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IBM Terraform Self-Managed: Native dark mode support for the Terraform Enterprise Web UI

This enhancement request is for Terraform Enterprise (TFE). Per IBM Support guidance, it is being submitted under IBM Infrastructure Management for Z and LinuxONE because Terraform Enterprise is not currently available in the IBM Ideas product sel...
about 10 hours ago in IBM Infrastructure Management for Z and LinuxONE Submitted

TABR Enhancement: Track Restore/Recovery Activity for ADARUN, MCR00010, GVEXPORT and ADRDSSU with Audit Reporting

Add restore/recovery tracking and reporting capability in TABR for the following utilities: ADARUN MCR00010 GVEXPORT ADRDSSU Restore information to capture For each restore/recovery execution, capture and store: Inp...
about 18 hours ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS Submitted

Improve Remote Copybook Resolution Performance for RSEAPI Profiles in IBM Z Open Editor

IBM Z Open Editor running in VS Code exhibits a slower performance when resolving remote COBOL copybooks while using a Zowe profile configured with RSE API.  The issue is particularly noticeable when the SYSLIB section of the zapp.yaml contai...
about 18 hours ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE Submitted

Default editor assignment for *.* files when LPEX editor is obsolete

Once the LPEX editor is removed from IDz, there should be a default editor assigned for *.* files (example Text Editor IBM).
about 20 hours ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors Submitted

Add support to Test Copy Manager and LCP for virtual SGC environment in GDPS 4-site and external Test environment.

This solution is required for customers wishing to keep their SGC in a virtual layout, but also want to take advantage of spinning up testing external to their ha/dr resiliency 4-site environment.
about 22 hours ago in GDPS Submitted

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1 day ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS Submitted

Document DBB zBuilder Git repository details in build report

Assuming the zBuilder configuration files are stored in a git repository, documenting the repo details and hash change values provide build engineering teams the ability to evaluate the status of the repo at the time of the build.  Adding the...
2 days ago in Dependency Based Build Submitted

Add a "STRICT" option to the "NOLAXDCL" option

NOLAXDCL(STRICT) should disallow all implicit and contextual declarations EVEN for BUILTINs and for files SYSIN and SYSPRINT, giving as a minimum an "I" type message, although I would prefer an "E" type message. 
3 days ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS Submitted

Make the IDz JCL Outline terminate an in-stream PROC scope at a valid PEND statement

Request Enhance the JCL Editor Outline in IBM Developer for z/OS so that a valid PEND statement terminates the current in-stream procedure scope in the Outline structure. Statements following PEND should be displayed at the enclosing job level unl...
5 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors Submitted