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Network security credential propagation should have a parm for activation

We have a very high volume IMS environment, using IMS Connect. The Network Security Credential Propagation (NSCP) enhancement in IMS V15 will allow additional security information (up to 504 bytes) to flow in from the client side if all components...
over 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

GDPS 3.14 Check Topology Enhancement

MGM4SITE_CHECK_TOPOLOGY will stop upon encountering the first error in establishing PPRC pathing. In a 4-site Multi-target configuration this can become cumbersome due to the number of PPRC paths that need to be validated.
over 6 years ago in GDPS 13 Not under consideration

Support tolerant reader principle with CICS web services

In various systems the tolerant reader principle as specified by Postel's Law is used as a design principle. Currently CICS will not accept items which are not specified in the current schema of a web service.Please provide a function or parameter...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

simultaneous remote connections to the same host

Right now, in IDz client version 16.0.3 we are using, different remote systems pointing to the same host can be configured and distributed by p2c, but simultaneous connection is not possible. Connecting one disconnects the other, and vice versa.
6 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Outbound support via z/OS Connect EE

Please support zAPM tracking of outbound traffic(API requestor), ie, CICS to CICS via https / z/OS Connect EE (similar to CICS=>MQ=>CICS tracking which has recently been released). This needs to be configurable as not all the APIs providers ...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Future consideration

Add an action Character to start a Session without a Init Dialog

Add an additional Action Character in CL/Supersession to start a Application Session without using the defined Initial Dialog.
over 3 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Enhance length of command processing line to a number > 217 chars

We have written several long pipes within the command processing entries that have gone longer than 217 characters - even with using every synonym available. We have had to use creative ways to pass the results of one command line down to become i...
12 months ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Not under consideration

Replace IGYCDOPT - Compiler options - with a regular options file

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...
12 months ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Move the options in FMN2POPT - FM/Db2 options module - to a regular parameter file

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...
12 months ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Automatic acquire for IPIC HA connections

We connected a CICS client in a sysplex to a cluster of TORs in another sysplex with IPIC HA. When one of the TORs fails for any reason, the connection with the other TOR is not automatically acquired. We had to implement an automation routine to ...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration

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