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Server Clustering for RESTful Administration Services

Today the RESTful Administration Interface only administers single z/OS Connect server instances. WAS Liberty does have server clustering capabilities. For those who designed a High availability z/OS Connect solution, clustering would be a great f...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Debugger: Displaying Variable content as Hex like in ISPF Editor

Hi IBM, it would be nice, if the Remote Debugger GUI would be able to display hex values of variables like in ISPF. Samples: A pic 9(4) digit:1234 (original display)----FFFF (first halfbyte)1234 (second halfbyte) B pic 9(9) comp-3 Packed Decimal: ...
about 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

allowing limiting access on commands to individual TRANs and PGMs

Allow extra granularity for controlling and granting access to a group or individual to issues commands against specific transactions or programs, potentially by the program or transaction name to a RACF profile name.
over 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 1 Not under consideration

Enhance EYU9XEUT to delete data spaces for individual CMAS

Currently, the CICSPlex System Manager utility EYU9XEUT batch utility can be used to display various items of information about the Environment Services System Services (ESSS) on the image or terminate the address space proving the services. Shoul...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Provide CL/SuperSession sample exit for externalizing ICHRRPF group list details

A sample exit is desired for returning if a user is attached to a particular RACF profile. This might not be the profile that authorized the user to access CL/SuperSession itself. RACF stores the group list in the ACEE +x6C currently, after the us...
about 9 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Enable z/OS Connect API Requester Feature to Transparently handle API Endpoint changesEnable z/OS Connect API Requester Feature to Transparently handle API Endpoint changes

Enable z/OS Connect API Requester Feature to Transparently handle API Endpoint changesCurrently, when an API endpoint has new response fields added that an API Consumer does not need, z/OS Connect API Requester will start to fail unless its API Re...
over 1 year ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

zAPM tracking data needs to be honored in CPSM routed environments.

I would like for the transaction tracking data to be honored if the transaction is routed dynamically from the TOR without executing. - PMR ID TS003273072
over 4 years ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 2 Not under consideration

Rollups for MVS_ZCONNECT2_T

The transaction level detail on this table piles up quickly. We would like rollups for trending and forecasting so that the detail may be removed more quickly.
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Move EPCB and CSAPSB Pool above the 64-bit bar

Mizuho-bank is now designing new account system and experiencing ECSA shortage.The main contributing factors are EPCB and CSAPSB pools, despite the efforts of IMS technical team to shrink each PSB size (cutting off the DBPCBs) and reduce IFP regio...
over 9 years ago in IMS System Services / System Management 2 Not under consideration

Allow data from header to be appended to a policy rule

At the moment, you can override some property fields in the service archive with data you specify in the header, or the value in the header with a hard-coded value that is set in the policy file. There is no middle ground functionality to be able ...
about 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration