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Report extract to FB/FBA/FBM RECFM datasets instead of VB*

Our customer that are looking to convert to ITOM from other vendor products, have downstream MAINFRAME and NON-MAINFRAME application processes that are report data set content positionally sensitive. Currently ITOM captures output into VB* RECFM v...
10 months ago in IBM Tivoli Output Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Update LS2JS code to allow for a string of type json

Update the LS2JS conversion app to include a String type of "json" that would allow for the passing of a JSON payload without transformation and without the addition of quotes. "type":"string", "format":"json" for example the outbound z/OS Connect...
over 1 year ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Add version/release number to folders in uss as in mvs when installing products

When idz ee and its different component like zexpl, zee, dbb and so on are installed on the mainframe then version/release numbers are created in mvs like V3R3M0, V16R0M0, V2R0M0 but there are no version/release-numbers in uss. If we would install...
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / All components 1 Not under consideration

GEOPARM Validation should include mismatch on Flashcopy Device size.

It can happen that a storage administrator makes an error when defining volumes causing a mismatch in device size. When activating a new DASD Config, checking is done for device sizes of PPRC source-target devices with FAILONSIZEMISMATCH=YES. Next...
over 1 year ago in GDPS 1 Not under consideration

Keep Array Counter Fields in Response

The Array Count-by option to limit the number of records in an array provides a large performance increase, however there is a trade-off that you always lose that field from the data area itself. I request that the field used to count the number o...
over 3 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Not under consideration

zUnit: Not using 'USING' but working with adresses

We found out, that we only have the variables of the linkage section, that were transferred with PROCEDURE DIVISION USING … In the Test Case Editor. The functionality in our programs is different. There is no USING, we use the so called ‘Versorger...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 3 Not under consideration

Encrypting member in IWSz EQQPARM dataset without dynamically calling EQQBEX

In order for no one to be able to retrieve userIDs/Passwords from member in EQQPARM dataset containing userIDs and passwords for controlling access between IWSz and zCentric IWS-agent on distributed platform this dataset needs to be encrypted. How...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Not under consideration

PROCLIM cputime with a higher degree of accuracy

In case of non-FP transaction, PROCLIM cputime parameter must be specified in seconds. But, if cpu resources are very limited, clients wants to specify it more accurate like hundreds of seconds.
over 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

JCE Provider support for IBM Cloud Hyper Protect Crypto Services PKCS#11

IBM Cloud Hyper Protect Crypto Services (HPCS) is a premium Key Management System with a Cloud HSM that is FIPS 140-2 Level 4 certified. HPCS is used as a backend HSM for several ISV products like Hashicorp Vault, Fujitsu Enterprise PostgreSQL, F5...
about 2 years ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Enhance Remote Connection Emulator (RCE) to support 62x160 screen size in IDZ v16

Please support 62x160 screen size in Remote Connection Emulator (RCE) in IDZ v16. Users can use this screen size in Host Emulator before in IDZ v15, however this screen size didn't support in IDZ v16 RCE. We have a wide number of ISPF applications...
11 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration