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Enable the Open Enterprise Foundation (OEF) ported tools to be zIIP Enabled

Please consider enabling all of the ported tools included with the Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS to be zIIP capable. This will encourage their use while providing greater capabilities for the OEF customers.
3 days ago in Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS 0 Submitted

Add OpenSSL port for z/OS to Open Enterprise Foundation

We used to have through the IBM ported tools which are no longer available. Afterwards it was included in the IDz product, the FMID included a target path with Rocket tools. But since some PTFs ago OpenSSL is no longer included. Currently there is...
3 days ago in Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS 1 Submitted

ETT Trigger Feature

A lot of different companies I´ve talked with have problems with excessive ETT Triggering where there are so many triggers you go over the length of your current plan. I think it would be very appreciated to have some new kind of ETT triggering fe...
13 days ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Submitted

Automated collection of disk capacity data from GPDS - Maybe by writing entries to SMF.

In GDPS today we have a brilliant function to show the current DS8K pool usage related to capacity. GDPS panel named VPCPLCS6 and VPCPLCS7) Showing numbers for usable capacity, provisioned capacity, SGC used, SGC provisioned and much more.The pane...
about 1 month ago in GDPS 5 Future consideration

Enable the Surrogate check for INTRDR with XUSER=NO

Hi Team, Currently we use XUSER=NO, and we are looking forward to activate surrogate check only to INTRDR. Keeping XUSER=NO and activating the below toggles doesn't help the surrogate check for the jobs running through INTRDR.com.ibm.cics.spool.su...
about 1 month ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

The ability to call an OSGI Java Program from z/OS Connect

it would be great to be able to make a API using OSGI through CICS instead of having to set up a middle man PL/I or COBOL program to make this call. There are a lot of use cases, PassTickets being one of them, that work better in Java but in order...
4 days ago in z/OS Connect 0 Submitted

IQIBUTIL add a FINDTEXT option to copy the selected members as can be done via ISPF

Via ISPF FINDTEXT one can copy the selected members to another file for further processing, but using IQIBUTIL in scheduled batch jobs this is not possible.
4 days ago in IBM Data Set Commander 1 Under review

Increase the number of available Application Symbols (SUBSSYMBOLn/SUBPSYMBOLn), similar to System Automation Symbols (AOCCLONEx)

Both simple and complex environments can be managed more easily through symbol substitution. With additional Application Symbols, a more tailored approach to automation management can be achieved, reducing administration efforts through reusable d...
16 days ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Submitted

All SDF messages from all domains visible in 1 SMU dashboard

Because the SMU source code in specified that the “Domain Name” or “Resource ID” is required, it is not possible to create a dashboard in which all SDF messages from all systems are visible. In our “traditional” environment, we now have our “own” ...
about 1 month ago in IBM Service Management Unite 1 Submitted

Modify command to display parms of running controller

Modify command to display parms of running controller so you can see what is running because the parmlib might have been updated since last restart and doesn´t show the whole truth. Would be good for IBM Casing and to see yourself if neccessary.
20 days ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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