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KFASD100/101 Messages for Agents - SDA Install started/completed as WTO

Self-Describing Agent Messages from OMEGAMON Agents (Netview, System Automation, Networks, Java, Catalog Management, HSM Audit, HSM Report, ...) are not written to SYSLOG with WTO but only to RKLVLOG. We need such KRAA002 Messages like KFASD100/10...
over 6 years ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 1 Future consideration

TOS Gui: add ability to save and restore sessions and screen locations.

Everytime a user opens the TOS Gui, they have to open and arrange all of their desired sessions. This is time consuming and repetitive, especially in a 7x24 environment when tpf operators start their shift. Enhance the TOS Gui to be able to save o...
over 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Operations Server 1 Future consideration

New Parameter for INGAMS

INGCLEAN should be a new parameter of command INGAMS REFRESH
over 10 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

Ability to use thePREFIX paramenter when using JOBNAME on an UPON statement in an MRT

You cannot use the PREFIX parameter when using JOBNAME on the UPON statement in an MRT. The alternative is to code this using the OTHERMSG statement but this is not as efficient.
almost 8 years ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration

Suppress Warning Message On Recall Of Datasets

The problem is with the warning message in IDz which tells the user this may be an SCLM dataset and asks if you want to continue. We don't have this message in ISPF and we would like to have the same behavior in IDz. So what if a dataset is under ...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 6 Future consideration

OMEGAMON/IMS REQUIRES API MONITORING

IMS, when combined with z/OS Connect, has the capability to support IMS trxs calling an API. The API request goes thru z/OS Connect to where ever the API is to execute. In the meantime the IMS trx goes into a wait, waiting for the API response. Om...
over 5 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for IMS on z/OS / Product functionality 5 Future consideration

Delay debug does not behave like CICS debug

Hi, we found some weird difference in behaviour of z/OS Debugger between CICS and non-CICS profiles (delay debug). Assuming we have a program call chain of PROGA calling PROGB and defining both programs in the debugger profiles. Behaviour in CICS:...
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Enterprise Cobol - ON EXCEPTION clause for SET procedure-function-pointer TO ENTRY entry-point

To avoid an abend at runtime, the instruction "SET procedure-or-function-pointer TO ENTRY entry-point" should have an "ON EXCEPTION" clause, as is the case for the instruction "CALL".The instruction "SET TO ENTRY" causes a loading of the program w...
over 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Future consideration

Serviceability enhancement to CICS IPCS Formatter for 64-bit storage information, from the SMSGLOBAL block to SM=3

I'd like to request a serviceability enhancement regarding 64-bit storage information which is available at dump time. Please would it be possible to add the information from the SMSGLOBAL block (SMS pagepool stats) to SM=3? It would also be usefu...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Enterprise COBOL - MDECK(NOCOMPILE) must produce a cross-reference COPY/BASIS report

A COBOL program compiled with the MDECK(NOCOMPILE) option for the purpose of expanding COPYBOOKs, handling text replacements, and incidentally handling conditional compilation directives, produces a listing that is limited to the list of options f...
about 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 5 Future consideration

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