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Need support for EBCDIC code page IBM-278

Supported codesets - IBM Documentation indicates that IBM-278 is not supported. Customers need support for IBM-278 in IBM ZCodeScan which relies on IBM Python to scan their COBOL source in native EBCDIC IBM-278.
about 1 month ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python 1 Functionality already exists

Add support for IMS explorer to use certificate/smartcard as login method toward IMS Connect

As an extension to IMSES-I-112 we also suggest adding certificate logon support for IMS Explorer and especially Transaction Test Project towards IMS Connect. This as a way to further improve user experience and security as clients then can use exi...
about 2 months ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 0 Under review

Add support for jwt between IMS Explorer Client and IMS Connect for Transaction Test Projects

When using for example OTP (one time password) as a method for MFA, that is a requirement in many organizations, to logon RSE etc. Each task/service require a separate logon with a separate OTP, some services does not even support OTP. As an examp...
about 2 months ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 0 Under review

Adding UID/GID Parameter in RTEDEF for RTE_USS_RTEDIR path

Hello Team, I would like UID/GID parameter to be added in RTEDEF for RTE_USS_RTEDIR. With each GENERATE UID gets updated to the TSO ID who runs the GENERATE. This is to address the case opened with IBM L2 support TS020349894.
4 months ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 0 Future consideration

Reduce the repetitive definitions required to specify port pools.

Currently, transport pools are defined by each type of agent Kpp_X_KDE_TRANSPORT_POOL_OPTIONS. This wastes the admin's time by having to specify the parameter for each agent. Additionally it increases the chance for errors by requiring the pool to...
4 months ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 0 Future consideration

Remove Lock screen

In our current system (TPX), users have the ability to go straight to the main menu. We are trying to mimic this behavior in CL/SuperSession. We do not think having a separate lock screen adds any value and will create confusion among our clients.
4 months ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Other 1 Under review

Enable Historical Time Synchronization across multiple OMEGAMON Products in the Enhanced 3270 User Interface (e3270ui).

When researching OMEGAMON historical data using the e3270ui, it is often necessary to correlate data from multiple products/views such as z/OS, CICS, DB2, IMS and MQ data. It would be nice if there was a way to synchronize time values across the d...
5 months ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 0 Functionality already exists

Expand REST API functionality in order to obtain current situation status (Sampled and Pure) querying End Point api/v1/situations/status

Currently, the Rest API is capable of bringing all historical data for all situations, Sampled and Pure. Currently, querying End Point api/v1/situations/status, we get data only about alerts generated by Sampled Situations We’d like to get data al...
6 months ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 0 Future consideration

I am looking for python39.3.13 latest package of python on IBMI , preferably Yum Package for Downloading and upgrading Python Package

This is needed by the business users
6 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python 1 Not under consideration

Change the default for all screens to make all columns Sortable and Filterable, similar to the way they are in the TEPS.

As an OMEGAMON Technical SME, I am asked frequently to create custom screens in the Enhanced 3270 User Interface (e3270ui). Ninety-nine percent of the time, this is simply to add fields to FILTERCOLS and SORTCOLS. While this is easy to do, you win...
7 months ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 1 Functionality already exists