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IBM Z Batch Resiliency

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Add CHMOD step to jcl from "6.9. Configure the Web API Server" and "7.1. Configure the z/OSMF Plugin"

When importing the plugin, the zosmf stc user needs write/execute permission on /global/izbr/api/plugin/app to create the symbolic link from /global/zosmf/zoswfx1/data/externalapps/izbr-ui. When running jcl from "6.9. Configure the Web API Server"...
18 days ago in IBM Z Batch Resiliency 0 Submitted

Add JWT option to Step 6.4. Configure SSO with z/OSMF for Web API setup

This step requires to input the zosmf LTPA keys file name. IZBR/ZOSMF also supports use of JWT, but the workflow only supports use of LTPA.In "review instructions" panel that follows, it does mention "If z/OSMF is configured to use some other auth...
18 days ago in IBM Z Batch Resiliency 0 Submitted

Filter possibility on the zosmf plugin Resiliency Dashboard

This dashboard is very usefull for DEVOPS personnel, in our case handling banking applications. A devops person can add a widget to it's dashboard. For Db2 tables there is a possibility to filter on Db2 subsystem name. The user now sees the statis...
24 days ago in IBM Z Batch Resiliency 0 Submitted

USERMAC needs to be able to be part of a deployable software stack

Requirement: All configuration files need to be under version control. Software is not to be configured locally on a sysplex in our shop, but implemented by distributing a (subset of a) software stack through a secured pipeline from a SMPE sysplex...
about 1 month ago in IBM Z Batch Resiliency 0 Under review

IZBR WEB API server STC should support APPTABLE being outside of usermac

The webapi server needs the APPTABLE. It only supports it being in the usermac through DD USERMAC//USERMAC DD DSN=SYSTEM.IZBR.USERMAC and will look for member APPTABLE here. Due to version control of the software components we cannot write APPTABL...
2 months ago in IBM Z Batch Resiliency 0 Under review

Use VFIRTDxx to avoid need for multiple USERMAC libraries

Procedure "GDPS LCP primary system installation" Describes the following: 1. Create an hlq.USERMAC library for each RT/SMF Dispatcher that will run on the primary system.For example: hlq.USERMAC1 and hlq.USERMAC2. Creating multiple hlq.USERMAC lib...
2 months ago in IBM Z Batch Resiliency 0 Under review

Db2 dashboard in z/OSMF plugin is missing Db2 subsystem identification.

The WEB-API shows summaries for "All Db2 Subsystems", but the overview does not show on what Db2 subsystem the table is defined. Database/tablespace/table/owner is unique within a Db2 subsystem, but can be the same in different Db2 subsystems. Wit...
3 months ago in IBM Z Batch Resiliency 0 Under review

Column order in Db2 dashboard in z/OSMF plugin

The WEB-API Dashboard Summaries for DB2 show different column orders. Also Tablespace name is omitted on Totals and Unjournaled overview. Db2 Tables Total shows: Table name | Table Type | Creator | Database NameDb2 Tables without Backup shows: Tab...
3 months ago in IBM Z Batch Resiliency 0 Under review

INVMAINT and INVREMOV should support the same granularity as hlq.USERMAC(EXCLJOB)

If EXCLDSN is updated with USER.HISTORY.TEST.**, then INVMAINT and INVREMOV can be used to apply this to already present data in the Inventory database by using: REMOVE,APPLID=**,DSN=USER.HISTORY.TEST.** If EXCLJOB is updated with PAYROL1, INVMAIN...
3 months ago in IBM Z Batch Resiliency 0 Under review

Increase options for XDB2READ to produce more granular reports in DB2READ

DB2READ supports parm DB2DAYS=nnn to set the breakpoint for what is concidered a current backup. And XDB2READ can be used to exclude on database and/or tablespace name. Within a Db2 system, there can be many different databases that have different...
3 months ago in IBM Z Batch Resiliency 0 Under review