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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.
8 days ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python 0 Submitted

Storage occupancy as Average storage for history

The customer spoke about Storage occupancy for a task as a large number, but this is a function of the time as well as storage used. For history, this might be better represented as an Average storage used. This is not possible for an active task.
8 days ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / All components 0 Under review

Add certificate value to TCPIPS display

The customer would like us to show the Certificate for any TCPIPs that is using one. This will need a new attribute and as such a FixPack, but it is a manageable enhancement which would likely be accepted.
8 days ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / All components 0 Under review

Direct Commands to Resource Workspaces

Since TOM has command line, it would be beneficial to navigate to specific resource workspace for desired region (for example command “TCPIP CICD5501” would navigate to TCPIP Service Overview workspace for region CICD5501).
8 days ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / All components 0 Under review

Allow Bookmarks for region level workspaces

Currently TOM bookmarking feature are only available for the workspaces of the CICSplex level. The problem with region level workspace bookmarking is possibility that target workspace may have bookmarked region, which is offline, which would end u...
8 days ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / All components 0 Under review

Bookmarking capability for ICEs workspace

Make Interval Control Elements workspace KCPICES available for TOM bookmarking feature.
8 days ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / All components 0 Under review

Multi region Take Actions – Task History Pause/Resume

For RTEs with many CICS regions multi-region control like RLIM activation is beneficial. Other areas could use same approach - for example Task History Pause/Resume.
8 days ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / All components 0 Under review

Enhance Situations and Thresholds

Thresholds are a critical aspect of the product, directly impacting the effectiveness of warning and critical alerts. Ensuring that these values remain current and relevant requires ongoing review and adjustment and sometimes fluctuate several tim...
20 days ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / All components 0 Under review

Allow parallel installation of Python FMIDs

Currently, every new Python version ist delivered with ++DELETEs for the older Pyhton FMID. A complete migration of everything is sometimes very difficult, as some packages from IBM Pythin AI Toolkit or pypi may don't work together with the new ve...
11 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python 0 Future consideration

Python program control

We're writing an C module for Python that uses __passwd service. Unfortunately, it couldn't be used without issue, because the python shared objects and binaries are not delivered with extattr +p (program control). So we've to code our own usermod...
about 1 year ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python 0 Future consideration