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    IDz17 Client on Linux

    Historically, the IBM Developer for z/OS client was available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. However, as of version 17.0.2, IDz no longer supports Linux operating systems. This change was made without prior notice or official communication regardi...
    7 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

    IMS Catalog utility FABXCATM has no exclude option during DECODE IMS DBD or PSB Source

    FABXCATM is only allow wild card option to DECODE DBD and PSB from IMS catalog and cannot exclude specific member level option. Please add this new function.
    11 days ago in IMS Library Integrity Utilities for z/OS  / Product functionality 1 Future consideration

    Collecting Db2 Integrated Synchronization counters in IZDS

    IBM Z Decision Support currently does not collect Db2 Integrated Synchronization IFCID 2 counters. In Db2 component table DB2_IDAA_STAT_S_H/D there is column REPLICATION_CPU, but is only populated with data for CDC replication. Since we have migra...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 1 Not under consideration

    IM logs readability

    In Installation Manager logs coming with IDz 15 and 16, there's a file named installed.xml (in ProgramData\IBM\Installation Manager\) which is tied to an xsslt stylesheet installed.xsl Unfortunately this file is not readable in recent browsers, wh...
    8 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Future consideration

    Allow LIST RECORD consumption to be drifted to ZIIP processors.

    Now, IZDS and IZPCA allow the derivation of a COLLECT to ZIIP, but it is not possible to do the same with a LIST RECORD.It would be good to study the possibility of adapting the LIST RECORD as well.
    about 1 year ago in IBM Z Decision Support 1 Not under consideration

    JDK LCM for IBM Installation Manager and Package Utility

    Installation Manager and Package Utility is considered a threat for our mission critical applications by our security department, because it runs on an IBM supported open JDK version 8. This version is considered out of date and does not receive t...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Not under consideration

    zIIP usage of CICS transactions should be in the CICS component of TDS

    For accounting reasons we need to know, how much time was used on a CP and on a special processor (zIIP) per CICS transaction. Cics Performance monitor shows this numbers by using the SMF 110 records USRCPUT and CPUTONCP respectively OFFLCPUT. TDS...
    almost 7 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 1 Planned for future release

    Support SMF123 subtype 2 V2 record layout

    IBM z/OS Connect has recently improved their SMF123 records. We need IZDS to support their new record layouts. zOS Connect recently improved SMF details for API Requesters. SMF123-subtype 2-V2 is an additional new record layout. Here is a link to ...
    over 4 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 0 Planned for future release

    Add new fields or change data type of fields that are in STCKE format to something more consumable

    Fields TIME_ZC_ENTRY, TIME_ZC_EXIT, TIME_SOR_SENT, TIME_SOR_RECV were recently added to the ZDS tables for SMF record type 123 (PTF UI82260). The STCKE (CHAR(16)) format is difficult to work with and convert to a GMT or local time in Db2 queries. ...
    over 3 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 1 Future consideration

    allow STCKE columns on table MVS_ZCONNECT_T to be pulled as a timestamp using SQL

    These columns on table MVS_ZCONNECT_T are not usable, because they cannot be selected as a readable value using DB2 mainframe SQL. TIME_ZC_ENTRY_E TIME_ZC_EXIT_E TIME_SOR_SENT_E TIME_SOR_RECV_E I was asked to submit a RFE for this, but I did find ...
    about 2 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 0 Future consideration

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