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Monitoring Data to include security wait time

We often have short but impactful delays that are recorded in SMF 110 performance records with only "Lock Manager" wait time. There are various reason why a lock manager wait could occur so we can't tell from the SMF data. The instructions from IB...
about 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Make name of DLL generated for COBOL-Java ILC variable

Fixed prefix LIB might not fit to naming conventions
3 months ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 2 Future consideration

Dual control function for Policy mgmt

In GDPS you can make changes to your policies in option 1 Dasd Remote Copy > 2 Policy Mgmt. With the new GDPSADMIN.DASDCTL profiles the protection possibilities have increased, but having this changed under dual control would be a good improvem...
3 months ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

Support for Cobol stored procedure in IDz 16

When moving from IDz 15 with data studio plugin to IDz 16 with built-in DB2 support we are missing the support to see, execute and debug Cobol stored procedure trough IDz UI. It would be easier for the developer to execute it as it's supposed to b...
9 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Debugger 1 Future consideration

Provide Troubleshooting section in documentation

When running builds which fail/abend in an MVSExec or another Unix System Services process, it can lead return codes which are difficult to troubleshoot. Users have reported their trouble with diagnosing these issues in the community repositories:...
over 1 year ago in Dependency Based Build 0 Future consideration

E3270 Events Tab KOBSEVTS should accept multi-tenancy settings

Currently Omegamon E3270 events tab KOBSEVTS doesn't use multi-tenancy settings and shows all available events. KOBSEVTS should benefit multi-tenancy settings. The customer should have the opportunity to decide for themselves whether they want to ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 0 Future consideration

Show when INGVARS are deleted from resources

When you add a new INGVAR to a resource, it will display inside the History section of the resource exactly what you have set and what that INGVAR has been set to. For example; History : 2020-01-21 09:31:05 Variable attribute/user/TESTVAR manipula...
about 5 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future consideration

Add DFHTABLE support for SIT (System Initialization Table).

Easier to upgrade CICS. Fewer tables to assemble. Can easily view all SIT Settings, when in ISPF, while reviewing the job, for ongoing support or analysis.
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Need a step by step tutorial for Unit testing with local projects

The documentation has some samples but with remote datasets. It will be helpful to have a tutorial with local projects as there is no zUnit property groups and building the testcase is different.
3 months ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Support 66 levels in Unit testing

66 levels are valid COBOL definitions for working storage and linkage areas, and prevents zUnit from generating test cases for programs containing these.
3 months ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing for z/OS 0 Future consideration

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