HourGlass

Features
System requirements

Ensure the accuracy of time-sensitive applications

IBM® HourGlass is a leading z/OS® clock simulator for testing mainframe applications. The features and flexibility of HourGlass promote more accurate and reliable application testing with the ability to coordinate full functionality across time zones. HourGlass can simulate past, present or future dates and times without changing application code or computing environments.

HourGlass delivers time dimensional testing capabilities, allowing user to:

Alter the Date/Time returned to a z/OS application when a time request is made (SVC 11 or PC Time Requests) by specifying patterns or specific applications, transactions, users, and address space names.
Simulate date and time processing for thorough application testing.
Coordinate reporting and data transfers across time zones.

Alter the Date/Time returned to a z/OS application

Utilize time dimensional testing for more reliable application development.
Initiate accurate date handling for online transaction processing to support banking, financial, healthcare, inventory management, insurance, utility and other customer-facing applications.
Take advantage of CICS® Transaction Server in support of time-dimensional testing in IBM CICS Open Transaction Environment (OTE).

Simulate date and time processing

Run tests simultaneously using a different system date.
Maintain each user’s view of the system date without affecting other users.
Set the IMS IOPCB date and time fields to any requested date and time without having to re-link the application.
Test time-sensitive applications to avoid costly risks to the outcome.

Coordinate reporting and data transfers

Allows CICS users to set the EIBDATE field.
Integrates with third party products with the same testing speed and accuracy.
Extends accurate time and date functionality regardless of time zone.
Identifies applications that request the system date and time, helping to resolve potential problems before they occur.

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