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GDPS command to initiate LCP EXPORT function outside of panel VPCPLCPD

Idea@IBM: GDPS command for the initiation of LCP EXPORT function with DSN parameter and optional DISP & VOLSER parameter. Current implementation only allows manual generation of EXPORT dataset via the VPCPLCPD panel. Reason: To allow automatio...
over 1 year ago in GDPS 8 Future consideration

Please Provide a SYSPARM table view in CICS Explorer

I am opening this RFE to bring attention to and focus the request in RFE 100754. The WUI's view of the SYSPARM table at Home > CICS Operations > CICS region operations views > System parameters is MUCH more friendly than what is currently...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 4 Future consideration

Reducing IMS/Db2 connection pooling thread footprint of an MPP when RLA=Y

Details When RLA=Y (PH33024) is set there is an opportunity to enhance IMS/Db2 connection pooling (DSNMIN20) . Right now IMS connection pooling modules DFSESAT0 and DFSESCT0 hand over PSTUSID as EEVPUSID to Db2 . Db2 uses this userid as first part...
over 2 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Future consideration

Need API Requester Project creation in IDz

The Service and API archive projects are created using the primary menu option, File, and selecting “z/OS Connect EE Service Project” or “z/OS Connect EE API Project” respectfully in IDz. Using these functions generates projects specially setup fo...
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 10 Future consideration

Provide the Python api as a separate pip installabe package

It would be great if the ZOAU python api could be provided as a separate pip installable module. Currently you can use the python assets from within the pax file to assist in local off platform development, but its hard to create scriptable/re-cre...
4 months ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 0 Future consideration

GDPS Ansible Collection for IBM Z

While GDPS has already provided the APIs for integration with customers developed automations or CI/CD pipelines, it would further simplify the use of the GDPS APIs if IBM could provide the GDPS Ansible Collection for IBM Z. Using of Ansible Tower...
over 1 year ago in GDPS 1 Future consideration

Enable zHyperwrite for VSAM and VSAM-RLS files in SIT

We're looking to implement zHyperwrite on our system, it's already active for DB2/MQ, and we will soon deliver the APAR (UJ92354) for vsam part. Following this documentation : https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=performance-zhyperwrite It'...
5 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

"Add func" of an Application parameter would be good to the Error Handler layout (ended-in-error-list)

Hello, I would have a suggestion for the TWS ended-in-error-list layout. In the TWS error handler, usually we set the required fields which help us for the error handling. It usually depends on the design how a customer use the Scheduler tool. ...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 2 Future consideration

IMS TM Resource Adapter compatible with Java 17 and Jakarta EE (Jakarta Connectors)

We currently migrating APIs SpringBoot applications from Java version 8 to 17. Currently, we are using IBM Liberty Host and IBM IMS TM Resource Adapter (JCA 1.7) to integrate with IMS 15.1 with Java version 8. However, we need to migrate to Java v...
over 1 year ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Future consideration

CICS policies - Suspend time policy rule for user task

CICS policies currently don't have an option to take action on an user task based on Suspend time. Even though RTA has this setup , cost of implementing RTA and its process is not as efficient as CICS policies. Hence Im making a request to IBM to ...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Future consideration