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    System Automation, add "members=yes" option to INGDATA

    In System Automation for z/OS, add the "MEMBERS=YES" option to the INGDATA interface. This would behave the same as for the INGLIST command: expanding a passed APG name into its component members.
    almost 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

    Improve performance of C++ try/catch when exception is thrown

    Our coding best practice guidelines advise developers not to use the try-throw-catch method in C++ code for control of the program flow or transaction validation as the underlying TPF mechanism for identifying the source of the thrower results in ...
    over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

    ProcOps: define more than one target hardware per z/OS system

    Enhance ProcOps so that it can handle multiple definitions for z/OS Systems residing in differently named HW Slots on different CPUs.By now we have a homegrown application that is leveraging ProcOps functionality to deal with HW Automation. To be ...
    over 6 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Not under consideration

    Enhance functionality for SA's E2E automation

    Enhance functionality of SA's E2E Automation so that the E2E Manager knows about requests of a local Automation Manager and thus is enabled to show correct Status of a referenced resource.The REF-resource's Status on the E2E Manager System should ...
    over 6 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Not under consideration

    (TPFUG/Visa) Add file access logging to SFTP server

    Currently only user login activity is captured in the log under /tpfjam/ibmutil. Enhance this logging to also include file access activity at a minimum (who's doing what, when and where) as well as FTP commands if possible. Potentially include dif...
    over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

    Support mixed case in field „Applparms“

    Today data entered in the field “Applparms” (INGREQ or INGSET) will be always translated to upper case. Allow to enter mixed case data in this field.
    about 5 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

    Update ZRTDM to display the default Attributes for an undefined record ID

    Update the ZRTDM functional entry to display the default parameters supplied by the z/TPF system when a program requests a pool with an undefined record ID in the RIAT Table.
    almost 4 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

    IBM Case TS017276945 - TPF Queue Manager MQ Channels using MVIPA do not maintain MQ Message Sequence Number when the active CPU changes resulting in error MQSC0347E "Channel Stopped Because of Message Sequence Errors". This puts TPF MQ at a distinct disadvantage

    ISSUE: Travelport uses Moveable VIPA (MVIPA) in MQ to provide a floating IP to the TPF Queue Manager on any CPU (a single Redundant connection point for the Remote End). This serves as TPF's equivalent of High Availability (HA) which is available ...
    9 months ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

    PDB Comparison

    Today there is no possibilty to compare the current PDB/SOCNTL against a new generated SONCTL to see the differences. With other words the automation adminstrator activates every change for a PDB / SOCNTL in blind flight without being able to chec...
    almost 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

    Add INGRUN to the SA API

    Due to a user case, it is important for us to have an option to control the RunModes (INGRUN) via the SA Operation API (endpoint). It is especially important to select a run mode, listing the possible RunModes is also useful.
    over 4 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

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