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support for custom tables mapping in Netcool Remedy Gateway

Netcool Remedy Gateway support for custom table data mapping
over 8 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

CICS Policy to handle SQL command in a commit scope

Today CICS offer a CICS policy rule type for Database request and it react when the limit of SQL calls is reached - works excellent.We need a feature to react when too many SQL-commands within a commit scope and even better to select between types...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

ZILGF BACKUP needs a CLEAR option to delete old keypoint versions

A LGF IPL gives the option to save loaded keypoints with the ZILGF BACKUP command, but Keypoints not included in the LGF load retain their older versions in the LGF backup area and this can cause problems when restoring them with: zimag keypt rest...
over 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

add cmf fields enqcount and gnqcount

We would like to see 2 new fields added to CMF as binary count fields: ENQCOUNT and GNQCOUNT which tracks the number of enqueues requested by a task and includes either a subset or a separate count of enqueues converted to global enqueues.
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

zTPF Dupe Record Read Queuing

Problem title READ Dupe Queuing needs change to support major DASD installation of IBM Storage or 3rd party . Software problem with existing DUPE READ QUEUING... z/TPF is operating as if READS are still slow - in modern storage is fasterfaster tha...
over 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Predictable TCP ISN(Initial Sequence Number) vulnerability problem

This server uses TCP/IP implementation that repects the "64K rule" or a "time dependent rule" for generating TCP sequence numbers. Unauthorizd users can predict sequence numbers when hosts are cummnicating, and connect to your servers from any sou...
over 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Wrong data about Independent Enclave

TEP data shoes wrong information about process of DB2 subsystems. Sometimes (in case of high load) data about Independent Enclave shown are above maximum possible. PMR 23013,SGC,821
over 8 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

IBM Stand-alone Host On-Demand

Add the "Administration" option to IBM Stand-alone Host On-Demand.The "Administration" option should include the Certificate Management utility and the Printer Definition Table Compiler. These options were present in the HOD Local Client which is ...
over 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 3 Not under consideration

Modification to "Save Conflict" Dialog

"Save Conflict" dialog enhancement request: (see attached email)Can we get this dialog box modified to do these two things? 1. Change the default selection of the middle radio button (“Overwrite the remote file”) 2. For the third “save” option, ca...
over 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

RDz integration with OS Connect EE service archive generator and API editor

Provide integration with the z/OS Connect EE service archive generator similar to that provided by the CICS JSON services wizard of Enterprise Service Tools. This integration will facilitate the selection of input language structures and service p...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 1 Not under consideration