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IBM Z System Automation

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PROCOPS - focal point functionality like in system automation

Change PROCOPS in a way that the focal Point concept works like the System Automation focal point concept
over 7 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Not under consideration

IP address in HTTP POST

It is common to bind a web service to the hostname and not to the IP address.But INGOMX resolves the defined host name and uses the ip address in the HTTP POST request.This results in HTTP404 - not found. To prevent this, the INGOMX directive <...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Move module INGTXFPG to SINGMOD2

Hi SA development,Please move the new INGTXFPG module that comes in SA v3.4 to SINGMOD2 library as default.Since the SINGMOD2 library must be in the LINKLIST as documented in the SA manual.Including the new module INGTXFPG in the SINGMOD2 will ens...
about 12 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 4 Future consideration

Automatic clear out old PROG and TRAN errors from the STATS file.

SA automation creates error entries in the SA STATS files for IMS and CICS transaction and program entries. These entries never get cleared out, so the STATS file can slowly grow over time. As programs and transactions can change over time (partic...
over 12 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future consideration

Enhance handling of SDF user data

When a system joins an SAplex and when the RESYNC FP command is used, a user status tree defined with an &SDFCxxx variable should be handled at the focal point in the same manner as the Configuration Refresh Monitoring tree. That is, the entir...
over 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

SHUTDOWN needs more selections than just NORM, IMMED and FORCE

Require the ability to have different defined SHUTINIT, SHUTNORM, SHUTIMMED and SHUTFORCE types similar that of STARTUP function. To permit different types of NORMAL shutdown commands.
over 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

AAO _WAIT required for AOCQRES and INGDATA commands

Currently the customer has to specify a WAIT=xxx for every occurrence of INGDATA and AOCQRES that they invoke. Other commands like INGEVENT and INGLIST have an AAO called INGLIST_WAIT and INGEVENT_WAIT to set a default value.
over 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

The capability to user defined information to INGALERT when called from SA Policy

I need to add user defined information to the INGALERT when it is called from the defined CDE MATCH in SA POLICY definition under MVC - INGALERT.ExampleIf a DB2 abend I need to add the group Id for the group that are responsible for that DB2.
over 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Flexible USS FILTER

The current Application USS FILTER field is limited as the filter is basically the command string which can be truncated from the right. The filter should be enhanced to allow;1) full unix grepEg in filter define: grep [options] PATTERN2) standard...
almost 9 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Unnecessary ARM Check

No checking of ARM environment if ARM is not enbled
over 9 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

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