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Add in RLIM the TDQ resource

Added resource on TDQ queue write in resource limiting for automatic kill task cancellation when threshold is exceeded

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...

Add columns to KPMZ_WORKLOAD tables to support WLM Analysis

Please add the following columns to the KPMZ_WORKLOAD_T & KPMZ_WORKLOAD_D tables TCB_SEC SRB_SEC RCT_SEC IIT_SEC HST_SEC TOTAL_USING_SAMPES IDLE_DELAY UNKNOWN_DELAY TOTAL_DELAY_BATCH MPL_DELAY PRIVATE_PGIN_DLY SWAPIN_DELAY COMMON_PGIN_DELAY CP...
2 days ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics Submitted

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...
2 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
10 days ago in File Manager for z/OS Submitted

CPSM - Add Task UOW Age to Task Resource Table. As done in INQUIRE TASK

CPSM - Add Task UOW Age to Task Resource Table. as in INQUIRE TASK. Add to Explorer Field Dropdown Selection list of available fields. Would be good to know if task taking frequent syncpoint, and how old the syncpoint. This value is shown in EXEC ...
about 20 hours ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime Submitted

Include thumbs up/down on langfuse metrics

I've placed TS021884565 to understand the flow for the Thumbs Up / Thumbs Down feedback. The reply that I was provided with was that watsonx Orchestrate does not persist feedback internally. You are responsible for storage and analysis. If you wan...
1 day ago in watsonx Assistant for Z Submitted

CEEROPT ENVAR=(('NLSPATH=should accept path coded in USSHOME SYSIN Parm .

Hi, We have a customized CEEROPT module where i am using ENVAR=(('NLSPATH=/usr/lpp/cics/cicsts61.. , I am upgrading the CICS to CICSTS6.3 now i am reassembling it with parm ENVAR=(('NLSPATH=/usr/lpp/cics/cicsts63.. , as per the current setup CEERO...
4 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime Submitted

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...
17 days ago in IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center Submitted

Allow installation of multiple Python versions into the same CSI

With IDEA ZOS-I-3993 (Bundle python with | IBM Z Hardware and Operating Systems Ideas Portal) Python and ZOAU were added as bypassable pre-requisite to z/OS itself. Unfortunately, every new Python versions contain ++DELETE statements in the FMID t...
11 days ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python Submitted