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DBD change with ORF must update the IMS Catalog

When applications use Java or SQL to get information from an IMS database, they need the IMS Catalog to access the database. If ORF is not updating the IMS catalog during the ACBGEN step, then that means the DBA have to do an extra step for the da...

Command to display how an APPLDEF is defined

Hello, Some days ago rised up the need to display the current definition of an APPLDEF and we asked it in a Case. It seems that it is not possible to give a command to display it. It would be very useful to have this command to monitorize it and d...
over 1 year ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Update code to allow logs in /CandleHome/kqi/logs directory to be written with different permissions

By default, the logs being produced under /CandleHome/kqi/logs by the Java process started by the IBM Integration Bus monitoring agent are being written with permission bit 666. As a result, we would like to request for an enhancement to the code ...
over 1 year ago in IBM OMEGAMON for Messaging on z/OS 1 Delivered

Provide GDPS GUI for MGM 3 and 4 Site Topologies

We would like to be able to configure the GDPS GUI for use in our GDPS MGM 3 Site topologies.
about 4 years ago in GDPS 13 Delivered

Map DB2 REST service provider non 200 response to response message in zOS Connect

When DB2 REST service provider responds with non 200 response there is a requirement to map the response message in zOS Connect
about 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

We need CICS to recognize the status of the Liberty application startup process (CWWKZ0001I)

We need ability for a CICS region to prevent incoming application requests (Transactions), either with RTA or Policy definitions, until the Liberty JVM has started all the application components (successfully or not) . In other words, for every bu...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Enhance Fault Analyzer analysis of CICS SVC dumps to include all types of registers in Kernel Error Data

CICS Kernel Error Data contains the Vector Registers at the time of the error. IPCS VERBX DFHPD### 'KE' provides all the following General Purpose RegistersAccess Registers Floating Point Registers Vector Registers However Fault Analyzer ISP...
over 1 year ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Delivered

Source information file, needed for z/OS Debugger, Fault Analyzer and APA, incorporated in object (same as for COBOL)

We are working on an ADFz POC. So it would be eligible that also for PL/I the info necessary for z/OS Debugger, Fault Analyzer and Application Performance Analyzer, is incorporated in the object module and not in separate files :SYSDEBUG file used...
about 3 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Delivered

Add zAPM tracking for z/Os Connect EE OAS3 version

zAPM tracking is supported in z/OS Connect EE OAS2, but not the OAS3 version which means we will lose the ability to track zCEE flows into CICS if we use APIs developed and deployed for the new version. This has also been raised at the zCEE design...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 1 Delivered

IZPCA: New subtype record definition for SMF 119

Hello,related to TCP/IP for z/OS Component on IZPCA, we ask you the possibility to define new record for SMF 119 for following subtype:SMF 119_41 SMC-R link group statistics recordSMF 119_42 SMC-R link state start recordSMF 119_43 SMC-R link state...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Delivered