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zOS PT - Enable console commands to be submitted via REXX script for zCEE Workflows

We would like the zOSPT - zOS Connect workflows to be updated to allow usage of REXX scripts to submit console commands. The CICS workflows have the option to use REXX or API-EMCS to submit console commands. We'd like to see both of these same opt...
about 3 years ago in z/OS Provisioning Toolkit / Workflow 1 Future consideration

Associate complete program with include

A developer tries to edit a PL/I include member, which has a complete program associated.
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

Override EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS at the report level

We would like the capability of defining a different "from" email address for certain reports emailed by Output Manager, rather than using the address that is defined in policy for "EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS".Currently specified is the email address of t...
about 6 years ago in IBM Tivoli Output Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Batch Execution for File Manager Copy Wizard

File Manager component of IDz currently has a copy wizard that can copy a tape file using TSO tape mount authority. We are reluctant to enable that functionality due to concerns over contention. In the host version of File Manager, there is a batc...
about 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Future consideration

idletimout statistics

Please provide the ability to display the idletimeout value and the number of idletimeout counter for the display; also in explorer. The ability to view this information not available in the product. The idletimeout value can be viewed in the .ini...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 1 Future consideration

zHSC needs Package Option to not Lock Socket on zHSC Send and not Correlate zHSC Reply

z/TPF High Speed Connector (zHSC) needs API Options that do not Lock the TCP/IP Socket that the zHSC Message is being sent on as well as not expect a zHSC Reply on that socket that needs to be Correlated.
about 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

zUNIT need functionality to auto-generate test cases for mainframe application for each type of element

Many RBC mainframe legacy applications that are 30 - 40 years. As they are in need to integrate Quality Control Gating it requires to introduce a huge number of test cases.
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 6 Future consideration

Enhancement to Job Flow graph to include program, DD card and Dataset

Enhancement to Job Flow graph to include program, DD card and Dataset
about 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Future consideration

Update Sample code inline with product changes

Please can you update EQQJVXIT to represent the latest DSECT for the current plan record layout. The record layout has changed many time and the last update to this module was in TWS V8.5.1. Please can you update the DSECT's for CPOC, CPOP and CPW...
over 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Simplify verification of occurence/operation status after performing a CP REFRESH (dialog option 9.5) by having an available copy of the pre-refresh files on a separate controller

Currently it is very difficult to get all the occurrences and operations in the current plan (CP) into the correct status after it is necessary to perform a REFRESH of the long term plan (which deletes the current plan). In fact it is so difficult...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration