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RIP Replacement for z/Systems Open Systems Network Interface

1. Cisco is indicating that it is apparently retiring the Routing Information Protocol (RIP) from its routers/switches, z/TPF needs a replacement such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF). 2. The most recent addition of Cisco's most recent...
about 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

SIT Parmeter to perform a SSL rebuild command périodically

SIT parameter to generate a SSL perform rebuild command automatically
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

parallel build client calls

In the case of a large number of AD projects (approx. 500), which contain a different number of mainframe artifacts (up to max. 20000), one call for the creation, import and build of each individual AD project in succession cannot be implemented o...
almost 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Provide mechanism for setting BZUEXTRA with location of loadlib dataset (PDS) containing business load module

I am opening this RFE on behalf of customer (THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP) to improve zUnit automation and generation process. Currently, zUnit does not provide an easy method for specifying the loadlib dataset (PDS) containing the test target...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 3 Not under consideration

IMS Restart Light as an FDBR replacement

Provide an option to do an IMS Restart Light (comparable to a DB2 restart light) which only closes the Online Log Dataset (OLDS) , does Backout for any inflight PSB, and releases corresponding IRLM locks. IMS Control region should then shutdown im...
almost 11 years ago in IMS System Services / System Restart 1 Not under consideration

DFHFCT BDAM supported as RDO defined

Provide support for DFHFCT BDAM files to be supported in RDO,
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Artificial intellegence assistance software

Artificial intellegence assistance software for professionals like Certified public accountant - Charted accountant CMA, company secretory Job assistance applications
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Not under consideration

enhance discovery using taddm z/os dla

the zd&t tools should provide generalized capability to move/copy any subsystem from z/os to zd&t. This would be much easier if it used taddm z/os dla to do the discovery. In this way cics, ims, mq, broker etc etc could all be candidates f...
about 6 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Not under consideration

Artificial intellegence software for assistance of MBA fields categories

Artificial intellegence assistance software manufacturing for MBA operations management, international business, Finance management , business intellegence, quality management , business management, management informations system, EMBA ,Financial ...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Not under consideration

Separate NUMCHECK's MSG/ABD suboptions by type

We're trying to ease our developers into NUMCHECK, and have mostly got PAC through, using the parameter NUMCHECK(NOZON,PAC,NOBIN,ABD) unless specifically requested to downgrade to NUMCHECK(NOZON,PAC,NOBIN,MSG) for a temporary duration (until the c...
about 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration