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SSL support for the statistics port in Explorer plugin

CICS/TG v10.1 now allows us to use protocol@statssslapi.parameters but the v3.1.0.1 version of the CTG plugin for z/OS Explorer doesn't support this encrypted communication. I think it would be a good idea to release a new version of the plugin th...
24 days ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Explorer 0 Planned for future release

HACPEE support on Openshift

We need HACPEE support on Openshift and images available on Openshift catalog
4 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 4 Planned for future release

Restricting access to specific bot commands and command options for specific users and/or globally.

Introduce "read-only" access mode limited to getting system status. Blocking any possibility to perform any task (like stopping resources) which could change system state.
about 1 month ago in IBM Z ChatOps 2 Planned for future release

Builtin function for CMPSC & zEDC (data compression)

In CICS, we're currently heavily relying on compression of data before we write the data to VSAM datasets. This is currently done by a no longer supported ISV software. We think about how to migrate it to a better solution that provides better way...
about 1 month ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 1 Planned for future release

Reporting spool(PUT) statements at compile time to avoid unnecessary performance issues on runtime

Spool statements using on test phase can be forgotten during production transition. This will cause unnecessary performance degredation. So, PUT statement usage can be reported during compile time. Compiler message can be displayed different messa...
about 1 month ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 1 Planned for future release

Add ability to update JCL created by UnitTest task

The generated JCL from the task creates a temporary file that doesn't use the ${HLQ} variable that all the other datasets use. Instead, it uses &SYSUID as the HLQ for the dataset. Given that multiple builds could be running concurrently with t...
2 months ago in Dependency Based Build 0 Planned for future release

Request FastPath solution pack to support ZIIP processor

Customers use FP solution pack to run routine jobs like 'Pointer Checker report' , usually consume a lot of IO and CPU time if there are many DBs. If workload can offload to ZIIP processor, it should relief CPU constrain and shorten job execution ...
about 1 month ago in IMS Fast Path Solution Pack for z/OS / All components 0 Planned for future release

Python program control

We're writing an C module for Python that uses __passwd service. Unfortunately, it couldn't be used without issue, because the python shared objects and binaries are not delivered with extattr +p (program control). So we've to code our own usermod...
2 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python 0 Planned for future release

Provide Detailed Instructions on Cloning an SMU Server from a Container to a new Container/Server for High Availability

IBM currently provides an option to install/manage/run SMU using a Red Hat (Podman)/Linux (Docker) container. It would be very useful for clients to have detailed instructions on how to make a copy of an existing SMU container to create a high ava...
3 months ago in IBM Service Management Unite 0 Planned for future release

Enhance IMS FP Tools to provide automated recommendations for optimal DEDB tuning parameters.

When using IMS FP Tools for DEDB tuning with FPA, the tool should be enhanced to analyze the following data from the DB Pointer Checker report and provide direct recommendations for optimal UOW, ROOT parameters, and ADS allocation size: Overflow u...
about 1 month ago in IMS Fast Path Solution Pack for z/OS / Fast Path Advanced Tools 1 Planned for future release

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