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    Omegamon USS metrics without root privileges

    The Omegamon TEMS STC requires USS root privileges to gather z/OS UNIX metrics.Giving root privileges to any service is an unnecessary security risk.To solve this security issue, Omegamon could use UNIXPRIV or another form of security delegation t...
    2 months ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 2 Future consideration

    IBM Enterprise COBOL V6R4+ - Compilation directive to inform the compiler of the end of sequential code execution (call to exit / abend routine)

    Hi, We have observed that compiler optimization, particularly PERFORM inlining, can be disrupted by certain constructs in the COBOL source code: EXEC CICS RETURN EXEC CICS HANDLE ABEND LABEL CALL to subprogram without expected return, (abend...
    22 days ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 0 Submitted

    IBM Enterprise COBOL V6R4+ - Review of SQL coding rules when using the Db2 coprocessor integrated into the compiler

    Hi, Based on our tests, when using the Db2 coprocessor integrated into the COBOL compiler, it is possible to declare an SQL cursor that uses host variables before those host variables are declared . This restriction should only apply to the use of...
    24 days ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 0 Submitted

    Port STCK functions from PL/I to COBOL

    Hello. COBOL provides intrinsic functions to get date in time in formatted format. I need to also get the STCK (and/or STCKE) values in bin/hexadecimal. PL/I has these features : pex PLISTCK(val) to put the STCK value in val. Is it possible to por...
    over 1 year ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 1 Future consideration

    Reduce the repetitive definitions required to specify port pools.

    Currently, transport pools are defined by each type of agent Kpp_X_KDE_TRANSPORT_POOL_OPTIONS. This wastes the admin's time by having to specify the parameter for each agent. Additionally it increases the chance for errors by requiring the pool to...
    3 months ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 0 Under review

    Full support of SMF102 data

    CDP / ZLDA only supports a limited subset of SMF102 records. At a minimum, IFCID 145 and IFCID 142 are required; ideally all of the fields within SMF102 are needed. The customer has chosen Splunk as a strategic platform for enterprise log analysis...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Z Operational Log and Data Analytics 2 Planned for future release

    SECTION name special register

    A common challenge in CBL development is the need to add program references in error handling including of course the Procedure Section where the issue has originated from. Developers often manage to incorrectly set this, the classic invalid metho...
    3 months ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 4 Needs more information

    UI-Optimization: various refresh and customize inconveniences (PLAz-Tool)

    Product Code 5698-LDA - “Auto Refresh“ after editing and closing an event would make working much easierIf the column width cannot be changed, please DO NOT implement our auto-refresh requirement. After the refresh, the temporarily changed column ...
    4 months ago in IBM Z Operational Log and Data Analytics 1 Planned for future release

    A trace parameter for zSA with a set-table verbose level

    This is Tom Wai from TLS (Hong Kong Software Premium Support team) taking care of local z/OS accounts. Recently I had a monthly cases review meeting with HSBC's management team. In their memories, from time to time we suggested different trace set...
    about 1 year ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Not under consideration

    Paused Until workflow improvement (PLAz tool)

    Product Code 5698-LDA To be implemented from the perspective of our SMEs (Deyan Rashev, Yanko Pavlov): Description: The current Paused Until implementation is too error prone and leads to much more work as usually necessary. We need to have automa...
    4 months ago in IBM Z Operational Log and Data Analytics 1 Future consideration

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