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TPF Operations Server Agent API handler

TPF Operations Server agent API handler accept operation requests from z/TPF agents running in Watson Assistant for Z (WA4Z).
4 days ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Operations Server Future consideration

TPF Operations Server Python API Support

Provide Python API support to interface with the TPF Operations Server.
4 days ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Operations Server Future consideration

We desire a Workload Automation Programming Language (WAPL) command that will perform a deletion of a job from the Application Description database. We additionally desire WAPL commands to 1) identify all internal and external successors of that deleted job and 2) remove the deleted job as a predecessor of these successors.

In our shop we perform a large number of job deletions in any given year. Having the ability to execute WAPL commands in a single job that performs not only the job deletion but also interfaces that deletion in all associated successor jobs in con...
10 days ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Future consideration

zSecure - Add or Update existing AU.V 'Not empty' report to include DB2 files

We appreciate the capability provided by zSecure Audit 'Verify' to find 'Not empty' profiles and keep the database in a clean state.However, this report is limited for dataset (profiles) only. Since we migrated all our DB2 access profiles from Db2...
19 days ago in zSecure / zSecure Audit Future consideration

Indicate which ZCodeScan rule is being referenced for each entry in Quick Fix dropdown

Currently, if there are multiple ZCodeScan rule violations for the same area of code, when you click to view the "Quick Fix" options (in IDz on VS Code), there appear to be multiple Quick Fix options available, but they are all labeled the same ("...
20 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown Future consideration

WAPL - ALLDEPS function

Due to changing scheduling and changing requirements it would be a plus to be able to query ALLDEPS for a certain operation in the CP, perhaps up until a certain nesting level to keep performance impact limited. This can be a full list of all depe...
22 days ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Future consideration

JOB Notification Dialog Box like in IDZ

Hi, I would like to have a notification window after submitting a JOB from VSCode. Once the JOB is completed, I need a small dialog box (in the bottom right corner) displaying the JOB ID and RC (e.g., 00, 08, 16, etc.) along with an 'Ok' button. T...
24 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE Future consideration

Ability to reference package manifest / deployment_plan dictionary in deployment configuration

As of today, the deployment_plan dict can be leveraged in Jinja2 templates. It would be beneficial if Wazi Deploy would allow referencing metadata from package manifest via the deploymant_plan also in the building block configurations - for instan...
26 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Wazi Deploy Future consideration

Allow Single Sign-on for Debug Profile Management when IDz integrated

The Debug Profile Management web ui, which is part of the Debug Profile Server (Liberty) requires an extra login with userid/password in order to get issues the first JWT token.This login could/should be avoided. As the EQAPROF stc currently is in...
27 days ago in Debug for z/OS Future consideration

CICS Explorer - Task Rule - New Compound Condition, as in System Rule

CICS Explorer - Task Rule - New Compound Condition, as in System Rule You may have multiple conditions and perform the action when all are true. Similar to the existing System Rule.
about 1 month ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime Future consideration

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