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CICS-PA to support z/OS Connect Headers

CICS-PA has added support for z/OS Connect via PH37264, however, it is missing reporting based on headers. Please add support for the 8 headers written to the SMF 123 subtype 1 type 2 record. Support should include the ability to list headers and ...
over 3 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 2 Delivered

Provide capability or a parm that the users of HFPMAIN0 TUNE function can use to specify the size of the work dataset

There were instances where processing a DEDB can get a B37 abend for the workfiles that the HFPMAIN0 TUNE utility uses in the course of its execution. This requires manually coding the DD cards which could be numerous depending on how many areas a...

Startup Message of the controller is needed, when every service is available

We are used to use EQQZ200I as startup message of the controller task. As soon as it appears, system automation will release tasks that are waiting for the controller. In our environment some tasks communication with an controller by pif are holdi...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Delivered

Timestamp for each last TCLASS Max - like Time Last MAX Task reached.

Have time stamp for Time Last TClass Max hit, like timestamp for when Last Max Task hit. This timestamp would be for each individual TClass. This would aid in monitoring region when under high volume and review of performance; Identifying TClass M...
about 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Delivered

2FA access to DWC or RestAPI

Instead of performing it’s own user/password authentication DWC reads the user from the HTTP header. DWC should be able to restrict the traffic it accepts by IP addresses or DNS names in order to have a trust relation with the proxy.
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Delivered

Listing GDG bases & their attributes on cluster level instead of dataset level

In the RDM (and in the TEP) we could see all GDG datasets with GDG level, Max Datasets in GDG, but it's not summarized by GDG BASE. Information on cluster level is not shown. It wil be helpful to see it on cluster level and it will help in better ...
over 1 year ago in IBM OMEGAMON AI for Storage / Reporting 2 Delivered

VPCEQURY HS command change to unnecessary the authority for issuing HYPERSW

VPCEQURY is GDPS Query Services command. Customer thought it is just query and doesn’t grant higher authority to their operator for issuing the commands such as HYPERSW. This is reasonable in terms of security, because the commands that require hi...
over 1 year ago in GDPS 1 Delivered

Provide name of API/Service on Error Mesage

Please add qualifier to message GMOMW0005E to indicate WHAT API/SERVICE issued the error message so that it could be corrected.
over 3 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

RFE for parse JWT token from ZCEE to Mainframe - In reference with Case # TS007365310

Requirement is, APIGEE server calls ZCEE(Zos Connect server) with JWT token and ZCEE validates token based on certificate provided by APIGEE team. We are trying to find out how this JWT Token can be decoded on ZCEE passed to mainframe CICS Channel...
about 3 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

zUnit Feature in IDz should be able to "expand and read" the Catalogued Procedure ("PROC") during "Record Data"

Currently, the Recording JCL in zUnit Feature (in IDz v15) requires that the application/program being tested is in a step in the JCL. Where the application/program is executed/invoked via a catalogued procedure ("PROC"), zUnit should be able to "...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 3 Delivered