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Enhance CMAS and ESSS maintenance level checks

Enhance the CMAS and ESSS maintenance level checks to not be limited to checking only when ESSS is not already running. This would provide a sanity check with applying maintenance that requires ESSS to be terminated and restarted.
about 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration

GDPS - DASD Config to Allow FC Sessions

Hello IBM,In case TS003773513 we were testing the GDPS Metro 4.1 Preserve Mirror Tool and came across a problem which we had never seen with GDPS/PPRC 3.14 and its version of the PMT. The IBM case above stated that with 4.1 the PMT (which is now i...
over 4 years ago in GDPS 0 Planned for future release

Support of jakarta package and JDK 17+ for IMS TM RESOURCE ADAPTER

Good morning. We are actually using IMS TM Resource Adapter, but despite the continous evolution of the java standard we are still force to stay on old JAVAEE 8 standard, due to the missing of support from IMS TM Resource Adapter to JAKARTA EE pac...
4 months ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 0 Planned for future release

Option to generate REST Open API Service JSON file without REST RPC lines

We want to create a OPEN API REST Service project without REST RPC. At this moment when a JSON file is created there are also REST RPC lines in it.As a result of that Postman uses this RST RPC Endpoint.
8 months ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Planned for future release

Support for more advanced JCL parsing when recording

When recording a testcase for zUnit the JCL isn't parsed correctly when the original JCL contains a SYSTIN DD with a dataset leaving the user to do some (not always obvious) manual editing of the JCL before being able to do a record. To improve th...
about 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 1 Not under consideration

Use of generic character in SET TRANSID for CBAC

We are planning the migration from CA DADS to CICS Batch Application Control and faced the need to convert CICS commands like “CEMT SET TRANSID(XX*),ENABLESTATUS(DISABLED)" allowed in DADS,too, as CBAC command using “SET TRANSID”, that is the only...
almost 4 years ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Other 2 Not under consideration

CDP and USS files group option

Currently the CDP user can set the group option to config the collected scope either Sysplex or Lpar only for Generic VSAM and Sequential data sets. For Generic zFS data streams, this option is not enabled. Could you change it please ? TS014662042...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Planned for future release

Enable options to add Stack affinity at URIMAP when usage is define as Client

As per the current setup, we need to define stack affinity in CICS region JCL to make CICS region to use only a particular TCPIP in case URIMAP usage is defined as CLIENT. This setup is restricting CICS not to use other TCPIPs in case of multiple ...
about 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Replace Workload Scheduler exits with build in functionality

We want to move away from assembler based product options and modifications to a modern approach with regular parameter files. This approach provides more agility, easier maintenance and easy transparency on used settings. This initiative is not l...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Single Sign on with RTC and IDz

We use Rational Team Concert and IBM Developer for z.Users must logon in both Systems. Passwort in IDz cannot be stored because of security.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration