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Add a filter for filename on task rule 'file activity' and a delay.

Currently, when using policy and task rule 'file activity', we monitor all files activity. I would be interesting to be able able to specify a filename in task rule 'file activity' because usually we want to take action on specific file, not all. ...
8 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Future consideration

Policy : Option in action part of rule to do nothing

Currently, when using policy, each time a rule is triggered, we must code an action (message, event or abend). I would be interesting to add an option 'do nothing'. I will allow to code rule for exception (exclude specific resource) with no action...
8 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Functionality already exists

Option in action part of policies to stop scanning of rules when one is applicable

Currently, when using policy, task rules are scanned and applied even if first one is applicable. This is explained in documentation : Specify thresholds for the following attributes as filters. You can define multiple task rules of the same rule ...
8 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Functionality already exists

IBM Knowledge Catalog is a currently available feature in CP4D but it's not available for s390x architecture. This feature is needed on Linux on z

Ability to leverage the qos of the mainframe to find, understand, curate and access data.
2 months ago in IBM Cloud Pak for Data on IBM Z 0 Submitted

Match 360 is a currently available feature in CP4D but it's not available for s390x architecture. This feature is needed on Linux on z

Able to provide 360 view of clients a cloud native environment in Open Shift on Linux on z
2 months ago in IBM Cloud Pak for Data on IBM Z 0 Submitted

Support for Watson Query on Linux on z

Data virtualization (Watson query) is a currently available feature in CP4D but it's not available for s390x architecture. This feature is needed on Linux on z
2 months ago in IBM Cloud Pak for Data on IBM Z 0 Submitted

IM Change Detection ability to compare using subset of time frame.

We have Near Real Time (NRT) environment where we process the data every day from 8 am - 9am, 9 am - 12pm and 2pm - 3 pm SMF time frame. We want ability to select custom time range and use same time range for comparison for every reference period ...
2 months ago in  IBM Z IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Enable Application Performance Analyzer in VS Code

Provide VS Code extension for Application Performance Analyzer
2 months ago in Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

CICS should execute the EXEC CICS GET CONTAINER INTO command under the EXECKEY of requesting program to honor CICS storage protection.

Currently when a USERKEY task executes an EXEC CICS GET CONTAINER INTO if the receiving data area is smaller than the container data the program creates a storage violation. Because CICS processes the GET CONTAINER command on behalf of the task, a...
almost 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Provide the ability to control when MONITOR1 interval runs.

We would like the ability to control when MONITOR1 interval runs to avoid it running at the same time when we have multiple GDPS K-systems hosted on the same CEC.
over 1 year ago in GDPS 11 Not under consideration