT-DATE is not. Please refer to PMR ID TS009579530 for more details.
over 2 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 2 Future consideration

Requesting for 64bit version of the C++ Zap

We're using Hourglass V7.1 on Z/OS 2.3The application programmers have introduced a new version of an existing legacy program. The new code is not picking up hourglass date. The only difference between the batch jobs is the application program. Th...
almost 3 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 2 Future consideration

Control Elements for CICS

Control Elements for CICS.we would like AGGSCDS sharing across CICS region on the same LPAR / override the date at the CICS started task level (similar to ATF)It needs to be able to retain date/time overrides when the region cycles. It needs to be...
about 11 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 1 Future consideration

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