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IBM Z Batch Resiliency

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    INVMAINT and INVREMOV should support the same granularity as hlq.USERMAC(EXCLJOB)

    If EXCLDSN is updated with USER.HISTORY.TEST.**, then INVMAINT and INVREMOV can be used to apply this to already present data in the Inventory database by using: REMOVE,APPLID=**,DSN=USER.HISTORY.TEST.** If EXCLJOB is updated with PAYROL1, INVMAIN...
    4 months ago in IBM Z Batch Resiliency 0 Under review

    Increase options for XDB2READ to produce more granular reports in DB2READ

    DB2READ supports parm DB2DAYS=nnn to set the breakpoint for what is concidered a current backup. And XDB2READ can be used to exclude on database and/or tablespace name. Within a Db2 system, there can be many different databases that have different...
    4 months ago in IBM Z Batch Resiliency 0 Under review

    httpEndpoint in server.xml file for WEB-API should be generated with the <HOSTNAME> value from SYSTEM.IZBR.CNTL(BRNWEBC) for host= tag

    It turns out that httpEndpoint in server.xml file was generated with host="*". This was causing (in our case) the server to list/connect random URL's from the system with every start. CWWKT0016I: Web application available (default_host): https://&...
    4 months ago in IBM Z Batch Resiliency 0 Under review

    SMFEXTP should support the use of system symbols in SYSTEM.IZBR.CNTL(SMFP&SYSTEM.)

    The STC contains //SMFXPARM DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SYSTEM.IZBR.CNTL(SMFP&SYSTEM.) As we are using OUTDSN=SYSTEM.IZBR.SMFEXT.SYS&SYSNAME, this forces me to create and maintain as many CNTL(SMFP&SYSTEM.) parameters as there are systems leading ...
    4 months ago in IBM Z Batch Resiliency 0 Under review

    IZWSJOB BRNSCHJB should provide clear information why it ends with RC=4.

    RC=4 implies there is some warning, but there is no visible message/reason why. IZBR has several messages that are ending with I for Information, W for Warning and E for Error like many other products on system z. But in this case there isn't. Doe...
    4 months ago in IBM Z Batch Resiliency 0 Under review

    IZWSJOB BRNSCHJB should not count/list comments as read in exit records

    IZWSJOB BRNSCHJB listsBRNLODC01I - 06/26/25 17:13:11 - USERIN READ FROM SYSTEM.IZBR.USERMAC(XWSMJOB1): 7 BRNLODC01I - 06/26/25 17:13:11 - USERIN1 READ FROM SYSTEM.IZBR.USERMAC(XWSMJOB2): 13 It sums the comments, therefor it looks like exit rules h...
    4 months ago in IBM Z Batch Resiliency 0 Under review

    Enable support for multiple backups in a singe ADRDSSU step

    IZBR has the ability to inventory DFSMSdss logical backups, correctly identifying the associated container file any given data set backup version may be contained in. DFSMSdss provides the ability to drive multiple logical backups in parallel from...
    about 4 years ago in IBM Z Batch Resiliency 0 Future consideration

    Support tracking of ADRXMAIA dump processing

    Enable tracking and inventory for backups taken by ADRXMAIA. This is a ADRDSSU alternative which allows for a temporary data set name to be used when restoring and backing up a dataset. The final inventory should at a minimum reflect the final tar...
    over 4 years ago in IBM Z Batch Resiliency 0 Planned for future release

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