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Simplify access management while using z/OS Connect Authorization Interceptor

Currently, when the z/OS Connect supplied authorization interceptor is enabled, we need to configure AdminGroup, OperationsGroup and InvokerGroup explicitly with RACF Group names which will then have respective permissions. The User IDs attaching ...
over 2 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

Direct access to members and datasets using Menu Manager

Menu Manager should have the ability to directly open members and datasets in editor or give a result set in Remote Console with a list of clickable links to members and datasets from which the user can open then in editor. For example the respons...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Other 4 Delivered

IQIBUTIL JCL pre-processor function

DSC users could use the option to generate JCL for using IQIBUTIL functions via batch jobs.
over 6 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 2 Delivered

Add CPU consumption in view ?Properties? and ?Remote System Details? for JES

When I submitted a job to JES I can find many information in view “Properties” and “Remote System Details” (see captrue3.jpg), but nothing about CPU consumption. In TSO we have PAGING, SIO, CPU% and CPU-TIME (see captrue4.jpg). I will be useful if...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 3 Delivered

Add new warning message for large STATIC data increasing the object and (multiple) load module(s)

We would like to have a warning message issued for large STATIC data - similar to the IBM2668I message (with count) and the MAXINIT option: The limit can be specified via a new option (like MAXSTATIC). We suggest the same default of 64K. The ...
over 2 years ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

CICS Bundles

Hello, CICS bundles are becoming a part of online transaction environment. For now, there is no place to search for CICS bundles. If the same CICS bundle is installed in multiple CICS regions, there is no place to see where they are installed. Nei...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / Product functionality 1 Delivered

Missing default or fallback language on IBM.CTG.Core DLL (Assembly IBM.CTG.Core, Version=9.2.0.0 )

The problem is that dockerized linux runtimes don't have default language ( ex. locale el-GR) so the DLL will always run with fatal error exception because it is trying to substr the locale . We propose to have a default language for example, en-U...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Other 1 Delivered

Enhance CICS-PA to OMEGAMON report

CICS PA OMEGAMON reports process OMEGAMON for CICS (SMF 112 subtype 203) records to produce a detailed view of how CICS transactions use the following types of database management system (DBMS): Adabas , CA-Datacom, CA-IDMS, Supra. In SMF type112 ...
almost 4 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 2 Delivered

Request for a new function to record and store all input and output data at run time whether the test result is pass or fail

In Japan IDz users have not adopted zUnit. The reason is that they use COBOL Unit Test Tool before zUnit launch. COBOL Unit Test Tool is GBS IP asset and implemented as an eclipse plugin. However, they cannot use it with next IDz, because it uses ...
about 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 3 Delivered

Multiple modes of authentication for an same API

We need to have multiple modes of Authentication for the same API. Currently zCEE only allows either basic Auth or JWT/ADFS. We need the API to be enabled for both.
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered