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    TESTing INGAMS refresh processing

    It would be really helpful to have a way to TEST the INGAMS REFRESH processing without actually performing the policy refresh, after a policy build has been completed. It will help prevent surprises during change window when we perform the actual ...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future consideration

    Disable SA system shutdown automation

    When a system is closed, SA automation jumps in on autotask AUTSHUT. This uses PHASE1,2 and 3 customisation, but doesn't allow the functionality to be turned off. We have our own system shutdown processing, and had and shutdown issue, then found t...
    about 2 months ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Submitted

    Reduce the disconnect time for BCPII.

    I'm not sure whether this idea is in the right workspace. I could also imagine it in the GDPS or CEC workspace. When a switch from the primary SE to the alternate is necessary today (e.g. for an MCL update or reboots), this lasts about 20 minutes....
    about 2 months ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Submitted

    "Ignore message ID characters" gets disabled if an AT OVERRIDE is used

    It seems unnecessarily restrictive to not allow AT OVERRIDEs when "Ignore message ID characters" is used. This restriction prevents any sort of robust and specific automation definitions from being created without the use of rexx, which seems very...
    about 2 months ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Submitted

    Specify the CCSID in the DFHLS2JS utility so that the char data in the data structure can be encoded independently at runtime

    We can use the DFHLS2JS utility in the CICS JSON assistant to create from a copybook a bundle that contains the JSON file. The JSON file is normally used again in a CICS transaction. Now it is the case that we want to reuse the utility for another...
    about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

    Increase the number of available Application Symbols (SUBSSYMBOLn/SUBPSYMBOLn), similar to System Automation Symbols (AOCCLONEx)

    Both simple and complex environments can be managed more easily through symbol substitution. With additional Application Symbols, a more tailored approach to automation management can be achieved, reducing administration efforts through reusable d...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Z System Automation 3 Future consideration

    Display CICS Liberty JNDI entries via CICS Explorer/AdminCentre or some other way

    We are running Liberty in CICS.Our JNDI entries are built using a number of environmental variables and it would be extremely useful to be able to easily display the JNDI entries and the parameters which have been installed. Just as we can current...
    5 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Future consideration

    DFHSIT: Provide utility for converting back to source values

    It would be useful to have a way of reverting an assembled, link-edited DFHSIT back to the assembler source/supplied values. I am trying to create a service asset to validate that a) an LPAR is ready to run CICS, and b) a given CICS is ready to ru...
    5 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Future consideration

    Provide access to "PolicyDB Name" in Build Post-Processing EXIT INGEX02, similar to Build Pre-Processing EXIT INGEX10.

    Q. Why is it useful?A. Having access to the PDB name in the exit would allow additional actions to take place, based on BUILD return code, such as automatically creating a "point in time" backup of the Policy that just created the Automation Contr...
    5 months ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

    Suppression of SDF Alerts to IBM_SYSAUTO-SDF Without Disabling SA Policy

    Currently, SDF alerts generated by IBM System Automation (SA) are automatically sent to the IBM_SYSAUTO-SDF destination. However, there is no native mechanism to suppress or redirect these alerts on a granular basis without disabling the entire SD...
    5 months ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

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