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Fault Analyzer should output Japanese items with DWARF option.

Our customers have upgraded Enterprise COBOL for z/OS and are considering using the DWARF option to enhance their application failure analysis tools, such as CEEDUMP and IBM Fault Analyzer. However, DWARF option as a new feature in Enterprise COBO...
3 months ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS Future consideration
154 VOTE

Issue an alert when IMS virtual storage usage reaches a threshold.

An ABEND occurred in the customer's system due to run out of IMS CTL region size. Currently, usage is checked during periodic termination, but unexpected increases in usage cannot be detected during running, so the customer has strongly requested...
about 1 year ago in IMS System Services Future consideration
173 VOTE

Double check to execute changes to a table when executing an update, delete or insert query in db2 for z/os

It is necessary that when executing a query using the db2 for z/os tool that contains a statement of type INSERT UPDATE or DELETE, before the changes are applied to the table, a screen is added indicating how many records will be affected by the e...
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability Future consideration

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).
6 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.
6 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...
12 days ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Future consideration

z/OS guest under z/VM should hyperswap the same as anything else under z/VM; zLinux for example

In the current implementation with z/OS guests not hyperswapping with z/VM limits the production use of z/OS guests. Removing this limitation would extend and enhance z/VM.
about 2 months ago in GDPS Future consideration

Update GETPW to support PASS Phrase

As we migrate away from password and to Pass Phrase, it would be a requirement that IBM support Pass Phrase for the NETVIEW GETPW function.
about 1 year ago in IBM Z NetView Future consideration

Add new keyword to retry DBD allocation during TAKEOVER phase to prevent abend when database is in use

We are requesting a new option in ORF to delay dataset allocation retries by a configurable X-minute interval, with up to Y retry attempts. This would align with Db2’s behavior of reattempting writer drains during reorganization, helping to avoid ...
10 months ago in IMS Online Reorganization Facility for z/OS / Product functionality Future consideration

Ability to Add New Application Level User Field to Existing AD in Workload Scheduler

Description:Currently, when using the ADUSF option, IBM Workload Scheduler creates a new Application Description (AD) with the same name instead of adding the User Field to the existing AD. Additionally, ADUSF requires attaching the user field to ...
4 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Future consideration

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