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Improve dynamic scheduling, with scenarios driven by unplanned workload

Dynamic scheduling is increasing and unplanned applications cover a big piece of daily workload.Following scenario is currently supported in IBM Z Workload Scheduler. A job in an application has an external predecessor, defined using a relative in...
8 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Specify timeout on the individual WEB CONVERSE commands instead of RTIMOUT on the whole transaction

The RTIMOUT value specified for the transaction that starts the user application indicates the time that the application is prepared to wait to receive the incoming message. (RTIMOUT is specified on the transaction profile definition). However, in...
9 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

TACM should use zIIP engines during ie EXPLORE function

Heavy EXPLORE(reporting functions) running through all catalogs have a high GP cost. In examples we face turnaround times of 100 minutes with a GP cost of 12 minutes. Here an explore sample that gives above numbers: EXPLORE - DSN-LISTFILE(OUT) - C...
3 months ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Catalog Management for z/OS 3 Future consideration

Increase the number of available Application Symbols (SUBSSYMBOLn/SUBPSYMBOLn), similar to System Automation Symbols (AOCCLONEx)

Both simple and complex environments can be managed more easily through symbol substitution. With additional Application Symbols, a more tailored approach to automation management can be achieved, reducing administration efforts through reusable d...
6 months ago in IBM Z System Automation 3 Future consideration

Possibility of logging in and logging out of a session, by calling an external API

In order to track users connecting and disconnecting in an applinx server farm, we want to update an external table by calling an API service. Instead of going through all the farm servers and checking if a session exists or not.
19 days ago in ApplinX 0 Submitted

We are asking for an enhancement to FM for IMS to have the capability of add/update a template, for an IMS managed ACB system running in an IMS data sharing environment, on any IMS within the data sharing environment.

The capability to add/update a template for an IMS managed ACB system, on a system where the IMS region isn't running, isn't in the current design of File Manager. We would like to see the enhancement of the product, to run/update a template on an...
19 days ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Under review

It should be possible to specify another RUNAWAY(ICVR) value for when task is running on open TCBs(L8/L9/T8?).

It should be possible to have one ICVR value for when task is running on the QR TCB and other non-open TCBs, and anther value for when task is running on open TCBs(L8/L9/T8?) This would enable us to allow larger ICVR values for tasks running on op...
about 1 month ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Statistics for usage of models in autoinstalls

Like other interesting resource parameters, keep a running tab of the usage of terminal models and program models, and report them in their own identifiers as SMF 110(2) records. This can help in housekeeping, and reduce the chances of trying to c...
6 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

APPMON should work for Natural RPC Server when zIIP feature is activated

Application Monitoring (APPMON) doesn't show NATRPC requests when using NATETBZ(zIIP eligible). We tested, Brokerstub NATETB23(not zIIP eligible) instead of NATETBZ(zIIP eligible) and surprise APPMON shows NATRPC requests. For having a proper appl...
20 days ago in EntireX 0 Submitted

To see and have confirmation for all the dependency tree for the STOP command in the INGLIST panel at a group level

To see and have confirmation for all the dependency tree for the STOP (INGREQ)command in the INGLIST panel at a group level as the SUSPEND ( INGSUSPD ) command does. It makes no sense to be able to see all the dependency tree for the SUSPEND comma...
20 days ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Submitted

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