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Avoiding error message "IOS000I EOD" for File Manager TLB function.

System:z/OS which uses File Manager TLB function. Actor: File Manager TLB function is used for checking Tape Label information. Description: File Manager TLB function outputs tape label information, the VOLSER, dataset name, etc... But if the tape...
over 4 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Refactoring for PLi modules

Right now IDz has functionality to identify unused variable in cobol modules. we need similar future for PLi modules as well. We have 1000s of PLi modules. we need similar functionalities like cobol modules
3 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Refactoring 1 Future consideration

DFSMShsm FRRECOV command enhancement

System: Product DFSMShsm on z/OS 2.2 / 2.3 / 2.4Actor: System programmer needing new feature We support a big ERP business (CIO Quote 2 Cash iERP client) and as for our backup strategy we use IBM Flashcopy combined with IBM DB2 Backup system utili...
about 4 years ago in IBM Advanced Archive for DFSMShsm 0 Future consideration

Setting IPLType on KG-Syestem versus setting on the (LCP) R-system should be same

In an LCP setup it is possible to set the IPLTYPE both on the KG-System as on the (LCP) R-System. When setting it on the KG-System it is also propagated to the R-system. The other way around this is not the case. So when setting the IPLTYPE on the...
7 months ago in GDPS 5 Future consideration

Integration in the SMF_100_1_X record definition of information related to IFCID 369 and load them in a new D_KPM_DB2_% table

Integration in the SMF_100_1_X record definition (Record DB2 with deltas calculation via DRLSD64D program) of information related to IFCID 369 (Aggregated Accounting Statistics). This will let us get accounting information aggregated from the SMF ...
7 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Future consideration

Allow for rebalance of CICS regions connected to Couriers after restart.

Once a CICS region is connected to a particular courier in the base component, it will continue to connect to the same courier across restarts of the base component. Please allow for the (optional?) redistribution of the connections, balanced acro...
3 months ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Under review

Include CPU consumed by API in interceptors

Customer needs to determine APIs with high CPU to target for tuning. The customer uses OMEGAMON for JVM for API monitoring and they would like CPU per API included in detail reports.
4 months ago in z/OS Connect 1 Future consideration

RUWAPOOL must work for DPLed (Distributed Program Linked) programs

Specifying RUWAPOOL=YES in the SIT gives an installation the chance to reduce the number of CICS GETMAINs and FREEMAINs thus reducing overhead and therefore saving cpu cycles. The “System Initialization Parameter Reference” book states the followi...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Take advantage of z/OS SRB performance boost during GEOPARM reload

When performin reload of GOEPARM, for instance when needing to deactivate a PPRC link my customer experiences a high spike of CPU in all CECs causing in some cases service impact to very responsetime sensitve applicartions.2 Cases were opened:- Ca...
over 3 years ago in GDPS 21 Not under consideration

Enabling GENDAYS in EQQAMRPL (AD - Run-Panel)

Since GENDAYS is very helpful for simulating runcycle groups and rules to verify the definitions, it should able to use it in EQQAMRPL (AD - Run-Panel). Since the command GENDAYS can already be used in the database to verify runcycle groups, it se...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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