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Make Debug Manager SYSPLEX aware

Hi IBM, We'd like to see the DBGMGR (and EQAPROF) sysplex-aware, especially for CICS debugging (but also batch). When the debug manager was started on all LPARS in SYSPLEX (relevant for the CICS plex) - all RSEDs will know about all of them when a...
about 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

2FA access to DWC or RestAPI

Instead of performing it’s own user/password authentication DWC reads the user from the HTTP header. DWC should be able to restrict the traffic it accepts by IP addresses or DNS names in order to have a trust relation with the proxy.
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Delivered

JES should be able to show queue number for a job

When looking into Remote System details on a Jes Job Filter a lot of information is show. However one thing is missing, and that's if a job is in the input queue, which number is it in the queue. Today developers have to logon to the tso in order ...
almost 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 7 Delivered

TRIM Intrinstic function

Implement COBOL 2014 Standard TRIM intrinsic function.
over 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Delivered

Provide a validation job for the setup of the two DB2 databases required by EKMF Web.

EKMF Web requires two databases (one for key management and one for the scanner) that incorporates many structures and fields. Providing a validation job will ease the DBA's job and prevent frustration when it is time for the user (not the DBA) to...
over 1 year ago in Enterprise Key Management Foundation / EKMF Web 3 Delivered

Change GDPS site table dynamic

It would be nice to have the option to change GDPS sitetable dynamic via GDPS panels, instead of going thrue System Automation policy and doing build and refresh.
about 9 years ago in GDPS 3 Delivered

IDz v16.03 make the "Launch Shell" context menu available for Filters in Remote Systems View and on remote directories in the z/OS Projects view

1) Currently in the Remote Systems view the "Launch Shell" context menu only appears on directories listed under a defined filter. Please make the "Launch Shell" context available on the Filter as well. 2) Currently in the z/OS Project View the "L...
9 months ago in z/OS Explorer 2 Delivered

Possibility to start a rexx located on ZVM by GDPS

Since GDPS is "the captain on the ship" we have the need for a possibility that GDPS can start a (CMS) rexx script which is located on ZVM.
over 5 years ago in GDPS 8 Delivered

Provide capability or a parm that the users of HFPMAIN0 TUNE function can use to specify the size of the work dataset

There were instances where processing a DEDB can get a B37 abend for the workfiles that the HFPMAIN0 TUNE utility uses in the course of its execution. This requires manually coding the DD cards which could be numerous depending on how many areas a...
over 1 year ago in IMS Fast Path Solution Pack for z/OS / Fast Path Advanced Tools 2 Delivered

JSON pass-through support in z/OS Connect EE

Modern COBOL compilers and Java are supporting JSON processing in mainframe applications, but z/OS Connect EE is currently limited to field-based messages. Please add the support to pass-through JSON data in both request and response in z/OS Conne...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 3 Delivered

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