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    For the COBOL API add support for IPv4

    The new COBOL API only support IPv6 connections, we don't have the IPv6 stack enabled on our mainframe and have no plans to do so at this time. IPv4 support will make the API more widely available to users.
    3 days ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 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

    Don't include 64-bit common buffer storage for HBOSMF task in a SVC dump

    We have experienced sysplex wide slow down events due to dump processing having to capture large 64-bit common memory objects. To prevent dump processing causing system wide performance issues, it was recommeded by IBM to not include 64-bit common...
    3 months ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Under review

    Additional fields required by UKO Crypto Connect CAT

    We're working on API for IBM Z Crypto Discovery & Inventory product which provides SMF records streaming and further processing. We noticed during implementation that there are fields missing in SMF 82 subtypes 31/40/41/42/44/45/46. These miss...
    3 months ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 1

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