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IBM Z Software Asset Management

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PDELETE: for managing physical data provide a retention period instead of a date from when to delete.

The issue was discussed at the last IZSAM workshop in Frankfurt/Main, Germany and I was asked to create an idea for it: In IZSAM Physical Delete function there should be something like PDEL=nn where nn stands for "keep physical data for nn+current...
7 months ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 2 Delivered

Include RSU, RSL & CARS level in current state inventory reporting.

With the advent of Continuous Delivery, software “version” levels are becoming less relevant as a gauge of product level currency, as is the concept of “N” or “N-1”. Vendors are choosing to make SPE (Small Programming Enhancements) available on a ...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 1 Delivered

Add field to TLOGIQ and TLOGUI with the Version of TADz/IZSAM used to create scan file

We receive each month tens of thousands of TADz scan files from nearly four thousand z/OS sytems belonging to many hundreds of distinct client accounts. We have no way of knowing which scan files have been generated by which version of TADz, and t...
6 months ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 2 Delivered

Change to generated JCL out of PGM=HSICCSI

The issue was discussed at the last IZSAM workshop in Frankfurt/Main, Germany and I was asked to create an idea for it: Currently the CSI report generates IQ-JCL which is pretty much hard coded and therefore not so useful for us. Instead provide t...
7 months ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 2 Delivered

Support Team (Group) field.

This request is to include a field for Product Support Group, that can be updated by the client (end user) via the Web User Interface, with the data retained in the client’s database repository. This field is updateable by clients and can be used ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 2 Delivered

Request For Enhancement

Hi Developer,Modify the HSISUDEL job/program to add an option that would allow us to retain Usage Log records when HSISUDEL is run.
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 2 Delivered

Automation Server job status

It would be useful to have a field in the HSIACDS dataset that customers could update with the result of the job execution. Customers could add a job step to update the ACDS with an RC or other status information. Maybe 'FAILED' or 'WAITING RERUN'...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 2 Delivered

Add OS Version to repository in IZSAM

Operating System Version VVRRMM is currently captured during IQ Scan. Please add this to the repository and include in Machine Inventory report. This property will assist in asset management, especially LPAR and Hardware assets. Our Asset Manageme...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 3 Delivered

Search Module and datasets showing ALIAS-OF

Is it possible to capture the ALIAS-OF values for each module and dataset listed within the reports?
almost 4 years ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 2 Delivered

Linklist indicator for Lpars are being displayed for only Lpars where the IQ jobs are being run but the the same linklist indicator is not valid for other lpars in the sysplex.

Its an Audit exposure where the wrong linklist indicators are being displayed for other Lpars in the sysplex apart from the Lpars where the IQ jobs are run which shows the right Linklist .
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 2 Delivered