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Provide a plugin to KAFKA on z/OS to allow the ability to configure the PKI services and use the RACF key ring.

KAFKA on z/OS is missing a plugin similar to what WebSphere Liberty does include and provide out of the box, allowing to configure the PKI services and use the RACF key ring. The solution being requested: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.2.0?topi...
17 days ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Under review

Native GitLab Runner for z/OS security

The security concepts of GitLab runners are mainly intended for distributed environments owned by a single application. With the introduction of the GitLab Runner for z/OS, which is a system shared by hundreds of users and applications, a new secu...

Support for Endevor Processor Group Steps with SYSTSPRT/SYSTSIN Allocation via Execute Package Command

In the IBM Developer for z/OS (IDz) CARMA Endevor integration, CA Endevor® processor group steps that allocate SYSTSPRT or SYSTSIN datasets currently fail with allocation errors when executed in foreground mode or through the execute package comma...
about 1 month ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 0 Submitted

Support AMODE64 MQI calls from PL/I applications

Hello IBM, AMODE64 MQI calls from PL/I applications is currently not officially supported by IBM. However, 64-bits support already exist for C applications.Adding support for PL/I only requires simple updates to the CMQEPP copybook. Here is an exa...
3 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 1 Planned for future release

Reduce the amount of storage used by the JSONGet functions

We see high cpu from LE 'Get a stack' from build in PL/1 JSONGet functions like JsonGetValue. Please reduce the stack used storage in the JSONGet functions.
3 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 1 Planned for future release

Allow using pre-existing Kafka cluster with Common Data Provider

In sensitive / high-restrictions environments, it's not possible to deploy our own little Kafka cluster, let alone with the auto-creation of topics.It is necessary to point to the existing Kafka footprint in an env., and to use mTLS for authn/auth...
27 days ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 2 Under review

Enable AT-TLS for CDP and make it use certificates in RACF

In environments with tighter security controls, storing .p12 files 'willy nilly' is not allowed.Like Omegamon Data Provider, please make CDP support working with certificates associated with the CDP STC owner's keyring in RACF, and let AT-TLS hand...
about 1 month ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Under review

TXSeries Support for RHEL10

Now we are planning to build new platform using TXSeries on RHEL 10. To extend support duration about our platform, we want to get TXSeries support for RHEL 10.
about 1 month ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 0 Submitted

support for EzNoSQL in PL/I in same level as in COBOL

because if you want to use EzNoSQL in a mainly PL/I shop
8 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 1 Planned for future release

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...
6 months ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Under review