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GDPS/Metro ability to IPL on Subchannel sets 2 & 3

We have our GDPS/LCP recovery volumes in Subchannel sets 2 & 3 but GDPS/Metro cannot IPL systems onto those subchannel sets. We would like to see GDPS/Metro add the capability to IPL on all available z/Series subchannel sets.
almost 2 years ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

Dedicated Timeout Parm for WEB CONVERSE/WEB RECEIVE

We currently use WEB CONVERSE to get data back from remote services via HTTP. We have run into issues whereby system failures on the destination side will not send a response resulting in the CICS task to indefinitely wait until intervention occur...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Implement: 01 var1 LIKE var2.

Often variables are defined in copybooks or DCLGEN copybooks. There are times when the definition in that copybook changes slightly and it would be nice if a developer could simply rely on the compiler to use the picture of the copybook variable a...
over 1 year ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 4 Future consideration

High Availability Worload with IPIC

Need a real High Availability Worload when connecting zcee and CICS with IPIC. Not just fail over.
over 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Add more options to Attribute characterWhiteSpace

Currently, the build toolkit properties file attribute characterWhiteSpace=COLLAPSE removes all leading, trailing, and embedded white space from type string fields. Furthermore, the same option replaces with single space characters all tabs, new l...
over 3 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Future consideration

DFHDPLOY More Functionality, i.e. FILE operations in CICS

Working with DFHDPLOY is quite good,makes handling of CICS-manipulation much easier.We currently searching for the Ability to CLOSE / DISABLE a vsam file andOPEN / ENABLE it after reloading.
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Future consideration

Provide ability to view and track parameter/data flow across program call boundaries in and ADDI Program Call Graph

Providing this capability will help to better assess program dependencies from a parameter/data perspective in a graphical capacity. This becomes important when assessing how to refactor/segment programs into modular COBOL services where parameter...

CTG daemon should do self-check and cleanup IPC queue regularly

Customer think the CTG daemon should do self-check and clean up the IPC message queue regularly
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Suppress or obfuscate queryString in SMF123 records

Currently SMF123 records expose query parameters in RESTFUL requests as queryStrings. Enterprises using Z/OS Connect EE should have the option to suppress or obfuscate queryStrings in SMF123 records to both ensure that comply with GDPR / DP / PSD2...
over 3 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Add the support for DBCS on SMU

Our customer is using System Automation SDF(NetView NCCF) to display the important message which includes DBCS characters.Messages in DBCS are required to display on SMU monitoring panel after migrating SDF to Service Management Unite.
over 2 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future consideration