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Microprofile Health/Monitor Endpoint Support

To be able to handle z/OS connect endpoints the same way than normal microservices, there should be an microprofile health/monitoring endpoint. This endpoints would be very useful for every customer using zospt to start z/OS connect.
almost 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

IDz JMON Started Task session limit

There is a limit to the number of session connections the JMON Started Task will allow. Once this limit is reached, all further connection attempts are rejected with message: FEJ205W Warning: Session limit exceeded All work through IDz stops until...
about 5 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Other 3 Not under consideration

RDz LPEX ISPF Editor SORT priority alpha vs numeric order incorrectly sorts numeric first

Rational Developer for System z LPEX ISPF Editor SORT priority alpha vs numeric order incorrectly sorts numeric first Input:5 2 alternate8 0 binaryZ 0 cola8 0 decimal3 2 entrylevel5 1 flash6 0 grafics2 0 helium3 1 integer5 3 joinme Boundary 1 100S...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 2 Not under consideration

Global Transaction Support needed for .NET ODBM Development

We would like the .NET ODBM capability to be able to handle both LOCAL and GLOBAL transaction processing just as the JAVA IMS Universal Drivers offer both capabilities.
about 10 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 2 Not under consideration

New option to generate DBD without metadata

We would like to have a new DBDGEN option that enables users to generate a DBD without an extended fields table for metadata. For example, we propose adding a new macro like below, which precedes other DBDGEN macros and allows users to specify not...
about 5 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

Expand recordsize in File Control Program for VSAM

Currently you can't have a VSAM record bigger than 32767 bytes because the record size is in a half word in the File Control Program. Expanding the record will allow us to hold more data in a single record. It will allow you to use channel and con...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Not under consideration

Java com.ibm.ims.connect.OutputMessage should contain LPAR (SMF ID ) and IMS ID that executed the transaction

z/OS Connect stakeholders need to know which system of record executed an API, in this case IMS transactions. The IMS service provider does not supply any information about the IMS that executed the transaction beyond IMS Connect.
over 1 year ago in IMS Connect Extensions for z/OS / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

Single Sign On with SAML and Microsoft AD in HACP EE

Single Sign On with SAML:Provide a single sign on feature in HACP EE with SAML as the protocol and Microsoft AD as the directory server.LDAP is used as a protocol of choice for on-prem authentication for tools like HOD.HACP EE is a web application...
over 3 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 1 Not under consideration

Support LDAP with Microsoft AD for HOD

Support data store in Microsoft AD using LDAP for HOD.Currently it is already supported for IBM LDAP Server.
over 3 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 1 Not under consideration

Deinstallation of IBM Installaion Manager products doesn't clean up the package group directories

After deinstalloation of IBM Installaion Manager products, the package group directories are not deleted. This is the same behaviour with all Software installed by Installation Manager and therefore seems to be a Problem with the Installation Mana...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

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