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Monitoring Configuration Manager - Change Generate so that the USS write is not mandatory

Z Monitor Configuration Manager Generate batch job does a mandatory USS write. USS write should not be mandatory for Configuration Manager Generate. Configuration Manager should have another option for the USS write, or provide the USS information...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 2 Delivered

High CPU in DFHXMAT when the current number of TCLASS'd tasks approaches 99,999.

Each task that is attached is assigned a task number even if it is just queued in a TRANCLASS. CICS uses just 99,999 task numbers. As the current number of attached tasks approaches 99,999, DFHXMAT spends much time on the attach of each task figur...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 8 Delivered

Provide the possibility to use system symbol definitions in the CAZCNFG0

There is a need to have system symbol definitions to ease the use in a complex z/OS environment with several PLEXes
about 11 years ago in Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS 1 Delivered

z/OS Connect audit interceptor does not record query parameter

When using the audit interceptor a SMF type 123 subtype 1 record is created, but that SMF record doesn't contain the query parameter of the HTTP request. The "Target URI" data only contains the path and that may not be sufficient enough to know wh...
over 8 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

Route Java Health Center messages to CICS joblog

In current CICS Transaction Server and Java implementation, there is no mechanism to send the Java Health Center messages to CICS joblog.The CICS java launcher would have to provide a mechanism for the Java agent to discover the data set location,...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

DEPRECATE and DEPRECATENEXT for preprocessor

It would be nice to have DEPRECATE and DEPRECATENEXT also for variables or procedures generated by the preprocessor
about 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

Warn if creating Data Sets, that can't be used with ISPF Editor

Please add a warning when allocating a data set in remote systems view with a) LRECL>32760 for fixedb) LRECL > 32756 for variablec) BLKSIZE <> 0 or no exact multiple of LRECL for F / LRECL+4 for V
about 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 3 Delivered

In task history, how do I see what programs were used by a task?

From task history, would like to see all programs within a cics transaction. These are programs tycpically executed under an exec cics link. Also would like to see in mirrored transactions, which programs executed, besides just the DFHMIRS.
over 5 years ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON for CICS / Product functionality 2 Delivered

Specify a custom Db2 for z/OS connection name

Currently, when a connection to a Db2 subsystem is created it only specifies the host name and LOCATION. From my experience, developers don't know the LOCATION but only the common name of the subsystem. It would be nice if developers could specify...
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Delivered

Chnage IMS DISPLAY command from TYPe 1 to TYPE 2

z/OS Debugger get MPP list with TYPE 1 display command but the command was prohibited to make large display for the list. Please change the display command from TYPE 1 to TYPE 2.
over 5 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Delivered

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