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Interface CBAC with CEDA

Just like you have interfaced CBAC with CEMT using RUNCEMT, we are asking to do the same for CEDA with a RUNCEDA facility. Our intention is to use CBAC to install CSD resources on a CBAC group level. As an example we hope to perform these CEDA com...
about 1 month ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Other 1 Under review

DBD change with ORF must update the IMS Catalog

When applications use Java or SQL to get information from an IMS database, they need the IMS Catalog to access the database. If ORF is not updating the IMS catalog during the ACBGEN step, then that means the DBA have to do an extra step for the da...
11 months ago in IMS Online Reorganization Facility for z/OS / Product functionality 2 Future consideration

Externalise all error messages to the SYSLOG

Please add all Joblog Error messages to the SYSLOG so that it can be used to automate/trigger altering through OPS MVS. This is needed from the AGM Interceptor from zCEE and CICS, as well as the Base Component. Thank you
4 months ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Under review

Enhance CRUISE statistics to provide more flexibility and customization in the chaining data collection methodolgy

As a database administrator, I want to improve the collection and reporting of data distribution metrics by CRUISE so that I can identify potential problems in the database more easily and quickly and remediate them in a timely manner to enhance t...
2 months ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 0 Future consideration

Option for overwriting files without confirmation when Configuring Dependency Based Build option.

Currently, if you are starting a user build from the Configure Dependency Based Build option, you have to go through several pop ups to authorize overwriting existing files.Please add an option in global preferences or in the user build configurat...
5 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Add an enhancement to support the use of same named RTEMS and HTEMS procs in Sysplex environment (shared PROCLIB)

Customer has a Sysplex environment. The same PROCLIB is shared between several z/OS systems. Customer's environment is designed to use identical STC names on all z/OS systems in the Sysplex. They need a way to use the same approach with all Omegam...
5 months ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 0 Future consideration

REGEX Function like in PL/I

Hi IBM, you've delivered the REGEX function in PL/I for the use of regular expressions in string searches. This would be nice in Cobol as intrinsic function too. Regards, Michael
about 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 12 Planned for future release

Kafka fault tolerance , data loss and scalability improvement.

The zAPM product's Kafka configuration is currently not utilizing persistence storage and is running on a single pod. While this setup may be functional to some extent, it exposes the system to potential risks and limitations. I kindly request you...
11 months ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Future consideration

Allow more flexibility in the location of DFHAPIR

As currently designed, DFHAPIR can only be found as a single member name in a z/OS PARMLIB list. As CICS systems programmers, we normally don't have access to z/OS libraries so making changes requires change requests and possibly days between upda...
10 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration

Provide a new User exit to read the JCL for a FETCH directive and Automatic Recovery ADDPROC

Provide a new User exit for the following functions Job tailoring : JCL directive FETCH Automatic Recovery: Statement RECOVER, Parameter ADDPROC Today the JCL for a FETCH member is always read from EQQJBLIB and the JCL for ADDPROC member is always...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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