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    Include PyArrow in Python AI Toolkit for IBM z/OS

    Groups looking for a data-pool option in Python application packages would like a tool for creation and utilization of parquet files. This would be helpful for tools coming from outside the mainframe and looking for a way to take advantage of the ...
    30 days ago in Python AI Toolkit for IBM z/OS 0 Submitted

    Add global option support for STA, STO and PST TRAN commands.

    Enabling PLEXPARM for IMS transactions allows setting a global status for IMS AREAS, DBS and TRANS. However for transactions the only way to set this is via the update transaction command. IMS RACF OPERCMDS settings cannot be configured for to all...
    over 1 year ago in IMS System Services / Commands 2 Future consideration

    Keyword 'ALL' needed for /DIS STATUS command

    Current /DIS STATUS command can be issued without any keywords (/DIS STATUS.), which can result in massive output message for all IMS resources generated to WTO.This affects system operator's operation. This also affects throughput of workloa...
    over 4 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 1 Not under consideration

    Python - Add MSAL library from Microsoft to call Azure API for authentication

    We have a use-case to automate PKI calls using APIs in Azure but that requires the MSAL library from Microsoft: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity-platform/msal-overviewHowever, when running the python script that relies in msal the ...
    5 months ago in Python AI Toolkit for IBM z/OS 2 Future consideration

    Keyword 'ALL' needed for /DIS STATUS command

    Current /DIS STATUS command can be issued without any keyword, which can result in massive output messages for all IMS resources generated to WTO.This can impact the operations of system operators. It also affects overall workload throughput due t...
    about 2 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 2 Not under consideration

    Increased inventory for data-science packages

    We're looking for an increased data science package inventory that includes sentence-transformers, sentence-transformers, fasttext, jellyfish, phonetics, RapidFuzz, spellwise, SymSpell for python 3.13+
    8 months ago in Python AI Toolkit for IBM z/OS 1 Future consideration

    Bypass combined DBRC UNAUTH request for multiple AREAs

    /DBR DB and /DBR AREA commands can issue the DBRC UNAUTH request for a list of AREAs, the maximum number of AREAs in one list being 160. When the UNAUTH request is isseued for a list of AREAs, the RECON can be reserved for a long period of time. T...
    about 2 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 0 Under review

    Including KafkaProducer in Python AI Toolkit for z/OS

    This benefits the users who are trying to collect data residing in a z/OS environment and publish to Kafka
    10 months ago in Python AI Toolkit for IBM z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Requirement for IBM EKMF: Implementation of Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) Using RSA Tokens

    Enhancing Security Protocols for EKMF Agents and DB2 Database Access Background IBM Enterprise Key Management Foundation (EKMF) currently authenticates users via a single-factor method, requiring only a username and password. This process grants a...
    4 months ago in Enterprise Key Management Foundation / EKMF Workstation 0 Under review

    Add pyzfile to the supported packages

    Pyzfile (pronounced pie-zee-file) is a Python package for performing I/O on native MVS record oriented data sets. All access methods are supported including QSAM, BSAM, VSAM (KSDS, ESDS, RRDS) and hiperspaces. This library is a wrapper over the z/...
    over 1 year ago in Python AI Toolkit for IBM z/OS 0 Not under consideration

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