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3 months ago in IMS Database Solution Pack for z/OS / IMS Image Copy 4 Future consideration

Encrypting TWS Zcentric workstation password on Mainframe

Encrypting TWS Zcentric workstation password on Mainframe. Currently we have Set of TWS workstation ID and password saved in PARMFTA userinfo dataset on mainframe to connect to connect to zcentric workstation pn windows This userid and password is...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

GDPS GEOPARM CONFIG

We have an Environment where is a Bi-Direction Global Mirror with one Global Mirror being Active, This Allows us to Failover and then Failback for Siteswap. The GEOPARM in the Reverse Direction could not be validated currently as there is active R...
about 4 years ago in GDPS 8 Planned for future release

Add feature to open Sequential flat files from JCL Editor window

Currently only PDS members can be opened directly from within JCL that is opened with the JCL Editor. You can move your cursor to the member name and right-click and you have the option to open, view, browse. With flat files there is no option to ...
3 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 0 Under review

Backup for IMS Directories and BSDS - have flexibility to utilize GDGs and set the BACKUP HLQ (with IMSID being added).

We currently backup our IMS Catalog using the following naming standard and GDG's. IMG2*2.IC1.DFSCD000.DFSCD01A <where * is the IMS environment suffix>IMG2*2.IC1.DFSCD000.DFSCD01A.GxxxV00 Our intent is to backup the IMS Catalog, Directories ...
3 months ago in IMS Administration Tool for z/OS / Installation - Customization 1 Future consideration

STGRCVY=NO should work as documented

Why is it useful? Abending the victim task of a storage violation is a defence against applications acting upon and/or committing corrupted data. CICS Documentation (all releases) promises "If you specify STGRCVY(NO), CICS abends the task if it is...
about 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

protection of productive systems by performing Hyperswap Unplanned validations with SETIOS HYPERSWAP

When we want to perform Hyperswpa Unplanned simulation tests we use the recommended 'SETIOS HYPERSWAP' command. Hyperswap Unplanned If it finds a system that is not ready for Hyperswap (for whatever reason), it does a SYSTEM RESET to ensure the su...
over 1 year ago in GDPS 2 Not under consideration

Allow API/SAR Deployment to specified Folder Location

Related to RFE 112082, We envision the Eclipse API toolkit having a pop-up providing an option to specify a location when doing a deploy. It is important that our application developers for each of our lines of business to choose their separate LO...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 4 Not under consideration

z/OS Connect should provide appropriate HTTP error codes on errors within z/OS Connect or backend systems

Since a short time it is now possible to define HTTP return codes in z/OS Connect depending on codes the application sends back its response message, but in error Scenarios z/OS Connect still doesn't provide an appropriate HTTP error code. Instead...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 7 Not under consideration

New action type for CICS policies

Requesting a new action type for CICS policies: The ability to fail a CICS API request with a RESP/RESP2 code that indicates "REQUEST DENIED BY POLICY"
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration