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EXCI Policy Limiting Batch EXCI Pipes for same job

EXCI Policy, or other means, to Limit excessive Batch EXCI Pipes for same job. A single batch job could loop taking all the EXCI Pipes; would want a way to block one job, to prevent others from opening an EXCI Pipe. Limit would be configurable.
15 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Under review

Allow Default 'My Datasets' filter to be customised

In remote systems explorer there is a default MVS Files filter - 'My Data Sets' - that is hardcoded as '<User ID>.*', and this cannot be changed. In our organisation that the standard HLQ for user datasets and so we need the ability to custo...
2 months ago in z/OS Explorer 0 Under review

Please include the variables for SMCD and SMCR for SMF 119 type 2, and SMF 119 type 38-45

The SMCD and SMCR (Roce cards) are part of the Z16 and with ZOS 2.5 SMCDv2 was touted as a performance benefit. I need to run reports before and after to show the value of these configuration. Splunk is a key method of running trending reports and...
4 months ago in IBM Z Operational Log and Data Analytics 0 Under review

Enable a RENAME environment in AAM

Allowing AAM to intercept rename can provide naming enforcement that cannot be restricted by security.

Since executing a pointer checker on a broken database is highly recommended by IBM IMS, it would be beneficial for IBM IMS to supply a pointer checker utility along with all the other IMS DB utilities already supplied with IBM IMS.

Since IBM IMS chose to make the IMS Catalog a HALDB DB, it would be beneficial - for DB integrity purposes - to have a pointer check utility available for use (@ no additional cost) similar to other IMS DB utilities like the Database Image Copy ut...
4 months ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 0 Under review

Tool to expose a large number of CA GEN COBOL programs in zOS Connect

We got hundreds of CICS Cobol programs which were generated from that we expose so far with Cics Transaction Gateway (CTG), and we want to migrate and expose them in zOS Connect. We do that manually, one Cobol by one Cobol, and this process is pre...
about 1 month ago in z/OS Connect 0 Under review

Enable RACF passticket support for users creating API’s in Design Center to make calls to IMS.

Currently we are leveraging RACF Passticket support for many things within zCEE and it would be beneficial to have this capability for users who are creating API's in Design Center to make calls to IMS
2 months ago in z/OS Connect 0 Under review

CATTool should Provide Date of Master Key Changes

As part of the Crypto Card or KDS Db2 tables, The CATTool should provide the date that the MKVP value was first stored in the KDS or the date that the MVKP value was changed in the KDS as a result of reencipher. This support was recently provided ...
6 months ago in Enterprise Key Management Foundation / Other 0 Under review

Collecting Db2 Integrated Synchronization counters in IZDS

IBM Z Decision Support currently does not collect Db2 Integrated Synchronization IFCID 2 counters. In Db2 component table DB2_IDAA_STAT_S_H/D there is column REPLICATION_CPU, but is only populated with data for CDC replication. Since we have migra...
11 months ago in IBM Z Decision Support 0 Under review

Automated Download for Job Log Details of SAP Jobs

Our client has a critical need to integrate Job Log Details of SAP jobs managed by IBM Workload Scheduler into control and audit systems. To fulfill this requirement, it is essential to implement an automated download feature, enabling the logs to...
26 days ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Under review