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    Support 64-bit Java Runtime (Semeru) for the Automation Adapter in IBM Z System Automation

    We would like to request support for running the Automation Adapter in IBM Z System Automation 4.3 on a 64-bit Java Runtime Environment, such as IBM Semeru (Java 11, 17, or 21). Our z/OS systems are standardized on 64-bit Java runtimes, and mainta...
    4 months ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

    SA Datastore connectivity alerts when variables for dynamic resources are deployed but no connection to the datastore exists

    Currently if there is no connection to the ING384I Persistent data store is not available will be displayed in the INGDYN panel, however you can have resources that were defined and your connection to the datastore has been lost and unless you go ...
    8 months ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

    Make INGVARS values accessible from Automation Table

    Similar to ATF('DSICGLOB varname'), having System Automation shared variables would be valuable when working with message automation.
    over 5 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

    Add support for the usage of symbolic links for USS Path

    I would like to have the ability to use symbolic links under USS Control > Process Command/Path in the System Automation Policy Database to remove the need for submitting a policy database build and configuration refresh if the path is changed.
    over 2 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 3 Future consideration

    SDF Re-Sev/Re-Color of Existing Captured Message

    When using SDF as a monitoring platform, it would be beneficial to mark a captured message as "acknowledged" by changing the color of it on the screen without deleting it entirely, so that it can be followed up on or reports made later. At this ti...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Not under consideration

    Suspend file and Configuration refresh aborted

    With SA 4.1 and the use of a suspend file, a configuration refresh may be aborted or rejected because errors related to the suspend file. The error messages may be issued in the syslog of a remote system and the issuer of the command is not inform...
    almost 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Planned for future release

    Enable JSON-Formatted Alert Delivery via INGIBRKR Using Customizable Templates

    Currently, INGIBRKR (IBM NetView Integration Broker) supports forwarding alerts and events to external systems, but lacks native support for sending alerts in structured JSON format using customizable templates. This limits integration with REST-b...
    5 months ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

    Add user types for SHUTDOWN commands, similar to user type for STARTUP

    It is possible to alter/modify the start of an application by specifying a TYPE of STARTUP in the appropriate phase. An example of this using "WARM" as the type is shown in this KC figure: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSWRCJ_4.1.0/c...
    almost 7 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

    Support for Pre-defined JSON Input in INGIBRKR

    Currently, INGIBRKR only accepts a list of strings to mitigate RCE risks. However, this restriction leads to improper handling of characters like double quotes ("), resulting in malformed Kafka messages and downstream processing issues. Enable the...
    6 months ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

    ingrchck needs to be updated to work with AUTWRK assignments

    INGRCHCK halts the current shutdown commands of the task it was invoked for. The issue we are encountering is that if the task it is waiting for is running on the same autwrk tasks then the second task might not be able to shutdown as the commands...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

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