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Need function to run CDP Log Forwarder data source discovery function on demand

Provide a function to allow the Common Data Provider data source discovery function to run once, when commanded by a user. This would often be used when Discovery Interval and Pattern Discovery Interval are set to 0 (due to CPU usage requirements)...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Planned for future release

enable capture when engine tasks are down for any reason

Currently if an engine task is taken down such as for product maintenance, i.e. the SMF engine, any records cut in the period it is down are lost and not streamed to the target. This is obviously an unacceptable loss of data in the real time monit...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Planned for future release

Error message FABJ0192E is issued for indexes in DRF recovery when ICNDX(Y) is specified in UTILGBL, even though index databases are RECOVERABLE = NO.

In this scenario, image copies of index databases should not be attempted so the error message is confusing/misleading.
about 1 year ago in IMS Recovery Solution Pack for z/OS / Recovery 1 Planned for future release

Enhance Java Doc API when saving job output to describe default encodings

The Java doc for DBB is not specifying the default encodings which are used for any of the saveOutput() methods https://www.ibm.com/docs/api/v1/content/SS6T76_2.0.0/javadoc/com/ibm/dbb/build/JobExec.html#saveOutput-java.io.File- Methods which don'...
about 1 year ago in Dependency Based Build 0 Planned for future release

I need to be able to specify: "Run this step only if all previous step gave cond code less than 5"

“EGL Generation Guide, Version 7 Release 5.1. Chapter "Overview of COBOL generation", "Modifying EGL build scripts for z/OS", "EXEC statement" shows, that COND with no stepname is allowed. And I really need to be able to specify: "Run this step on...
about 1 year ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Planned for future release

Povide a fix for ZWS V9.5 to issue error message when an LTP occurrence is not created due to incorrect use of SHIFT function

The SHIFT function related problem occurred during a testing by client. In summary, an LTP occurrence was not created because the client used SHIFT function incorrectly. (Please refer to case# TS003497942.)However, ZWS V9.5 issued neither error no...
over 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

support DB2 LUW as key repository for EKMFWEB

We have z/OS customers interested in pervasive encryption that do not run DB2 on z/OS. Currently only official support exists for DB2 z/OS as key repository. As the EKMFWEB product supports jdbc2 type 2 and type 4 it could target a DB2 LUW running...
about 2 years ago in Enterprise Key Management Foundation / EKMF Web 0 Planned for future release

Allow High-Speed Connector to function in CRAS state or above

RTMC uses the high-speed connector to send data to the off-host Linux listener. Since RTMC is the new way to send performance data, and eventually user data, we do have a need to know what the system is doing in all states.
over 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Planned for future release

Need new column/field for ACTUAL_JOB_END

When running a historical, statistical, or custom SQL there is no column in either historical or Statistical tables for listing the ACTUAL_JOB_END which would be similar to the ACTUAL_JOB_START field. We would like to see an ACTUAL_JOB_END field a...
over 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

Avoid CP EXTEND failure if LRECL of EQQTROUT is smaller than 32756

After migrating from IWSZ 9.3 to zWS 9.5 the current plan extend job (PGM=EQQDNTOP) suddenly began to fail with a message:IEC036I 002-18,IGC0005E,jjjjjjjj,DNTOP,EQQTROUT,uuuu,vvvvvv, dsname It was not clear that the problem was due to the LRECL of...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

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