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UKO: /ukebase/server.xml improvments

It would be easier to have the same timestamp in each log (joblog, syslog, messages.log, trace.log). Currently our zOS logs are in local time and the GUI logs are in UTC. Please add a variable to server.xml in /ukobase to set a timezone Another go...
7 months ago in Enterprise Key Management Foundation / UKO for z/OS 0 Under review

Add system rule in CICS policy for DSA usage

Monitor CICS DSA/EDSA/GDSA usage is critical. Service impact would be induced if CICS SOS reached. Suggest to add DSA/EDSA/GDSA threshold in CICS system policy rule for early detection
2 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Under review

Provide ENQ / DEQ services

We are migrating Rexx code to Python, some of our Rexx code calls a Module that issues ENQ / DEQ to serialize some processing against other ZOS processes running. We would like to issue an ENQ/DEQ from Python through a ZOAU function.
5 months ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 0 Under review

Add API REST upload-dir-to-pds to RSE API

Hi, It would be useful to have an API REST in RSE API which allows us to upload a directory to a PDS. This functionality has been implemented for rse-api-for-zowe-cli but it does not exist in the Java SDK. For now, we have to launch several comman...
2 months ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 4 Under review

New Z Functional Entry to Clean Up "Expired" MongoDB Cursors in FCC7 Database

In the event that the FCC7 database becomes overwhelmed for requests of cursor access by some remote client issue causing record hold queues and essentially creating an "outage" to the remote mongoDB client. See Support Case TS017879344.
2 months ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Under review

ADDI Server code to notify unsupported Java

ADDI Server does not check that pre-reqs are in place. If ADDI Server is being installed on a supported version of Java JDK, memory/CPU requirements, etc. Solution: A warning to notify the user that the pre-reqs are not in place, such as "Version ...

Mouse click enhancements to the Remote Connection Emulator bundled with IDz

Many modern 3270 emulators respond to mouse clicks when working with ISPF menus and screens. For example, we use the SWAPBAR when switching between multiple ISPF screens. To move between one screen and the next all we have to do is a single mouse ...
5 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Emulator 0 Under review

Product name change.

This product name is too confusing. Clients are confusing it with Watsonx Code Assistant for z. Perhaps another name like Watsonx Concierge for z, Watsonx Curator for Z. I've seen marketing email that even confuses the two products, and refers to ...
5 months ago in watsonx Assistant for Z 0 Under review

Local MQ Queue name as opposed to Queue Manager only

Where MQ Queues are part of an end to end flow, please externalise to AppD the Local MQ Queue names as opposed to only the Queue Managers. This will be beneficial where multiple queues are connected to a single Queue manager and remove doubt about...
7 months ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Under review

Using CICS Policies to check if terminal connections have been acquired

Currently we use CPSM RTA extensively. We are going through a program of review and replacement, mainly with CICS Policies. However, CICS Policies do not check for Terminal Connection Acquired to CICS and so we cannot replace this yet. CICS Polici...
5 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Under review