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Allow for SFTP and Tectia server

Tectia Server in IBM Z/OS use file transfer to MVS dataset (FTADV – File Transfer Advice String) using SFTP protocol in the Mainframe. HOD Dev team investigated the code including on the mainframe end. After discussion with the Development manager...
over 1 year ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Planned for future release

DWWGJCDS to use above the line storage

Hello,We are running the CICS/VR RCDS report and the job continues to abend with an S878.
over 2 years ago in CICS VSAM Recovery for z/OS / Other 0 Planned for future release

Cluster level view of systems (for z/OS Connect)

For resiliency, best practice is to run multiple production z/OS Connect servers in a group and this must be managed as a single entity. To support this, we need an overall view of how this service (as a cluster) is performing, and the ability to ...
about 4 years ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for JVM 0 Planned for future release

PCOMM/HACP support to Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop

PCOMM needs to be installed in Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop. SF Case # TS006682454.
almost 3 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 2 Planned for future release

Create latest HOD package in Docker Container

Bureau of Fiscal Service is currently upgrading Host On Demand implementation and moving from AIX to RHEL and to the latest version of HOD.
about 4 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 3 Planned for future release

Improving sampling of already active JITCM

Functionality right now is incomplete
over 1 year ago in Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

Support for BIFF8 and higher EXCEL file format specifications in IBM Personal Communications.

Currently IBM PCOMM supports BIFF (BIFF4 and BIFF5) for Data Transfer utility and Copy operations. PCOMM has to be enhanced to support higher EXCEL file formats.PMR 22610,999,760 was converted to case TS003171311.
over 4 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 2 Planned for future release

Newer software support releases for HATS

HATS 9.7 is currently not supported on Windows 2019, only 2016 - this is classed as end of life for Microsoft. There have also been reliability issues with the OS, so it would be better to support this on Windows 2019. Similarly, HATS has not been...
over 1 year ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Non-industry Specific 2 Planned for future release

Macro PasteText API

There's an issue with copying and pasting text from excel to PComm.. I have informed the development team about this missing feature in current PCOMM automation library autECLPS.PasteText. Currently while copying the clipboard content in the PCOMM...
over 5 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 3 Planned for future release

TADZ - VIPA Support

Enable the TADZ STC HSIJANLO to bind to a VIPA to make this product Sysplex aware.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 1 Planned for future release