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In OMEGAMON/Classic, it is nice to have a ZOOM function of the trace entry to view the elements of trace function

CICS systems programmers can verify more details of that issue if they need. This is certainly a betterment of quality of support for any datacenter.
over 2 years ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

Exit issuing WTO. Add exit or message to existing sense table operation

Sometimes CICS users get hung up and results in sense code 0805000B. WTO generation is for alerts To be sent
over 4 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

automount aws files on OS request

Implement an automatic mount function of aws tapes on awstape device driver. it should be possible to feed the virtual tape drive with scratch tapes without physical awsmount intervention.
over 4 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Not under consideration

DASD unit with no mounted file should be not bve seen as ready in OS

ZD&T allows to define DASD Units that have no associated file in the host filesystem behind. This is necessary since the device map does not allow for dynamic changes. All devices (UCBs) must be defined Right from the beginning otherwise they ...
over 4 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Not under consideration

Move CICS LSR Pools above the bar

We would like to see the LSR pools moved above the bar for CICS. This will allow us to allocate more number of buffers which will reduce physical I/O
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Question: support of ALTERNATE DDNAME LIST for COBOL programs

Hi, Is the use of ALTERNATE DDNAME LIST possible with programs created by the IBM Enterprise COBOL compiler? If yes, how to know the order of the ddnames at the level of the compiled program? If not, register a change request to allow it. Reas...
over 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 7 Not under consideration

ZVDT License Server running natively on Linux on zSystems

The customer would like to have all ZVDT components (i.e.: License Server) running natively on Linux on zSystems. It would helpful to have all components in the same platform to avoid delays, gaps and extra costs.
over 2 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Not under consideration

ZVDT Web Server running natively on Linux on zSystems

The customer would like to have all ZVDT components (i.e.: Web Server - aka Provisioning tools) running natively on Linux on zSystems. It would helpful to have all components in the same platform to avoid delays, gaps and extra costs.
over 2 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Not under consideration

ZVDT - Managed Deployment

The customers want to a ZVDT managed deployment from provisioning tools. Something similar to what ZD&T has in place today. The idea is to avoid typos and mistakes using as much automation as possible.
over 2 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Not under consideration

External security manager (ESM) should be the only way to secure the product. The internal security feature should not be provided as default. The product should not be operative without any security.

It will help ensure our mainframe sites must comply with the internal security audit standards.
over 2 years ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / Installation 1 Not under consideration