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Microprofile Health/Monitor Endpoint Support

To be able to handle z/OS connect endpoints the same way than normal microservices, there should be an microprofile health/monitoring endpoint. This endpoints would be very useful for every customer using zospt to start z/OS connect.
about 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Reverse Order Button

When multiple programs thru a batch job or thru a workspace scan the ordering of the results is always the rule and then the underlying programs with their line numbers. It makes more sense if the program is the header and then the metrics or rule...
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 Not under consideration

Enable hardware support for Lempel-Ziv compression algorithm

One of the compression options supported by CTC leverages the IBM Rexx runtime to enable the Lempel-Ziv compression algorithm which offers optimal CPU offload to zIIP for some data types. Beginning with z14 architecture Db2 has been able to levera...
about 3 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Future consideration

INGDB2 CHECK_INDOUBT not smart enough

INGDB2 CHECK_INDOUBT is checking INDOUBT Threads of DB2, but obviously the check are not going deep enough. We had an Indoubt Thread, which had already a status after an recover: ABORTED-H From Mainframe site there is nothing which can be done add...
over 4 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Action Command should have information in the SYSLOG about the command and it's executer (userid)

All action commands like CANCEL should list some information about the person, who actually enters the command.This request applies to all system commands you can send in e3270UI as well as to the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server (TEPS). It is impo...
over 9 years ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 2 Future consideration

Addition to Personalize my Workspace in IDz

On a new page of the Personalize my Workspace wizard we would like the option to add User Specified Pages. There are some settings which we want to change when switching to a new workspace, not just for the SCLM plugin. We don't need an interface ...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

ADDi - support of different code page in the same library

If you have 2 differents codes page in the same dataset, you can't create a filter based on a patern on the file. Only on the dataset level. An option as we can specify the filter name of the file you want in the dataset can be good.
about 3 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration

(TPFUG) Create new 'lodic' type of API for TCPIP specific system load/availability

Allow an ECB or time initiated function to check TCPIP resource utilization in order to determine if the ECB has sufficient network resources to run or defer/delay its execution.
over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

show load module's compiled time using CEMT

show load module's compiled time using CEMT INQUIRE PROGRAM
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Not under consideration

Automation of Key Management Operations

#Automation and scheduling As a key manager I need the ability to schedule or delay operations for key activation/deletion/rotation to a specific date and/or time of day. #Theme - Expiry/de-activation/deletion/rotation based on key usage pattern S...
about 3 years ago in Enterprise Key Management Foundation 1 Planned for future release