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high availability and resiliency for messages sent via MQ descriptors (TYPE=MQSERIES)

We have got applications sending messages via CHNG/ISRT calls on MQ descriptors ( IBM MQ Parameter TYPE=MQSERIES ) Subparameter MQRTQMGR=mqmd_replytoqmgr specifies the MQMD_REPLYTOQMGR value. When operating within a PLEX-environment (MVS-Plex, ...
about 1 year ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Not under consideration

Add support for usage of data area for arrays in the request of API Clients using top down approach with z/OS Connect open api 3

When generating data structures for an API requester based on an OpenAPI file that includes an array in the request parameters, Gradle generates a data structure using a data area. However this is not supported right now since the host api verb BA...
3 months ago in z/OS Connect 0 Planned for future release

Support COPY statement in a PSB file.

The PSB compiler in Application Discovery Build Client does not support a COPY statement in a PSB file. We request this be supported.
8 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Future consideration

Add MQ Version to OMEG MQ entry panel KMQSTRTI

We operate MQ subsystems in different versions To have an overview on which MQ version level a system is, we would like to see this in Panel KMQSTRTI - IBM MQ Queue Manager Status (displaycols, sortcols and filtercols). p.e. MQVERSION from table K...
7 months ago in IBM OMEGAMON for Messaging on z/OS 0 Future consideration

Improve FFDC for GDPS

In the case TS002648540, the log and trace data from GDPS did not provide enough details to track down the root cause of the problem. We could not always have the DEBUG ON in GDPS to capture additional message all the time and this will cause floo...
over 5 years ago in GDPS 17 Not under consideration

Programmatically Update Monitor INTERVAL Start via AUTLCP1

There is no way currently to accurately set the timer on an ad hoc basis. Essentially the timer starts when the Interval value is updated or when a master switch occurs. In our use case, we have set up alerts for Partial Captures via GEO2976I, but...
8 months ago in GDPS 1 Planned for future release

Provide a new User exit to read the JCL for a FETCH directive and Automatic Recovery ADDPROC

Provide a new User exit for the following functions Job tailoring : JCL directive FETCH Automatic Recovery: Statement RECOVER, Parameter ADDPROC Today the JCL for a FETCH member is always read from EQQJBLIB and the JCL for ADDPROC member is always...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Enable Fault Analyzer extension on VS Code marketplace

We're enabling various extensions on VS Code IDE and is looking for the extension of IBM Fault Analyzer so it can be installed in VS Code to enable user running abend analysis from the product.
about 2 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1

Add New Configurable Timeout Value, Max Number of Cursors Value and Console Alerting to the MongoDB for z/TPF Product

Consider the following updates/changes for PSS with regards to the z/TPF MongoDB API: Make mongo connection timeout value configurable (hard coded today for 10 mins). Make maximum number of cursors configurable. When a condition such as “maximum c...
about 2 months ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 1 Future consideration

new members HBORSxxx et HBOUSxxx for DFSMS-HSM FSR records

Hi, It would be useful to have this SMF record streamed by CDP : https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=areas-fsrfunction-statistics-record That would give a LOG of what's happening in DFHSM. Regards Régis
5 months ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 1 Under review