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DBCS support with SDF

SDF function is important user interface of Z SA.However important messages sent to the focal are garbled only after the session disconnects between the target and the focal.DBCS messages should be displayed correctly when sending after reconnection.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Delivered

SA Operations REST server & z/OSMF coexistence

We want to run the SA Operations REST server on the same WLP instance as the z/OSMF but this is not possible since one requires the feature servlet-4.0 and the other the servlet-3.1, both incompatible and therefore not being able to coexist in the...
about 3 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Delivered

zSecure - add key type to default alert 1617

It would be great if the default alert 1617 can be enhanced t include as well the master key type that has been changed. Currently the alert only reports a generic message that 'a' new master key was installed but one has then to lookup the detail...
over 1 year ago in zSecure / zSecure Alert 2 Delivered

Support for LOGRY and LOGRZ Couple datasets in the INGPLEX CDS command

With z/OS 2.4, the support for LOGRY and LOGRZ policies was made available for GDPS configuration. Currently, with System Automation 4.2 and 4.3, the INGPLEX CDS command does not support these new CDS policies. When in the INGKX300 (INGPLEX CDS), ...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Delivered

zSecure Alert deletion does not delete the alert

When I deleted an alert via zSecure Alert Panel, the confirmation pop-up panel C2PP3ZAO appeared and stated the following: This alert will be deleted from all sets in this configuration data set: hlq.C2PCUST However, after verification and activat...
over 3 years ago in zSecure / zSecure Alert 1 Delivered

Provide code to allow customers to send events to applications via REST API

This would provide a fully supported way for customers using IBM Z System Automation to interface with applications running on z/OS, or other platforms using REST. This would avoid the need for customers to create their own bespoke scripts. It sho...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Delivered

System Automation Zowe API be made available to perform an automation refresh

System Automation to provide a Zowe API to perform an automation refresh of the environment and return back to the caller whether or not this has worked.
over 5 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Delivered

Allow parameter file ing.adapter.jlog.properties to be customizable in the DIRC directory.

I have set up the End-to-End Automation Adapter to be able to talk to Service Management Unite and ultimately to automate non-z/OS applications. When the INGXADPT started task is running I noticed that, as well as fully documented ports, INGXADPT ...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Delivered

reevalute system for APGs with "prepare move" and same preference values

Our company is using z System Automation to run the z environment.If you are using the availability feature "Prepare Move" and have same preference values defined you may consider application outages until the operator detects that situation and i...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Delivered

TWS/SA Asynchronous command completion

The TWS/SA interface allows for asynchronous commands by specifying the a 'Completion Checking Routine' in the Completion Info field. This is great, but completion of the TWS operation can only be done by the 'Completion Checking Routine' using it...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Delivered