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Compute node HA

HA for compute node services (pcs nova, cinder, neutron etc)
over 1 year ago in IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center 2 Future consideration

Enhancement to Job Flow graph to include program, DD card and Dataset

Enhancement to Job Flow graph to include program, DD card and Dataset
almost 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Future consideration

GDG base in Z/OS Project perspective

Our users are asking for the possibility to import the gdgbase to a project as resource.Instead of as now the gdg's are disappearing when a new gdg is created and they must import them again.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Future consideration

Possibility to define WS that are able to submit even with JOBSUBMIT(NO)

We migrated from IBM AF/Operator to IBM System Automation. A lot of stuff from AFOP was implemented into SAz with IWSz/TWS integration. We use WS in TWS for SAz with Automation=Yes, the Domain Workstations and separate WS for normal jobs that are ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

For CHNG calls during OTMA transactions processing, used a cached ACEE

When OTMA transactions with OTMASEC=FULL make a CHNG call to another transaction, IMS creates a new ACEE in the MPP. There is already an ACEE for the USERID of the transactions in the IMS Control Region. IMS should use that existing cached ACEE (o...
over 1 year ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Future consideration

Mass renaming of projects by command line

We need to have a command line for renaming projects in bulk instead of going through Build Configuration and renaming projects one by one.
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

Exploit z/OS specific features to minimise impact of Java security changes to JCE RACF keystores

Why:Following implementation of OSB 8181692, the KeyProtector.java function increased the number of times that keystore data is encrypted from from 20 to 200,000 times. This had the effect of significantly increasing the cost when retrieving the k...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Compile warning when using COMP-5 larger than 9 digits

When using COMP-5 variables many developers are not aware of the performance impact of using COMP-5 with variables defined longer then 9(9).Therefore we would like a warning added to the rules(nolaxperf) option, that will indicate this, and recomm...
over 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 1 Future consideration

TPFUG: Move APIs under "SOAP bridge related APIs" in c_soap.h to another header file as they are more general use APIs, and IBM is deprecating SOAP and don't want to lose the code

Programs that use primarily the "tpf_convertToAMSG()" and "tpf_convertFromOMSG()" APIs under the "SOAP bridge related APIs" in c_soap.h are more general use APIs. IBM is not going to support SOAP after this summer so we'd like these APIs to be mov...
over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

(TPFUG/Visa) Data reduction system-wide CPU and mils enhancements

Request the following NEW metrics in data reduction reports to allow for easier tracking of transactional workload once LP workload increases:1) System avg Smoothed Adjusted CPU. Avg calculated for in-use (not fenced) i/streams2) System avg "Trans...
almost 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration