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Provide a z/OS ENQ query comand

There are many ways to query the system/dataset ENQs on z/OS but there is no way presently via ZOAU. Please provide an easy to use query capability for ZOAU that does not require operator authority to issue the d grs command. See both ISPF ISRDDN ...
3 months ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 0 Future consideration

Need to increase the size of the formatted columns from the existing limit of 6 to something much greater such as 15 or user defined

Today when create a report for things such as TOTAL DL/I calls over a several hour period the column is returned in scientific format if the return value exceeds 6 digits.For example, returned as: 4.4228E+08. This makes reading the report via diff...
14 days ago in IMS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / All components 0 Submitted

We need the record definition and the table for smf type 87.

We need SMF TYPE 87 record data to keep a track on conversion from RESERVE to GLOBAL ENQ. This is a key metrics and we would like this to be the part of healthcheck dashboard. This is also recommended by IBM and we need this to be part of IzPCA
14 days ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Submitted

Enterprise COBOL z/OS: Implement TYPEDEF and TYPE

I would like to see TYPEDEF and TYPE implemented in Enterprise COBOL on z/OS similar to how it is implemented in Enterprise COBOL x86 and defined in the COBOL ISO standard. TYPEDEF and TYPE provided additional tools for writing structured COBOL an...
15 days ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 0 Submitted

Support for User-defined functions in programs utilizing SQL

At the moment it is not possible to compile a COBOL module using "user-defined functions"/"function prototypes" and EXEC SQL. This severely limits the usability of "user-defined functions"/"function prototypes" in system which uses SQL/DB2 as the ...
15 days ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 0 Submitted

To enhance the IBM IMS Fast Path Solution Pack FPA RELOAD and INITIALIZE functions

To enhance the IBM IMS Fast Path Solution Pack FPA RELOAD and INITIALIZE functions, we propose the following enhancements: Automated ADS Allocation Size Calculation: Implement a mechanism to automatically calculate the optimal ADS allocation size ...
15 days ago in IMS Fast Path Solution Pack for z/OS / Fast Path Advanced Tools 0 Submitted

Renew a certificate in the ring without restart CTG

As indicated in case TS016643542, currently, when we modify a certificate in the RACF ring used by the CTG, it is necessary to restart the STC for detect it, which implies a loss of service. We think it would be interesting to have the possibility...
7 months ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 0 Future consideration

Provide Detailed Instructions on Cloning an SMU Server from a Container to a new Container/Server for High Availability

IBM currently provides an option to install/manage/run SMU using a Red Hat (Podman)/Linux (Docker) container. It would be very useful for clients to have detailed instructions on how to make a copy of an existing SMU container to create a high ava...
3 months ago in IBM Service Management Unite 0 Planned for future release

Port STCK functions from PL/I to COBOL

Hello. COBOL provides intrinsic functions to get date in time in formatted format. I need to also get the STCK (and/or STCKE) values in bin/hexadecimal. PL/I has these features : pex PLISTCK(val) to put the STCK value in val. Is it possible to por...
9 months ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 1 Future consideration

Move the IMS structures above the bar, 64-bit memory

As machines get bigger and faster, they process more IMS transactions per second and we need more storage to process this. We have run out of 31-bit storage. We'd like to move the IMS structures above the bar, 64-bit memory.
28 days ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Submitted

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