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Provide API Name in addition to field name for GMOMW0005E / GMOMW0021E error in zOS Connect

Currently we are debugging a lot of GMOMW0005E errors and they only provide the field name that encountered the error. Initially these were easy to debug but now that the environment is growing at a rapid pace it is near impossible as the error on...
about 3 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Create "Balance" algorithm for CPSM routing

This algorithm can be a new algorithm, or an enhancement to the QUEUE algorithm, in which CPU utilization information can be considered. Avoiding disasters in existing algorithms, we prefer that a new one should be created. This feature can be ena...
almost 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Reduce CPSM routing heartbeat in normal mode

In CPSM WLM (normal mode), the 15-second heartbeat remains the same for over 10 years. With the improvement of z/OS, CICS, other products and hardware (z15), the 15s value of the heartbeat should be revised, aiming to reduce this time, in a config...
almost 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

LCP - Some warning should show up in a script in case you do LCP recover from a Partial Backup

LCP captures/Safe Guarded Copy are immutable copies/backups. So we better make sure that these backups are complete - not missing a volume or more. When you start a IBM z Cybervault sysplex, i call it a recovery sysplex, manually or full automated...
over 1 year ago in GDPS 1 Future consideration

SMU and GDPS - Hardware Integration

When integrating HW views into SMU it would be good to have GDPS facilities integrated, also.
over 4 years ago in IBM Service Management Unite 1 Future consideration

MQ Trigger support

An important customer in Italy is showing interest in our end-to-end Instana solution (z + dist.). They use IMS as a transaction monitor and applications arrive on the z platform via WASz or via MQ. zAPM Connect currently support only MQ Bridge fo...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Future consideration

Enhance Python API zsystem.read_console to use OPERLOG

The current capability of the Python API only captures the syslog of the system that the API executes on. If a user wanted to automate some function / task that required capturing messages from the console in a sysplex environment that contains mu...
about 1 year ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 0 Future consideration

Access Kafka from CICS

Provide access to Kafka from / to CICS.
about 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Command to refresh preloaded programs in all regions from one IMSPLEX

Although IMS v15 may include a similar new feature: An IMS system programmer using a command can refresh a program that is scheduled in an IFP region or preloaded in DFSMPLxx member without having to restart the region. We need a global command, t...
almost 8 years ago in IMS System Services / System Management 1 Future consideration

add RMF PCIE panel for Streaming in CDP (Common data provider)

after enabling zHyperlink, it would be usefal that Common data Provider (CDP) could stream PCIE statistics , to use data in Splunk
11 months ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Future consideration

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