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We would like to have an option in ORF to backout any changes done during the Takeover Phase if Takeover is not completed successfully.

If ORF ABENDs during the Takeover Phase, the database is left off-line and in a prohibit authorization state. It may take some time to diagnose and resolve the issue which caused the ABEND and the database is unavailable during this time. In a cas...

Add support for the HTTP method PATCH in API requester

As of z/OS Connect EE v3.0.9, the API requester function only supports 6 HTTP methods: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, HEAD and OPTIONS. So there are 3 HTTP methods that are not supported PATCH, TRACE, CONNECT. While TRACE and CONNECT are not that common ...
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

SMF123 V2 don't capture info about API Requesters

We tried to replace the auditInterceptor with the new auditinterceptorV2 but this does not capture information from the API Requesters , forcing us to use the auditinterceptorV2 at the global level and the auditinterceptor specifically in zosconne...
about 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

z/OS Connect Logging

Provide a way to log all of the key data values (headers, response time, HTTP status, etc.) to a formal logger such as z/OS logger and/or SPLUNK.
over 3 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Authentication and identity propagation for API Requesters

It's impossible to flow an identity end to end in the case of outbound, while for inbound it's smooth and allows to integrate heterogenous systems (Windows, Siebel, etc.) using standard modern protocols. All currently proposed authentication metho...
about 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

CICS Explorer: Add view for BRFACIL Operations Table

Hi, I need an operations view in CICS Explorer for the BRFACIL table. I don't currently have visibility into bridge facilities view the Explorer. The WUI provides this view but I want to view it from the Explorer. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cics-...
about 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Delivered

ITM Omegamon 6.3.x should support OpenJDK and OpenWebstart

Company has needs to supersed Oracle Java by OpenJDK and OpenWebstart.Omegamon ITM 6.3.x does not support this. Please consider in future releases. Please note that GRZ IT Center Gmbh now is RAITEC GmbH
over 1 year ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 1 Delivered

z/OS Connect API -> Transaction Tracing

Objective To be able to identify performance degradation at a single API/transaction level in both CICS and IMS Description The business has an operational requirement to track every z/OS Connect API call which hits CICS / IMS DC (currently offere...
over 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

IBM Explorer for z/OS is not compatible with macOS Big Sur

IBM Explorer for z/OS 3.2 which runs on Eclipse Photon v4.8 is not compatible with the new macOS release, Big Sur. more info can be found on : https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6369275
almost 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Delivered

Add caching capability for non-JWT style token

We are starting to utilise IMS and CICS as API requesters and we are considering the future performance of our infrastructure. We have a concern about our authentication pattern which we think will add overhead to our API requestor flow. The...
over 1 year ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered