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Automatically escape & character in TSO commands when using the ISPF Interactive gateway

In IDz v17, executing a TSO command like TSO EXEC 'MY.SRC.REXX(HELLO)' '>&<' results in the REXX getting the arguments as ;;; For example with a REXX script like: /* REXX */ Arg arg1 say arg1 It works when the & is escape...
4 months ago in z/OS Explorer / Host Needs more information

GDPS LCP Recover & Restore enhancements

Hello we are in a GDPS MGM 3 site configuration with GDPS LCP running in the remote region. Unfortunately it is not possible to have multiple recovery set to which you can recover (for running validation & forensic in the same time) and it is ...
7 months ago in GDPS Needs more information

To be able to stop & start Liberty microservices via CEMT commands

We can refresh a microservice via CEMT commands and we can stop & start microservices via Collectives and Broadcom SYSVIEW, but it would be really useful to be able to issue CEMT commands to stop and start a microservice, which we could then u...
about 2 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other Needs more information

Enable the ICIC Web UI to add, display and modify metadata.

The OpenStack CLI allows you to define metadata to compute objects. This metadata should be displayed in the ICIC Web UI. We should also have the ability to create new metadata, update metadata or delete metadata.
11 months ago in IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center Needs more information

ZOAU interface with SDSF

Just as with REXX one can use the SDSF REXX API to access any/all information from SDSF so should ZOAU be able to do the same. There is so much information available via SDSF that could be useful to the ZOAU user.
over 1 year ago in Z Open Automation Utilities Needs more information

Have a menu zsecure for a specif poluation with a specific menu and specifc view of the database RACF

We want to delegate some actions with Zsecure Admin. For example give to a team the possibility to create users from specific group (SPECGRP) and modify a specific ressoure. We have limited the menu of z/secure with the ressource Xfacilit/CKG.** ....
9 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin Needs more information

Creating a specific communications about HIPER and PE in in IBM Communications (Informational / Software) received from IBM My Notifications Portal

We receive communications from IBM My Notifications Portal. Adding filter about a specific product (IMS for our case) is possible. But there is no way to add a filter about the classification of the APARS . Is it possible to create a specific comm...
about 1 year ago in IMS System Services Needs more information

Add support for zOS DD allocation, similar to pyzfile

This functionality enables zOS file access for Python running on USS. This enables greater communication between the open systems work and mainframe zOS. It helps organizations modernize their tech on mainframe. The pyyzfile is referenced in IBM b...
7 months ago in Z Open Automation Utilities Needs more information

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).
4 months ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / All components Needs more information

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...
4 months ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / All components Needs more information

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