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IDZ Sofware Analyzer - Client Batch Mode - Link with z/OS Copybooks

When we work with IDZ in an interactive mode (eclipse UI), we have added property groups for our projects, in order to link cobol copybooks strored on z/OS PDS (especially technical copybooks we don't need in the Workspace : SQL Messages, MQ, ...)...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 Future consideration

Dual Control for key management actions (n/Auth)

A method for dual control is needed in EKMF Web, such that any action (request), for which dual control is required, requires two (or more) users to confirm the request before EKMF Web performs the action. These actions can be (but not limited to)...
almost 2 years ago in Enterprise Key Management Foundation / UKO for z/OS 2 Planned for future release

Option to download list / Summary of all programs in impact analysis report.

Currently Impact analysis report option, search in files option gives the list of programs in CSV format where the program name is embedded with the complete path of the program. Instead would like to see the list of programs/modules impacted whic...
7 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Future consideration

Program flow can eliminate EXIT para which doesn't have any code statement.

This will reduce cluttering of program flow by removing unwanted EXIT para in program flow. Dont show EXIT para which doesnt have any code in it except EXIT statement.
7 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

support us to allow only one session for one user at a time through DWC.

It is possible now that multiple sessions can be started for a single user at a same time. Multiple sessions can lead to data integrity issues when concurrent access to the same data is allowed. We must restrict the no of sessions for the same use...
4 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Config to limit Thread or Connection usage at API/URL level

We have had multiple high severity incidents where degradation of one service for reasons such as latency, looping, database contentions, deadlocks etc ends up quickly (in matter of seconds) exhausting all available threads within z/OS Connect the...
7 months ago in z/OS Connect 2 Not under consideration

AD lacks inter-relation analysis capability from java service connected to mainframe.

Proposed idea: 1. In current AD 6.0.1/6.1.x all artifacts loaded from z/OS into application discovery on windows would enable user to analyze the inter-module relationships/interdependencies in mainframe alone but it didn't show the holistic view ...
7 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

manage/clean ctgjnilog files

The WebSphere application server z/OS generates messages in the ctgjnilog files and we need to manage/clean ctgjnilog files ourself. I would like these files would be managed more efficiently in the future. Could you create new options to be set: ...
11 months ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 0 Future consideration

Let Enterprise Cobol Compiler exploit zIIP CPU

Starting from version 5, enterprise cobol compilers have increased the cpu used to compile programs, especially using optimization options of the executables.Offload the CPU used by compilers to zIIP processors at least during the most cpu busy ph...
almost 3 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Enhance Licence Manager fixes release

Implement proper version control and provide fix list for each version release of IBM Host Integration License Manager. As en example on fix central you can find: fix pack: HI_v13.0.0_LicenseManger fix pack: HI_13.0_LicenseManager for the product ...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Not under consideration

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