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    SQL Language Support for Internal RDS Tables

    Enhance Systems Automation(SAzOS) to allow Sequential Query Language(SQL) against internal table data. Enabling the use of the powerful SQL language would provide at least these benefits:• A universally recognized language to access table data.• S...
    almost 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

    SA generated MRT needs to be consistent with auto-generated trap behaviour

    Under OTHERMSG SA should use the EXIT statement by default so trap behaviour is the same as a default UPON MSGID(...). Example of an UPON MSGID...UPON( MSGID = 'IEFC166D' ) REVISE('Y' AUTOMATE)When there is a hit on this message, there is no addit...
    about 9 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

    Allow to assign one operator to an APL and/or MTR

    Some resources are highly mission critical. Actions against those resource have been immediatly be processed.
    about 7 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

    SA PROCOPS ICNTL command can be imporved update multiple variables in one command

    Hello, We were trying to use SA to automate ooCoD(resillience offering) requested by bank customer, they need to update lpars' weights values, but found if we use SA,we need to issue 21 commands which cost 15 minutes to update the weights. My BCPi...
    over 4 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

    Special Report Option for Overrides needed

    Hello IBM,we need a additional Policy Database report, to find and identify our used AT OVERRIDES in the PolicyDB on a easy way. For migrations and optimization measures of our PolicyDB, we use currently the "Full Policy Database Report" to find a...
    over 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

    Message when RUNMODE is reached.

    I would find it pretty useful if SA would give out a message when a RUNMODE level is succesfully reached. Means, that if I change the current RUNMODE and all the affected applications are in the correspondent state, a success Message would be very...
    over 3 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Not under consideration

    Let server group shutdown during sysplex shutdown

    During sysplex shutdown, automation server groups are not able to properly shutdown due to backup systems being unavailable. Server group desires backup system to be available in order to move last APL, however other systems are shutdown. System a...
    over 7 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

    Dynamic Domain Assignment for NetView Workstations

    Objective: Enable the capability to dynamically update the domain assignment of a NetView workstation. This functionality should override the existing assignment set via the System Automation (SA) policy, allowing for temporary workload redistribu...
    about 1 year ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Not under consideration

    Panel INGKYRQ3 does not show all attributes of the vote

    When viewing the details of the Vote on panel INGKYRQ3 it does not show all the information provided by the requestor. Such as the a) Timeout overridesb) Precheck overridesc) Interrupt overrides These values are provide from panel INGKYRU2 from th...
    about 6 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

    Filter options to work with the policy in SA z/OS

    Given the fact that we have a lot entries in the policy (PDB), it would be very useful to have the option to set some filters. The usability of the product would be greatly improved if you can filter application, message-id's and groups (and so on)
    almost 10 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

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