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Assign LPAR activation profile using GDPS

We would like to be able to specify the LPAR activation profile to be used for an LPAR Activate. I see this as very similar to specifying the Load information (address & parm).
over 4 years ago in GDPS 11 Not under consideration

Add support for the HTTP method PATCH in API requester

As of z/OS Connect EE v3.0.9, the API requester function only supports 6 HTTP methods: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, HEAD and OPTIONS. So there are 3 HTTP methods that are not supported PATCH, TRACE, CONNECT. While TRACE and CONNECT are not that common ...
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Planned for future release

Task history collection filters to reduce/control collection.

Task history collection collects records for all task in the region. We want to be able to filter on what tasks are collected. and only collect the records for tasks that pass the filters setup for the region. The filters could be, but not limited...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON for CICS / Product functionality 1 Future consideration

UKO: /ukebase/server.xml improvments

It would be easier to have the same timestamp in each log (joblog, syslog, messages.log, trace.log). Currently our zOS logs are in local time and the GUI logs are in UTC. Please add a variable to server.xml in /ukobase to set a timezone Another go...
2 months ago in Enterprise Key Management Foundation / UKO for z/OS 0 Under review

Externalize X'4032' Checkpoint Log record layout

Provide a DSECT and/or layout of the data within the X'4032' checkpoint log record " OTMA TPIPE/QAB/TIB/MTE/MCB". The main use we have in mind for this is we'd be able to see the ENQCT, DEQCT, QCT for all Tpipes at a given checkpoint. Similar to w...
4 months ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 0 Future consideration

Provide a DELETE option for the STOP SECONDARY, and a NOCOPY option for the START SECONDARY script statements

As an MGM4SITE environment with external LCP, we have regular resiliency tests where we failover from one region to the other (REG-A to REG-B). When we do this we have to terminate the copy to the LCP source disk in the old recovery region (REG-B)...
over 1 year ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

CC Quiesce for Planned HS

At a Planned HS and if GDPS detects CC's I would like to get an WTOR with the Information how many CC are active and the options Quiesce HS, Abort HS, Cancel CC's or Repeat the WTOR to see if there are more or less CC's active.
about 6 years ago in GDPS 19 Not under consideration

Tolerant Reading web service requesters

Put elements not known by a SOAP/XML web service requester in their XML form in a separate container and do not validate if the the elements are defined. Only map those elements that are known.
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

KCPTASH view limitation

In the KCPTASH view, when we select a task that was activated by a channel/IP port on a region, the Related section does not display the external IP address/port that activated the task For further questions, please get in touch with Nicola Giangi...
2 months ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON for CICS / Product functionality 0 Future consideration

Add a site defined Change Package Menu Option to trigger User Defined function/process.

Need a site defined change package menu option to trigger an immediate ISPF program (say Rexx) or another custom Exit Routine to perform site required checks - e.g. check JES queue and cancel scheduled future jobs.
2 months ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Other 2 Planned for future release