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In zBuilder, allow language task steps to opt-in to execution even when a prior step exceeds maxRC

In the current DBB zBuilder framework, when any step in a language task returns a return code (RC) greater than the configured maxRC, the remaining steps in that language task are not executed. This default behavior is desirable in most cases, but...
about 7 hours ago in Dependency Based Build Submitted

Per IBM Case TS021918218, Add functionality/situation variable to allow Omegamon/ZOS to alert on JES Job Queue length when reaches customizable threshold

All customers running ZOS run batch jobs - usually mission critical and time critical. The days when operations teams monitor JES job queues 7x24 minute by minute are gone. This idea is to request that when JES job queues backup, alerting and auto...
1 day ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for z/OS Submitted

Provide CL/SuperSession sample exit for kill all sessions with IMS (IMS conversation) when a user was force disconnect from CLSS.

Hi, Since migrating from TPX (broadcom) to CL Supersession, we are seeing DFS970I messages in IMS when users connected to IMS via conversation abruptly exit (intentional or not) from CL Supersession. With the previous TPX software, there was an...
2 days ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime Submitted

We suggest that VTAM startup process continues even if one major node with error couldn't work properly.

During an IPL, VTAM stopped the initialization when it found a node syntax error at ATCCONxx member. In this case, the error occurs on the last node that was with a comma by mistake. My suggestion is if there is a syntax error and you get the 'ERR...
14 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development Submitted

Add in RLIM the TDQ resource

Added resource on TDQ queue write in resource limiting for automatic kill task cancellation when threshold is exceeded
5 days ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / Product functionality Submitted

CSAPSB pool avg for all IMS resources in ACBGEN

When an ACB gen is run, it generates the pool size(e.g. CSAPSB) for an individual program(resource) . What we would like to see is when we run the ACBGEN, we would like to see the cumulative pool sizes once all the resources are genned. This would...
about 1 month ago in IMS System Services / All components Under review

Add delay percentage metrics to LPAR‑level WLM Class Raw Extended Metrics table KM5WLMCLR for z/OS

We would like to request an enhancement to OMEGAMON for z/OS to include additional delay percentage metrics in the LPAR‑level WLM Class Raw Extended Metrics attribute group table KM5WLMCLRX. Specifically, we are requesting that the following colum...
about 5 hours ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS Submitted

Include Backup for the RAGs as parte of OADP

Today's recommendation from IBM is to have the RAG copied by Opensearch. Opensearch is considered as a service outside of WxAZ from the platform perspective. Hence it is not included in the oadp backup. We were told that in future customers could ...
about 6 hours ago in watsonx Assistant for Z Submitted

Adding missed out SMF 123 fields to the intellimagic for z/OS connect

z/OS connect APIs are designed to include correlation id in the API request header for end-to-end tracking. Server config has audit interceptor coded with the header name to capture it in the SMF. Also, ZOS connect istelf is creating request Id to...
about 7 hours ago in z/OS Connect Submitted

Suppress ACTION message when processing certain DEFACTNs

The Operations Manager DEFACTN defines an action to be taken when a rule (defined by DEFRULE) is triggered. For actions triggered by a virtual machine console message, Operations Manager inserts a mandatory message into the virtual machine's conso...
1 day ago in Operations Manager for z/VM Submitted

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