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Add support for SMF 103 subtypes 13 and 14

We have IBM HTTP servers based on Apache software. They create SMF type 103 subtypes 13 and 14 records, but IZPCA does not support these record types.
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Future consideration

IMS ORF to fix Pointer Errors with Multi Databases that are Logically Related.

Regarding the use of IMS ORF. While The 3 databases were having Pointer errors, The ORF completed the reorganization of the 3 logically related databases. CC=0000. Prefixes were resolved and updated. However, After ORF ran successfully, the Pointe...
5 months ago in IMS Online Reorganization Facility for z/OS / Product functionality 1 Future consideration

Support for type when syncronizing configuration members

When using ADDI ADDI syncronization feature its possible to add Configuration/IMST_PGM as Virtual Folder/Type but when it's added to build client it's always added with default type CSD. This means that every member added thru syncronization featu...
5 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Future consideration

Zookeeper ACL is requested for security reasons

Security scans have discovered that the ADDI-Server has a securtity vulnerabilty: Apache Zookeeper Common/Default Nodes Accessible Without ACL port 2181/tcp. Apache ZooKeeper is essentially a centralized service for distributed systems to a hierar...
5 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Future consideration

Application Discovery Configuration Admin dashboard login with smartcard/client certificate(CAC)

Hi,Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence version 6.1.3 introduced authentication possibility in Application Discovery Configuration Admin dashboards. But it's implemented today through ldap userid/pw. Passwords are not recommended way fo...
5 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 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 ...
10 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Support for EXTERNAL data

zUnit should support data items declared as EXTERNAL. If a data item in COBOL is declared as EXTERNAL it can be used to pass data from a calling program to a subprogram, and therefore should be recorded as if it is a parameter. Also when calling a...
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Not under consideration

SMF123 enhancement - error from server or HTTP response code mapping

Problem statement : Despite 'polite' requests to the contrary we have a few internal customers who employ HTTP status code's 500 in their HTTP status code mapping. In the event of transient issues in Open LIberty, it is not possible to establish w...
over 1 year ago in z/OS Connect 1 Future consideration

zCDP to support CA/BroadCom IDMS SMF record collection

In ASEAN, there is a customer who uses CA/Broadcom IDMS.Customer has some difficulty to produce any IDMS performance related report So.. if zCDP is able to collect IDMS SMF record in near-real time, then forwards it into Analytic Platform (such li...
10 months ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Planned for future release

SMF26BYT and SMFBYU do not appear in Common Data Provider

Could you add these 2 fields please in the product DEFS ?
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Future consideration