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IBM Z Open Automation Utilities should eliminate dependencies on SSVIVERS returned by SSI 54.

SSVIVERS has been a highly-volatile field over the years for both JESes. Historically, these values have been: JES2 Value JES3 Value OS Release'SP v.r.m' 'SP v.r.m' MVS/SP'OS v.r.m' 'OS v.r.m' OS/390 V1.1 through V2.9'OS 2.10 ' 'OS 2.10 ' OS/390 V...
over 1 year ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 1 Not under consideration

Programmatically Update Monitor INTERVAL Start via AUTLCP1

There is no way currently to accurately set the timer on an ad hoc basis. Essentially the timer starts when the Interval value is updated or when a master switch occurs. In our use case, we have set up alerts for Partial Captures via GEO2976I, but...
5 months ago in GDPS 1 Planned for future release

ADDI cannot generate metadata for COBOL stored procedures

Ford has hundreds of COBOL/Db2 Stored procedures. They would like to modernize these stored procedures using Watsonx Code Assistant for Z(WCAZ), but since ADDI is unable to generate metadata for Stored Procedures, WCAZ is unable to refactor or tra...

Specify product specific message id instead of BPXM023I with JZOS API MvsConsole.wto

Z Digital Integration Hub is a Java based strategic hybrid cloud integration product on z/OS for realtime information flow between z/OS core systems and hybrid cloud application. We are currently implementing the support for STOP, DISPLAY and SHUT...
about 1 month ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 0 Under review

Request for application not visible in SMU when coming from Rest Server (API)

I notice the following in SMU: if an application (e.g.) is stopped via the api then it is not visible in SMU that there is a vote/request for this application. That's not very convenient.....You can now see that an application is DOWN but not why ...
about 2 months ago in IBM Service Management Unite 0 Future consideration

Syntax highlighting for Python

Now z/OS include Python in z/OS, to encounrage the adoption of Python, IDz should support syntax highlight for Python
about 2 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 0 Under review

Show list of changed resources before INGAMS REFRESH

When a new ACF is loaded it is not visible which changes will be activated when this ACF is refreshed. Especially on a production system this is an unwanted situation.Therefor we've made our own rexx. This rexx will check the timestamp in the new ...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

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...
4 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Under review

Adding X-command (Export and Import) to each database element (analog to applications 1.4.3)

In an enterprise environment, the process of importing and exporting artifacts from the database, such as ETTs, Periods, Runcycle Groups, JCL Variable Tables, and more, is a necessary task. Currently, the X-command in panel EQQALSTL serves as an e...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Grouping feature to group the jobs for more granular anomaly detection in AIDA

We would like to request the implementation of a grouping feature within AIDA to enable the grouping of jobs(by application) for more granular anomaly detection. Currently, AIDA will provide anomaly detection for all jobs in the workstation. Howev...
about 1 month ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Under review