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z/OS Connect

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Need a tool to batch ".SAR" creation.

We want to batch the IMS service creation instead of using the API Toolkit.We have more than 4500 service to migrate from our actual SOA plateform. We need an industrial way to generate ".sar(s)".
over 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Not under consideration

Server Clustering for RESTful Administration Services

Today the RESTful Administration Interface only administers single z/OS Connect server instances. WAS Liberty does have server clustering capabilities. For those who designed a High availability z/OS Connect solution, clustering would be a great f...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Variable number of containers in .sar

We have many programs allocating a variable number of containers (we identified programs where this occurs in output , but it could happen in input as well). All these containers are identical from structure point of view, their number and their n...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Allow data from header to be appended to a policy rule

At the moment, you can override some property fields in the service archive with data you specify in the header, or the value in the header with a hard-coded value that is set in the policy file. There is no middle ground functionality to be able ...
about 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Additional payload logging management capability - offload / archiving

The customer uses payload logging function in zCEE, however, the current fs logging interceptor only supports to rollover to a new file when hitting the size or duration limit. The customer suggested zCEE provide additional functionality in the pr...
over 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 0 Not under consideration

z/OS Connect EE - IDz Support for Creating the sar file for DB2 Rest Service

Currently the only way to create a z/OS Connect Service for a DB2 for z/OS REST Call can be accomplished is through the z/OS Connect Toolkit. It would be nice to be able to generate the sar file through IDz
about 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Partial import of existing Service Interface

When using z/OS Connect EE as API provider, sometimes multiple programs have a common part in the copybooks that are used. It would be useful if instead of redoing the same modifications for the common part each time, the API toolkit could re-impo...
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Apply service level authorization to API path requests

If I protect a service using the authorization interceptor I would expect the interceptor to also be invoked if I invoke an API path that calls the service.
about 8 years ago in z/OS Connect 4 Not under consideration

Add R/W interceptor

The CICS and IMS applications at the bank have a built-in security check that uses the user ID to determine what actions and data access are allowed. The bank has created a bridge application at the mid-tier level to supply the security user (a SA...
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Provide option to copy zFS logs to VSAM files

Team, Please add functionality into z/OS Connect code to provide an option to copy the zFS logs to VSAM Files. Thanks, Pawan.
over 1 year ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

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