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Add the TIME_ZC_ENTRY and TIME_ZC_EXIT columns to the MVS_ZCONNECT2_T table to support the zOS Connect API Requester data (SMF_123_2_V2)

While the data is captured in the SMF_123_2_V2 performance data currently the associated TIME_ZC_ENTRY and TIME_ZC_EXIT columns are NOT reflected in the base MVS_ZCONNECT2_T having this information in the PCA base table will enable better performa...
2 days ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics Under review

Allow selective download of specific PDS/PDSE members from the Zowe Resources Table View

Currently, when browsing a PDS or PDSE library in the Z/OS Resources Table View of Zowe Explorer for VS Code, users can view the full list of members and the UI already supports multi-selection via checkboxes. However, despite the selection capabi...
about 17 hours ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE Submitted

New CICS API to FORCE switch TCB from QR to L8 (THREADSAFE)

Today, for a program to benefit from the advantages of TREADSAFE, it necessarily needs to access DB2 or MQUEUE, a functionality that not all programs have in their code. A second way is to define the program with the parameter CONCURRENCY=REQUIRED...
4 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime Submitted

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...
30 days ago in Dependency Based Build Future consideration

Enhance zos_copy Ansible module to create immutable load module copies

The zos_copy Ansible for IBM Z module uses the z/OS UNIX Shell `cp` utility to create a load module copy, even when the source data set and destination data set attributes are identical, the resulting load module copy is not identical to its sourc...
9 days ago in Red Hat Ansible Certified Content for IBM Z / IBM z/OS Core collection Future consideration

IBM File Manager No `Cp937`

The FM plug-in's Editor Options dialog with IDZ only exposes Japanese (cp930) and Korean (cp933, cp939) in the Encoding / GRAPHIC Encoding dropdowns. No Cp937 .
about 4 hours ago in File Manager for z/OS Submitted

SESSIONTIMEOUT, for local DTCN CICS Debug; logged on to CICS; not TIM.

SESSIONTIMEOUT, for local DTCN CICS Debug; logged on to CICS; not TIM. We are not using TIM. Thanks
about 18 hours ago in Debug for z/OS Submitted

Please support OpenTelemetry Java Agent when Z Observability Connect is used.

Please support OpenTelemetry Java Agent when Z Observability Connect is used.JMS by OpenTelemetry Java Agent cannot be traced depending on the version of MQ Resource Adapter.- In the case of 9.4.3.0, because the span of JMS and context can be tran...
about 20 hours ago in IBM Z Observability Connect Submitted

New CICS Task Policy User ID Policy and Initial Program

Create New CICS Task Policy User ID Policy and Initial Program, For our CICS regions, we use unique UserID's for both zCEE and CTG. Frequently, we get a user, that submits a request to zCEE or CTG that is designed for MQ; not using Initial Program...
1 day ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime Submitted

IDEA request to add UUID version 7 to the z/OS Enterprise COBOL Compiler

Hi Team, As per our application team we are upgrading to UUID version 7 which is more reliable and provides storability without needing to check whether a UUID has already been generated. we are going to use custom code to upgrade to UUID V7, henc...
2 days ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS Submitted

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