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TXSeries supports DB2 pureScale on Linux

TXSeries supports DB2 pureScale for AIX platform, but not for Linux.TXSeries for Linux also should support DB2 pureScale for customres who requires high reliability and high performance for mission critical system.
over 8 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CARMA dialogs "Add" should retain "Bypass generate processor" choose

CARMA dialogs "Add/Update" should retain "Bypass generate processor" choose. I added a screenshot (see uploaded file Capture1.jpg).
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

Deinstallation of IBM Installaion Manager products doesn't clean up the package group directories

After deinstalloation of IBM Installaion Manager products, the package group directories are not deleted. This is the same behaviour with all Software installed by Installation Manager and therefore seems to be a Problem with the Installation Mana...
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

redbook on how to convert sysplex lpar to a stand alone lpar

Customers find it very hard to more a sysplex configured lpar to a stand alone lpar that zd&t could use. IBM should provide a redbook or a methodology to do it, so customers do not have to figure it out for themselves.
over 1 year ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Not under consideration

Increased Functionality in the Transform on Response Mappings

Currently the multiple response code transform seems to happen after the IMS response message is placed in given response layout. I would like to request an option to have the transform happen before the IMS response message layout. For Example:If...
over 3 years ago in z/OS Connect 3 Not under consideration

Option to control resouce limiting for multiple regions from once OMEG Global member

With current feature of resource limit, we can't write separate resource limiting rules based on the region name if we use the same OMEG global member for multiple regions. Looking for an option that we can mention in resource limiting rules based...
over 6 years ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON for CICS / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

RDz LPEX ISPF Editor SORT priority alpha vs numeric order incorrectly sorts numeric first

Rational Developer for System z LPEX ISPF Editor SORT priority alpha vs numeric order incorrectly sorts numeric first Input:5 2 alternate8 0 binaryZ 0 cola8 0 decimal3 2 entrylevel5 1 flash6 0 grafics2 0 helium3 1 integer5 3 joinme Boundary 1 100S...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 2 Not under consideration

z/OS Connect EE multi-tenancy support

We have versioned Cics applications (with application platform context). This means we have one Program name with multiple versions behind: for example: program - version - (Cics operation/entrypoint) - url PROGA - V1.0 - readCustomer - /customer/...
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

It would be helpful to set an automation symbol instead of a "=" or the system name in the Supporting Resource of the APLs in the policy

We have an APL (IE01FD1) that has a Supporting Resource (IE01CTL). Since the Supporting Resource runs on different systems (X21, Y21 and Z21), we must define the APL three times (IE01FD1_PLEXX, IE01FD1_PLEXY and IE01FD1_PLEXZ) and in it the Resour...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Not under consideration

RFE IDz Remote Systems View should be able to sort datasets alphabetical by dataset name only

RFE IDz Remote Systems View should be able to sort datasets alphabetical by dataset name only and not by type-based order like when listing a mix of non-migrated and migrated (DFSMShsm HMIGRATE) datasets. This is currently by design. No doubt, if ...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 2 Not under consideration