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Resource Sensitive TCLASS

Allow a tclass to be defined by its performance characteristics instead of a pure number, for example, maxstorage or maxcpu. This will simplify the management of tclasses by making them self leveling. Today if we set a tclass at 10 to limit storag...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Possibility to connect to z/OS Connect API Toolkit with MFA

When login, we are using a MFA password composed with a personal code followed by a single-use token.
over 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Program Analyzer should install custom rules in writeable USS folder and not in usr/lpp/IBM/akg/cr

Currently, the Program Analyzer is installed in /usr/lpp/IBM/akg. This location is read-only, so we cannot save our own rules in /usr/lpp/IBM/akg/cr. The usr/lpp/IBM/akg/cr folder should be moved to a writable location (perhaps /var/...). As a wor...
about 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 Not under consideration

CPSM WLM Optimized Mode inter-SYSPLEX

Enhance Region Status Server communication from CPSM's WLM Sysplex Oprimized Mode, enabling information synchronization between SYSPLEX.
about 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

option to switch to Superuser mode

Explorer for z/OS needs an option to switch to Superuser mode (SU).
over 6 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 Not under consideration

Allow api key as credentials in host connection

Add 'api key' as an option on credentials for a host connection in the z/os explorer.
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 4 Not under consideration

ability to turn on all tracing / logging with one command

from a support point of view and customer view too it would be great if there either is a command or a setting in EQAOPST which shows all available outputs . over the years we have added traces for different areas , they all have to be enabled by ...
about 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Support Multiple IP-addresses in z/OS Connect EE

Our client is making an outbound API call from CICS using z/OS Connect EE. Client's API team presented us with three IP-addresses for their API server. The addresses was pointed to the same server with each corresponding to an availability zone fo...
about 3 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

CICS PA Plug-in integration with IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator

CICS PA allows you to store data in DB2 tables. CICS PA Plug in can then query such data from the Explorer. IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator is the IBM strategic appliance for data intensive DB2 queries. Lack of integration of CICS PA Plugin with IBM...
over 9 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Explorer 4 Not under consideration

ID/z does not uses tags set by chtag to translate the USS-file in it's set codepage

ID/z does not uses tags set by chtag to translate the USS-file in it's set codepage, but only uses it's default codepage setting (IBM-1047)You have to manually set the correct codepage within ID/z to view the USS-file in its proper format
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 4 Not under consideration