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Validation of API Provider requests against the OpenAPI 3 specification

Enable validation of API Provider requests against the OpenAPI 3 specification. Since this will have a performance overhead, it should be fully configurable.
almost 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Not under consideration

Encrypt native 3270port for consoles or TSO by SSL/TLS

The Port for native 3270 for master-/hot-consoles and TSO is unencrypted. This can be discovered by penetration tests. Security forces us to encrypt every connection. There should be a possibility to add a server certificate and open an encrypted ...
3 months ago in Z Development and Test Environment 0 Future consideration

Externalize X'4032' Checkpoint Log record layout

Provide a DSECT and/or layout of the data within the X'4032' checkpoint log record " OTMA TPIPE/QAB/TIB/MTE/MCB". The main use we have in mind for this is we'd be able to see the ENQCT, DEQCT, QCT for all Tpipes at a given checkpoint. Similar to w...
6 months ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 0 Future consideration

User Build - Automatically upload additional dependent files when changed

For VS Code it is possible to define additionalDependencies necessary to execute an User Build in zapp.yaml. The defined files / directories are uploaded to the z/OS-workspace while running "Setup for IBM User Build". Generally the user build conf...
about 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Dependency Based Build 1 Future consideration

IDz V16.0.1 keys keyboard mapping for short cut is not there in Remote connection Emulator

IDz V16 keys keyboard mapping for short cut is not there in Remote connection Emulator : IDz V16 keys keyboard mapping for short cut is not there in Remote connection Emulator - ex use of letters is not available (Ctrl+Shift+Z). This can be included.
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS 4 Future consideration

Ability to specify MSGCLASS for Subordinate Address Spaces

When running a Database Recover Facility batch job (FRXSDR00) to recover an IMS Database, subordinate address spaces are spawned. Would like a way to specify the MSGCLASS of those subordinate address spaces.
9 months ago in IMS Recovery Solution Pack for z/OS / Recovery 1 Functionality already exists

add RMF PCIE panel for Streaming in CDP (Common data provider)

after enabling zHyperlink, it would be usefal that Common data Provider (CDP) could stream PCIE statistics , to use data in Splunk
12 months ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Future consideration

Add ability to see PSBs that point to a DBD from DBD Detail panel, and sort better on that column.

On the DBD Detail Panel there is a column 'Pointed by PSB (#)'. It would be nice to have a line command to see that list of PSBs from this panel. Also, each DBD often has multiple lines (ACTIVE/ACT-DIR) with only one line having a 'Pointed by PSB(...
3 months ago in IMS Administration Tool for z/OS / Product functionality 1 Planned for future release

Filter the graphs screen

Could it be possible to filter the screen like the graph inventory? The purpose is to get a screen that will be more fit for the users needs. It could be a good assets also for WCA4z.
3 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Future consideration

Add support for multiline and >1024character line writes

Currently, ZOAU is limited in its ability to write to a z/OS dataset. Currently, the maximum character length for a line is 1024. Splitting a longer string into multiple lines requires multiple calls to datasets.write() since this function takes a...
12 months ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 1 Planned for future release

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