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Enable CICS webservices to return a HTTP code 204 without a body.

We are using REST webservices on CICS to expose our existing COBOL backend functionality. We have a use case where we would like to return a HTTP code 204: No Content. CICS can return this HTTP code without problems, but whatever we do, CICS allwa...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Support userid/password when syncronizing members thru CLI

It's possible to use userid/password when fetching from z/os using GUI/BuildClientConfiguration but it's not supported when syncing thru CLI. To add this option in CLI would mean it's possible to automate updates with authentication enabled in AD-...
over 1 year ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Delivery Intelligence Extensions 0 Future consideration

(TPFUG/Visa) Data reduction system-wide CPU and mils enhancements

Request the following NEW metrics in data reduction reports to allow for easier tracking of transactional workload once LP workload increases:1) System avg Smoothed Adjusted CPU. Avg calculated for in-use (not fenced) i/streams2) System avg "Trans...
over 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

DFS3LU00 should allow the user to choose to generate control blocks and statements from the Catalog Staging area

When using DFS3LU00 to generate DBD or PSB source statements or control blocks, only DBDs or PSBs in the active portion of the IMS catalog are considered. There is no way to specify generation from the staging portion of the IMS catalog.
about 5 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Future consideration

Use XWBs for MPIF and IPC

In previous exchanges with IBM re: XWB usage, it was noted that MPIF and IPC were not changed via PJ45291 to use XWBs. That being the case, we will not be able to reduce frame usage even after the PJ45291 is applied, which somewhat defeats the pur...
about 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

GDPS CA - Incorporate IIDR Scheduled End option

We currently use IIDR for VSAM for z/OS to replicate CICS VSAM files across two PLEX's under the control of the GDPS Continuous Availability (Active – Active) software. When we do a switch between the two PLEX's we would like to automate the IIDR ...
about 5 years ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

Enable support for multiple backups in a singe ADRDSSU step

IZBR has the ability to inventory DFSMSdss logical backups, correctly identifying the associated container file any given data set backup version may be contained in. DFSMSdss provides the ability to drive multiple logical backups in parallel from...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Batch Resiliency 0 Future consideration

Domain per client

Domain per client with multiple projects, needs complete isolation from each other, can specify rules & parms. Domain is an openstack concept.
over 1 year ago in IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center 2 Future consideration

TPF DNS CACCHE TTL and CASTOUT

Currently the ZCACH and ZDTCP DNS entries are deficient in providing the ability to search for a hostname in IDNSHOSTNAME Cache and display it's associated TTL TOD value. Suggest that the "z" entries be enhanced to provide the TTL expiration ...
about 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

(TPFUG/Visa) Utility required to identify code loaded to TPF that was built with a given compiler version or earlier

As part of compiler migration work we have to identify code loaded to TPF that was built with a version of the compiler that is no longer guaranteed to be compatible with a new compiler online execution environment. E.g. the GCC 7 execution enviro...
over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

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