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Allow non-SMS datasets in a LIBRARY definiton

Relax the restriction that non-SMS datasets must only be specified via DFHRPL, and hence allow non-SMS datasets to be used in a LIBRARY definition.
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

DFHDPLOY without the need of CPSM (CMAS)

Use the DFHDPLOY / UNDPLOY utility without the need of being into a CICSPLEX architecture.
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

CICS Policies message destination

Messages generated by CICS Policies are directed to MSGUSR via transient data destination CSSL. Our automated operations product cannot access and process messages in MSGUSR directly. It would be more beneficial for CICS Policy messages to be dire...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Need ability to link CICS WLM Quiesce status to zOS WLMHealth

When a CICS region is quiesced in CICS Plex System Management Work Load Management, the region is seen as unhealthy by CICSPlex System Management so it will be much less likely to to route work to it from other CICS regions in the same CICSPlex th...
about 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

New PyCSM and pyds8k packages to support IBM disk migrations

IBM Disk management team is making use of Python for disk migrations and we need additional Python packages installed to downloads.pyaitoolkit.ibm.net We were asked by IBM to get the following for the disk management tools: PyCSM https://pypi.org/...
8 months ago in Python AI Toolkit for IBM z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Provide CICS TS Message Utility Features in CICS TS5.*

I use the CICS Message Utility to modify the DFHAC2206 abend message such that it says "DFHAC2206 HH:MM:SS APPLID Transaction XXXX failed with abend AZCT. If abend is AZCT, a timeout has occurred. Re-enter transaction to continue."I have the timeo...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

z/OS Connect V3 deployment

From my application developer: The current system allows me to deploy both the Service and the API directly to the z/OS Connect Server. There are opportunities to optimize the process.
over 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Incorrect Cross-reference of data names with integrated preprocessor CICS

When Integrated cics preprocessor is used, variable which are only used in EXEC CICS not appears in the Cross-refence of data names. It appears correctly when cics preprocessor is used
about 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 6 Not under consideration

Batch load of Annotations

Provide a facility to load the Annotations DB in batch.
about 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Allow suppression of 'F'alse alerts from Situations.

As documented for Tivoli/Omegamon situation alerts:https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/om-shared?topic=tos-how-write-message-console-situation "The message is produced when the situation is true (T) or false (F)." We would like an option to supress the 'F...
8 months ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 1 Not under consideration

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