IBM Z Software


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against IBM Z Software products. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


Shape the future of IBM!

We invite you to shape the future of IBM, including product roadmaps, by submitting ideas that matter to you the most. Here's how it works:

Search existing ideas

Start by searching and reviewing ideas and requests to enhance a product or service. Take a look at ideas others have posted, and add a comment, vote, or subscribe to updates on them if they matter to you. If you can't find what you are looking for,

Post your ideas

  1. Post an idea.

  2. Get feedback from the IBM team and other customers to refine your idea.

  3. Follow the idea through the IBM Ideas process.


Specific links you will want to bookmark for future use

Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.

IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com) - Use this site to view all of your ideas, create new ideas for any IBM product, or search for ideas across all of IBM.

ideasibm@us.ibm.com - Use this email to suggest enhancements to the Ideas process or request help from IBM for submitting your Ideas.

ADD A NEW IDEA

All ideas

Showing 4794

Extend JCLExec API to specify the buildFile

Today, when submitting a JCL with an inline JCL, the DBB build report is showing an entry the build report with the file as "undefined". It would be great, if the API could be extended with a new (optional) method like `buildFile(String)` to set t...
over 1 year ago in Dependency Based Build 2 Delivered

z/OS Connect EE Enhanced Transformations

We have the need for greater flexibility in the transformations afforded by a/OS Connect EE v2.0. Also, we would like to express these, and all other Service creation elements, via GUI-based tooling,as opposed to the BAQ* and DFH* batch utilities.
over 8 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Table-Sort in COBOL

We need the SORT TABLE-Statement in COBOL for in-memory-sorting.
about 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Delivered

Support of logs from sequential zFS files

CDP should be able to collect user log data from z/OS sequential files. Support is currently available for USS zFS files, but the most common way of writing logs is flat files on z/OS. This function was already available in previous version of the...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Delivered

server.xml changed on the first START

In my server.xml, I have the following lines: <include location="${shared.resource.dir}/imsmobile-config/interactions/<include location="${shared.resource.dir}/imsmobile-config/connections/i<include location="${shared.resource.dir}/imsmob...
about 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Please support member masks in the new Remote z/OS File search

System: RDz v9.1Component: new Remote z/OS File searchDescription: The new search is developed to invokes MVS ISRSUPC to reduce the cost of searches on large mainframe libraries. However, with no support of member name wildcard, it just needs to s...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Delivered

DBB application server must run as high-availability cluster

The application server running DBB must support high availability clusters.To go into production, the server must be able to host the DBB application in a high availability cluster to ensure 100% up time.
over 3 years ago in Dependency Based Build 1 Delivered

Delete jobs - confirmation dialog "You are not the owner of ..." should appear only once

Hello, I have the following problem when I want to delete jobs whose owner I am not. Remote Systems View => JESI select a lot of jobs and execute delete. A first confirmation dialog appears "delete selected resources" => see delete_jobs_1.jp...
over 1 year ago in z/OS Explorer 3 Delivered

"show steps" should also support the backward reference in the PGM parameter of an EXEC statement in the JCL

The "show steps" function should support the backward reference in the PGM parameter of an EXEC statement in the JCL. Actually, if we submit the following job (adjust job card as needed), then right click on the Job inthe Remote systems explorer v...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 4 Delivered

Request For Enhancement

Hi Developer,Modify the HSISUDEL job/program to add an option that would allow us to retain Usage Log records when HSISUDEL is run.
11 months ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 2 Delivered

By clicking the "Post Comment" or "Submit Idea" button, you are agreeing to the IBM Ideas Portal Terms of Use.
Do not place IBM confidential, company confidential, or personal information into any field.