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Require TRANSID in DB2ENTRY and automatically create DB2 transaction mappings. Eliminate manual DB2TRAN definitions to reduce duplication, administrative overhead, and DB2ENTRY/DB2TRAN conflicts.

Today, CICS requires administrators to maintain both DB2ENTRY and DB2TRAN definitions. In large environments, this frequently results in hundreds or thousands of DB2TRAN resources associated with a small number of DB2ENTRY definitions. I propose m...
6 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime Under review

Instead of needing to add error messages in server.xml to be converted to WTOs that SAOS390 can pick-up, issue error messages as a WTO.

Allows the system programmer to not have to guess or administer server.xml to produce error message WTOs. Error WTOs are written to SYSLOG and SA/OS390 can take action easily.
about 1 hour ago in z/OS Connect Submitted

zCX containers status monitoring in Omegamon e3270ui and situations

Currently we can't monitor zCX containers status in Omegamon, so don't know if containers goes for example into unhealthy state. Idea is to extract the container status from the docker ps command and show that status in Omegamon and create situati...
2 days ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for z/OS Submitted

Add wildcard support to CEMT DISCARD PROGRAM, allowing batch discard of autoinstalled programs (e.g. PROGRAM(ABC*) DISCARD) to simplify troubleshooting, deployments, and problem determination in large CICS environments.

Suggested safeguards: Require a minimum of three explicit characters before a wildcard. Reject commands such as: CEMT SET PROGRAM(*) DISCARD Prevent discard operations against IBM-supplied resources. Example: CEMT SET PROGRAM(DFH*) DISCARD Optiona...
6 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime Under review

Embedding gradle plugins in the Designer image

As you can see in TS022940654 we have a problem with the Designer that forces us to connect/disconnect the VPN to be able to make a buld of the project and later test the API. The problem would be avoided if the image with which the container is c...
14 days ago in z/OS Connect Under review

Please enable batch transfer of logs for machine learning.

Our customer requires batch transfer as a standard feature when transferring log data from z/OS to IBM Concert for Z.
29 minutes ago in IBM Z Concert for Z Submitted

ITOM and InfoPrint Integration

Integrating ITOM and InfoPrint would be useful for easily printing and emailing of reports.  Currently, we need to add manual steps to get the two products to communicate and that method is prone to errors. This would be very useful for users...
about 22 hours ago in IBM Tivoli Output Manager for z/OS Submitted

Please add FTP SMF data to intellimagic - we would find it useful to view ftp data transfer completions, datasets and details that are not easily obtainable without smf reporting

Our team would use this to identify dataset transfers and completions during troubleshooting calls and analyzation of ftp processing on our systems. 
1 day ago in  IBM Z IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS Submitted

We would like to see Sterling Connect Direct smf data in intellimagic. it would be useful specifically for monitoring High Water marks across multiple systems in conjunction with licensing agreements, along with other reporting

We could run high water mark reports insuring we are not exceeding license agreements.  We could also run daily reports on process, connectivity and system utilization   
1 day ago in  IBM Z IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS Submitted

Wazi deploy to impersonate current SCM ids

This is needed for all uss based deployments using wazi deploy where the current SCM id holds the authority
1 day ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Wazi Deploy Submitted

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