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Make clear warning message for "Source -> Validate JCL" feature when working with tape datasets

'Source -> Validate JCL' feature does not support tape datasets, but instead when using this feature it returns "Dataset not found" for the tape dataset. This message brings confusion among users. If that feature does not work for tape datasets...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS Explorer 4 Future consideration

Ability to keep BKR_Catalog & BKR_Job_Tape retention values in sync

In a backup job definition that will write the output to tape, we need to specify below 2 retention options: Config BKR_Catalog_Retention = nnnn Config BKR_Job_Tape_Retention = nnnn Is there was a way to ensure they match may be by defining it wit...
almost 2 years ago in Backup and Restore Manager for z/VM 1 Future consideration

Remote Resource API fo Associate Program to a COPYBOOK

We need the ability to programmatically associate a Program to a COPYBOOK
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Future consideration

Avoid appearance of \" in smfid and message field of SYSLOG/OPERLOG in Humio

Today, if the SYSLOG/OPERLOG is transferred via CDP to Humio, fields like SMFID or @rawstring, which includes message id and message text, contain characters like \".It would be great if it would be possible to remove those characters before it ap...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Operational Log and Data Analytics 0 Future consideration

Enable Omegamon for JVM to monitor de zCEE DVM apis

Our client wants to exploit DVM thru zOS Connect apis, but is not posible to monitor the time of SoR when the system of records is DVM, at the latest Omegamon for JVM version its only posible to have the hole time spent consuming the api not the S...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for JVM 0 Future consideration

Explore AD project: Display of resource types that have an artifact

It would be better if the folders were named when the AD projects were created and only these could be created. Subsequent creation and deletion should be possible for existing AD projects. With this control, on the one hand, the user can navigate...
about 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Future consideration

controlling IPLcomplete-check after setting new Runmode

In case of maintenance we are using runmodes with reduced number of resources which are needed to maintain the systems.In this phase IPL will not complete, cause all our online-systems are down, which are defined for IPL-complete checking.Not all ...
about 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Provide MODESET data in Explorer

We use the WUI to look at MODE information instead of needing to log into hundreds of CICS regions to review this data. We are trying to standardize the using of Explorer and remove the dependency on people using both Explorer and the WUI. Can yo...
about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Future consideration

(TPFUG) Add OSA input list monitoring

To identify / understand the bursting nature of the OSA input list, we would like a mechanism to monitor the queue specifically at high TCPIP volume rates. Sending this information to CDC RTMC is a potential solution.
about 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Add timestamp offset for ZMATC data

PJ46868 added a timestamp offset for ZRTMC data delivered from TPF to linux. This RFE requests the same functionality for the ZMATC data. This would allow for consistent data timestamps for any TPF system that has a non-UTC system time in RTMC and...
about 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

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