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CICS should shutdown when its initiated via EXCI program that issues a PERFORM SHUTDOWN

CBAC product could be made more useful to customers.
3 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Submitted

Build Map to include Source PDS apart from GIT Path

As a part of COBOL Build the PDS from where a COPYBOOK/DCLGEN dependency is resolved can be extracted and stored in Build Map along with ISPF stats attached to the member. This will help in detecting changes made to the dependency when the COBOL e...
3 days ago in Dependency Based Build 0 Submitted

Bug using 'Search' within Remote Systems view

When performing a Remote z/OS Search, where the 'Regular expression' check-box option is selected for the 'With name:' text field, subsequent searches use the initial 'With name:' value regardless of if it gets changed or not
3 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 0 Submitted

Certificate support for technical users

An enterprise business would rather like the opportunity to use certificates as a means of authentication for the technical users driving the Dynamic Workload Console.During installation two specific technical users are needed for DWC (One databas...
3 days ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Submitted

Improvement of the flow job graph

Users of Application Discovery at SG need to be able to visualize the entire structure of a JCL by having information on the names of the steps, the programs used and the input and output files of each step. The flow job function seemed to be the ...
4 days ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Submitted

As CICSDFLT userid id should have minimal access, if any transaction uses CICSDFLT id which is not CAT3 tran should be automatically restricted from CICS without doing SAF check..

HI , As CICSDFLT userid id should have minimal access, and as CICSCAT3 transaction is open for all, If any transaction uses CICSDFLT id which is not a part CAT3 tran should be automatically restricted from CICS without doing SAF check. This will e...
5 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Under review

Import COBOL copybook in lowercase

When uploading a cobol copybook into a new API Service Project, all attributes are in uppercase although the copybook was in lowercase.We have to change every attribute to lowercase because of the standards at the customer.
5 days ago in z/OS Connect 0 Submitted

Add CPSMOBJ resource to SMF 1154 subtype 80 records

Hi Team,Request is to add CPSMOBJ to SMF 1154 subtype 80 records.Adding CPSMOBJ will help us to monitor if any exposure to CPSM objects or CICS resources through CMAS.
6 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Under review

Increase the number of available Application Symbols (SUBSSYMBOLn/SUBPSYMBOLn), similar to System Automation Symbols (AOCCLONEx)

Both simple and complex environments can be managed more easily through symbol substitution. With additional Application Symbols, a more tailored approach to automation management can be achieved, reducing administration efforts through reusable d...
11 days ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Submitted

Automated collection of disk capacity data from GPDS - Maybe by writing entries to SMF.

In GDPS today we have a brilliant function to show the current DS8K pool usage related to capacity. GDPS panel named VPCPLCS6 and VPCPLCS7) Showing numbers for usable capacity, provisioned capacity, SGC used, SGC provisioned and much more.The pane...
about 1 month ago in GDPS 5 Future consideration

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