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Explorer SSL click box option for CTG Explorer Connection - utilizing AT-TLS into CTG

As CICS Explorer implements, Provide SSL Click box for the Stats API CTG connection, in Explorer. The Company site uses At-TLS on z/OS; the Company is looking at requiring all connections to use SSL. Explorer SSL connection to the CTG would be tra...
about 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Explorer 1 Future consideration

DBCS support for IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics

IZDS V1.9 provides Japanese panel and report samples. Please add the same support for IZPCA V3.1.
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Planned for future release

Support for configuring only parts of HAO due to customer environment.

In panel KLHXHBTL only are activated the 'helpdesk logon receiver' and the 'helpdesk cmds' receiver (HDO1). HDO2 is inactive in all cases. This configuration was done by IBM due to customer requierements. That is, HAO is actiated partially.
almost 6 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Other 1 Not under consideration

Create POST Query via JOBNAME in REST API Offering for IBM zWS

The REST API for zWS needs a POST command query that is primarily driven by the JOBNAME as in PANEL ID EQQASELP. This query should present all the properties/attributes of the job.
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

IZOA-CWS- create team-based alerts, instead of individual alerts

Hi IBM, we have a customer that is looking to create team-based alerts, instead of individual alerts. This means that, anyone defined as a team member to IZOA, can browse/edit the alerts created by their team. We don't want to use a shared RACF ID...
about 4 years ago in IBM Z Operational Log and Data Analytics 2 Future consideration

New CFRECOVER script command at CF level

Our company has external and internal CFs in both MM Sites. During maintenance activities sometime there is a need to empty one of the CFs and populate to the other CFs based on the PREFLIST. In GDPS there is a script command that allows to empty ...
almost 3 years ago in GDPS 1 Not under consideration

Make IZPCA extractor task ZIIP eligible

We have a large installation IZPCA. Our customer have 20 application LPARs were we installed ICPCA extractor and spoke component.The number of SMF records per day is quite high, approx 1 billion.Customer is dissatisfied about CPU usage of extracto...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 3 Not under consideration

Rescheduling limitation of IMS deadlocked transactions

When an IMS transaction has a deadlock, it abends with an abend code U0777. The input message is placed back at the top of the message queue and the program is reschedulled. If the deadlock situation is repeated, the input message can get requeued...
about 10 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Message Queue Management 1 Not under consideration

Add retry logic for connection failures

I miss connection retry when the network is flaky.1) when entering credentials for VM or zOS you validate credentials by connecting host. In case you get connection errors could you retry eg 3 times with 1sec delay before you raise an error. (in c...
almost 3 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Not under consideration

Support IDz/Aqua installation process via EPP (Eclipse Packaging Project)

Please simplify the (fresh) installation process of Aqua based Eclipse p2-tools (like IDz, Fault Analyzer, IBM Debugger, ….) . Currently you need to go to GitHub download page ( https://ibm.github.io/mainframe-downloads/eclipse-tools.html ) and th...
about 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

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