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Provide parameter like KM2_TIMEOUT (similar to KOB_TIMEOUT) to control idle session timeout for MVS Classic

Helps comply with site's audit requirement to cancel inactive sessions within x minutes.
about 2 months ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for z/OS 1 Under review

Show a warning on the chart when all data is not available to span the selection that the user specified.

It is a little confusing if a customer/user specifies a range that is not available in the data base (for retention reasons for example). A warning would inform them that they are not looking at all the data that they requested.
8 days ago in  IBM Z IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS 0 Submitted

GDPS dual legs 3 sites Metro Mirror extended to be 4 sites so as to attain HA in the DR data center as is in the Production data center

This extension will allow the regular swap between Production and DR data centers because both will have HA. Regular swaps and long stays in the DR center are supposed to be a requirement of DORA
11 months ago in GDPS 14 Not under consideration

for zOS Connect similar to ZCEE-I-160 we need the PATCH option for OAS2. We don't have the ability to run API 3.0 and our users are trying to access vendors that use PATCH.

So there are 3 HTTP methods that are not supported PATCH, TRACE, CONNECT. While TRACE and CONNECT are not that common in APIs, the PATCH HTTP method is more and more used. If only a set of values need to be updated, PATCH would be a more efficient...
about 1 month ago in z/OS Connect 0 Under review

Enhance IMS FP Tools to provide automated recommendations for optimal DEDB tuning parameters.

When using IMS FP Tools for DEDB tuning with FPA, the tool should be enhanced to analyze the following data from the DB Pointer Checker report and provide direct recommendations for optimal UOW, ROOT parameters, and ADS allocation size: Overflow u...
5 days ago in IMS Fast Path Solution Pack for z/OS / Fast Path Advanced Tools 0 Submitted

CTG COBOL Batch interface like BAQCSTUB - CTGCSTUB.

Rather than using Batch COBOL EXCI to single CICS region, have a COBOL Call interface like zCEE BAQCSTUB. This would allow for CPSM Workload distribution, across target Batch Processing regions. Topology of (Batch Owning Region),.. BOR --> AOR ...
5 days ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 0 Submitted

VSCode interface for ADDI

VSCode is becoming the main IDE that is supported by IBM. Eclipse as an IDE and programs built on Eclipse RCP are starting to be phased out at customers.Bringing the main ADDI GUI from RCP to VSCode thus enables usability in the future.
7 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Future consideration

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The Disk as seen with Lab core tab glass sensor, as well as A C.P.U, to give readings of the blood Codes for A particular acids and protein cells and now to be read with watermark if it's different cells in the blood with water, water as A memory ...
6 days ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Submitted

Allow for JSON based Identity Propagation

Update CICS TG RAR to support container-based authentication from OpenLiberty that utilized JWT/Bearer token support. If a client presents JWT and this JWT is validated by the OpenLiberty runtime via feature OIDC with JWT: OpenID Connect Client 1....
6 days ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 0 Submitted

More information needed in zAIOps prebuilt skills README.md in wxa4z-skillpak.zip

The current zAIOps README.md in wxa4z-skillpak.zip just one line "# aiOpsIntegration". If zAIOps README.md can provide more detailed introduction about the prebuilt skills for AIOps? The z/OS MF prebuilt skills README.md has more and better introd...
6 days ago in watsonx Assistant for Z 0 Submitted

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