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SSL refresh command for CICS Liberty

When a new cert is added to the keyring, we have to manually cycle the jvms for each of our cics regions. We need a way to either automatically update the cert cache for the liberty jvms or run a CICS command to refresh the jvm cert cache.
about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Future consideration

Dataset flow graph support for Compuware File-Aid utility

We use File-aid batch utilities extensively in our batch jobs. AD's dataset flow does not support File-aid and therefore looks broken. This RFE is created as agreed with IBM staff KTIMOTHY@jp.ibm.com and yiplf@sg.ibm.com refer TS004447144 for details
about 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Future consideration

Incorporate Business Planning activities into Forecasting and capacity planning

Provide the ability to incorporate Business Planning activities into Forecasting and capacity planning in general.
about 3 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Future consideration

Add LIST CPSAI TO WAPL

WAPL supports the modification of CPSAI but not the LIST and so it is impossible for us to test the segments value in automated processes.
about 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Support specific characters regarding MAILOPTS

Today IzWS require a x'7C' definition in MAILOPTS and in the EMAILJCL member as "AT" sign to support a mail could be send through SMTP. Few customers might have a need to use an other value / character due to specific national restrictions or requ...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

(TPFUG/Visa) Tooling required to keep online and offline image unique file system files in sync and cleanup obsolete/superseded content

The list of files loaded online on TPF in /sys/tpf_pbfiles the list of files included in an OLD or TLD deck using the current content of tpf.loadfile can be different. We need a way to be able to determine what those differences are, and a way to ...
about 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

IDz Debugger IMS Isolation to prevent 'DIS TRAN *' command

Debugger IMS Transation Isolation facility in ISPF pannel currently permits issuing both an IMS display command 'DIS TRAN *' to display all the existing trasactions, or issue 'DIS TRAN pattern*' with a filtering pattern, or even with the full tran...
about 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Future consideration

National characters are not supported under Metadata column in AD Analyze Client

When using REST API functions to place data under the Metadata column within AD Analyze Client we do see that this function does not support national characters.
about 3 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

Check the transfer of the source files from Local to Remote System that contain unmappable characters to EBCDIC

When using local projects to develop COBOL or PLI then files are UTF8 encoded and it is possible to add characters that cannot be mapped later on to an EBCDIC code page. Check the encoding to avoid that unmappable characters to EBCDIC are transfer...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Future consideration

Enhance CICS Policy to restat MQMONITOR if it abends/fails

This is in continuation for RFE 136876.Like to request to enhance CICS System policies to monitor MQMONITOR status and set it to STARTED if it abends/fails.
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration