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ZD&T web server (Enterprise Edition) to show all files located in SFTP Server

Customer would like to have the option inside of ZD&T web server (Enterprise Edition) via GUI to see the list of all files (volumes and dataset) located in SFTP server.
over 3 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Planned for future release

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.
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

COBOL editor should automatically create reference

It could by useful if COBOL editor automatically create reference. Perhaps IDZ could ask the PIC clause (PIC X(10), PIC S9(3) COMP, …) and the section (WORKING, LINKAGE) and add it at the end of this section.
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

Double click on a Special Name should show markers where the special name is being used

When you double click on a variable in a program, IDz shows you where it is used in the program (small yellow rectangles next to the right hand scrollbar - see attachment 1). But when you double click on a Special Name it doesn't show you where it...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

add control panel to the IZOA Splunk app, where the user can specify index configuration to do an out-of-the-box install

The Splunk IZOA app is made for a single instance Splunk and if you want to roll it out on a cluster you always have to make adjustments. The IZOA Splunk app needs a lot of indexes, but each customer will have their own naming conventions, retenti...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Operational Log and Data Analytics 1 Functionality already exists

Enable support for GDG and GDG allocation override

The AAM DSNAME_TYPE keyword should be expanded to support the selection of GDG datasets, both the GDS and the GDG. This should be coupled with additional SET controls to override GDS attributes like EMPTY/NOEMPTY, SCRATCH/NOSCRATCH, Etc. Identific...
over 3 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 0 Future consideration

CICS Explorer Event binding editor import data structure should support all valid COBOL picture strings

CICS Explorer 5.5 Event Binding editor cannot successfully import a COBOL language structure that contains an embedded '.' (decimal point) character in a zoned decimal field. Example:05 WS-COST PIC ZZZ.99.Such a picture string is valid in COBOL 6 ...
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Future consideration

More granularity to secure CP work station over and above work station name.

We would like more granularity regarding the available sub-resources for altering CP work station attributes. The current level of protection is the work station name only.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

redbook on how to convert sysplex lpar to a stand alone lpar

Customers find it very hard to more a sysplex configured lpar to a stand alone lpar that zd&t could use. IBM should provide a redbook or a methodology to do it, so customers do not have to figure it out for themselves.
over 1 year ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Not under consideration

Support for __ptr64 qualifier in LE C

LE C compiler should support the __ptr64 qualifier for 64-bit pointers in 31-bit (or 64-bit) code, as it does for Metal C. Furthermore, EDCDSECT should convert a 64-bit addresses (declared as "AD") to "void * __ptr64", for consistency.
over 3 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 2 Not under consideration