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SA390 Dynamic Update of CMD processing using ACF REQ=REPL for same named commands.

Enhancement to current functionality of SA's 'ACF REQ=REPL' command.Currently, if multiple CMDs are defined, all with the same name, the ACF REQ=REPL will replace all existing CMDs with the one specified in the line command. Would like to have the...
about 6 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

Define sub-type SMF record in the extractor parameters

In the param file of the IZDS Extractor, we use the SMFREC parameter to define SMF record type to collect. We would like todefine sub-type of SMF record with ZCPA.
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 2 Not under consideration

Update CICS/PA to utilize zIIPs

The product should be enhanced to offload to zIIPs to reduce the hardware cost of implementation.
over 2 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Tape information (similar to VI on ISPF) on RDz

VI - option which retries the information of the file went to tape is NOT available in RDz
about 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration

CPSM BATCHREP error handling.

Using program EYU9XDBC to run BATCHREP in batch. Once the program has managed to connect to CPSM a return code of 0 is always returned regardless of the outcome. I do appreciate that the request is offloaded to run in the CMAS and the output is pr...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer: Option to leave BATCHREP view open

When using the new "Perform Batched Repository-Update Job Operation" it would be good to have an option to keep the window open in order to submit another request without having to "Definitions ->Submit Batch...." every time.
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Future consideration

Support RACF Keyring keystore type.

Dear, Currently the Java keystore and the script importCertificate.sh is the only supported method for handling certificates to secure communications between the Data Streamer and subscribers and RACF® keyring is not supported. This approach is no...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Future consideration

Create Volumes that can grow Dynamically in zD&T

Currently, allocating a Volume in the zD&T implementation means creating a FULL SIZE Volume at initial allocation. This can create pressure on the User to allocate "up front" a LOT of space even though this space will not be needed right away....
over 6 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 3 Not under consideration

COBOL 6 should use zIIP processor

The Enterprise COBOL Compiler Version 6 (and also V5) use much more CPU Resources than Version 4.Not only 12 Percent, but Factor 12.We need 12 times more CPU for compiling than in the older versions.Some parts of this workload should be zIIP-enabl...
about 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Support of the CTG Multiplaform to CICS

For zAPM Connect to track transactions on zSystems, customers infrastructure needs to be compliant with supported components of the solution. To call CICS, several options are supported including the CTG (CICS Transaction Gateway) on z/OS. My cust...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Planned for future release