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Provide consistent and complete ADDI database configuration steps.

In the current ADDI database configuration, information is all over the place and unable to provide consolidated precise steps to client DBA's. Here is some of the key improvements looking for : 1. Single page detailing databases required for all ...

Persist connections between IMS and z/OS Connect EE in API requester scenario

Allow to persist connections between the IMS MPR and z/OS Connect EE for better performance and avoid doing too many SSL handshakes (if the connection is using HTTPS).
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Generate DCLGEN for table "Views"

Please add the function to produce DCLGEN for a DB2 table View.
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Delivered

Limit the " Collect Logs " to one day

Often, when we try to use the " Collect Logs " function, the process doesn't end due to a timeout an hour later : we have a big audit.log and the function is way too long. Is it possible to search in audit.log only the logs of the day to optimize ...
about 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Delivered

CKTI abending when region goes SOS

CKTI Tran abending when Region is at SOS. DFHMQTSK needs to be tweaked to handle abend conditions.
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Add Joblog messages to Syslog request

When will you be adding joblog messages to Syslog requests? When this is available, what will be externalised - errors only or all event types?
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 1 Delivered

Issue with pseudo RBA feature of File manager

We have completed IAM 10.00.02 upgrade .Customer was doing testing for IAM with file manager & found file manager is not reading RBA.Something is up with File Manager though since it’s happening on both IAM V9.4 files and V10.0 files . the iss...
over 2 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 6 Delivered

Support for Jakarta package and JCA 2.x

Microprofile is aligned with JakartaEE (ex J2EE) standard, javax package has been removed in favour of jakarta ones. Cics Transaction Gateway (and also IMS Connect) still continue to use the old JCA 1.7 and javax.* packages, forcing projects that ...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 2 Delivered

About processing of multiple layout of host side response message with z/OS Connect (MQSP)

System: z/OS Connect EE (MQSP)Actor: Card members, non-members, merchant users(It is necessary to access backbone data which is a legacy application) Customers are requesting that legacy MQ applications are published and offered in API format usin...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

IMS Repository support for automatic export

Automatic export to a repository is not supported. We are requesting that IMS Repository provides automatic export capability currently available with DRD. We are dependent on the automatic export function at system checkpoint to trigger export fo...
about 12 years ago in IMS System Services / System Management 4 Delivered