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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...
about 20 hours ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 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
4 days ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / Product functionality 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...

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

Keep track of which package an artifact is in

We have a requirement that we should be able to deliver a release of an application to an empty runtime or verify if the runtime is correctly filled with a certain release. DBB keeps track of build results and build maps. However, none of those in...
4 days ago in Dependency Based Build Submitted

File manager Service provider for zosConnect

We have installed file manager service provider for zosConnect But it only works in openAPI2 We would appreciate to have this useful service in openAPI3 as it is the standard now Thanks
12 days ago in File Manager for z/OS Submitted

Pass LPAR names in Instana spans to make it possible to differentiate Application flows between UAT and PROD environment in case they use the same CICS region names and CICS transaction names

In environments where IBM Z Application Performance Management (Z APM Connect via Z Observability Connect) is used with Instana, customers often operate multiple environments such as UAT and PROD with identical CICS region names, CICS transaction ...
13 days ago in IBM Z Observability Connect Under review

Implement a BMS map editor/viewer

Costumer is interested in have a VS Code based BMS map editor, so they can do the same edits they are able to do on Eclipse. Costumer is moving to VS Code and needs the tool to have at least the same capabilities as Eclipse based IDE.
3 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE Not under consideration

Fault Analyzer should output Japanese items with DWARF option.

Our customers have upgraded Enterprise COBOL for z/OS and are considering using the DWARF option to enhance their application failure analysis tools, such as CEEDUMP and IBM Fault Analyzer. However, DWARF option as a new feature in Enterprise COBO...
3 months ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS Future consideration

KVM Storage Migration Support Enhancement

IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center (ICIC) does not currently provide a supported approach for migrating storage in environments running KVM. This limitation becomes a barrier when attempting to transition from one FlashSystem backend to another, as t...
18 days ago in IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center Submitted