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Make the LE enclave persistent in IMS MPPs without the need of a JVM running in the message region

With API provider and z/OS Connect configured in MPP there is a requirement to set the LLE with POSIX(ON), this drives massive volumes of SMF030 records to be created which leads to issues at offload. from IBM IMS development: From what we have se...
about 2 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 1 Not under consideration

z/OS Python set AUTOCVT/AUTOTAG only when using the python command

IBM® Open Enterprise SDK for Python was originally written for ASCII platform, the code is ported to the z/OS environment. Automatic code conversion is needed to get it working. Therefore the AUTOCVT and AUTOTAG environment variables have to be se...
over 1 year ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python 0

Provide the ability to control when MONITOR1 interval runs.

We would like the ability to control when MONITOR1 interval runs to avoid it running at the same time when we have multiple GDPS K-systems hosted on the same CEC.
about 1 year ago in GDPS 11 Not under consideration

Allow IEASYMxx member to read system variable context from IPLPARM member or SYS1.dataset file.

Allow IEASYMxx to ready system variable from file, or IPLPARM member
about 2 months ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Under review

z/OS IMS Online Application configuration within IDz client

Currently within IDz there are two ways of setting debugger configuration for Batch Applications: 1) z/OS Batch Application using property group 2) z/OS Batch Application using existing JCL However for IMS configuration there is no setting to setu...
about 2 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Debugger 0 Under review

Reducing IMS/Db2 connection pooling thread footprint of an MPP when RLA=Y

Details When RLA=Y (PH33024) is set there is an opportunity to enhance IMS/Db2 connection pooling (DSNMIN20) . Right now IMS connection pooling modules DFSESAT0 and DFSESCT0 hand over PSTUSID as EEVPUSID to Db2 . Db2 uses this userid as first part...
over 2 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Future consideration

(TPFUG/Visa) Add file access logging to SFTP server

Currently only user login activity is captured in the log under /tpfjam/ibmutil. Enhance this logging to also include file access activity at a minimum (who's doing what, when and where) as well as FTP commands if possible. Potentially include dif...
3 months ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Add Kafka to Open Enterprise Foundation

The open source tool Kafka is increasingly becoming a common platform for Z tools. We know of Omegamon, Common Data Provider, IBM Z Anomaly Analytics. The idea is to add this therefor to the Open Enterprise Foundation product.
3 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS 4 Under review

Clear command for IWS selection panels (ISPF dialog)

For the IWSz ISPF dialog a new primary command (CLEAR or RESET) should be implemented for all selection panels (e.g. EQQASELP, EQQSOPFP, ..) that clears all input fields or resets them to the default value. Use case:Because of new functionality th...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

"Add func" of an Application parameter would be good to the Error Handler layout (ended-in-error-list)

Hello, I would have a suggestion for the TWS ended-in-error-list layout. In the TWS error handler, usually we set the required fields which help us for the error handling. It usually depends on the design how a customer use the Scheduler tool. ...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 2 Future consideration

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