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IBM Z System Automation

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Support mixed case in field „Applparms“

Today data entered in the field “Applparms” (INGREQ or INGSET) will be always translated to upper case. Allow to enter mixed case data in this field.
over 3 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Support mixed case in configuration field „Startup Parameters“

Today data entered in the field “Startup Parameters” will be always translated to upper case. Allow to enter mixed case data in this configuration field.
over 3 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 3 Future consideration

Longer Message/User Data CODE 'Value Returned'

The Value Returned from Messages/User Data CODE entry is currently 30 characters. This function would have been really useful but this isn't enough characters for the data we need. Can this field be expanded. Maybe to 159 to match the User data le...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Make INGVARS values accessible from Automation Table

Similar to ATF('DSICGLOB varname'), having System Automation shared variables would be valuable when working with message automation.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

Possibility to automate ProcOps ISQ-messages in order to write it to the syslog - i.e. defined capacity changes

We want to automate ISQ-messages in order to write the into the syslog.Thats not completly possible, because they are written by PIPEs without an EXPOSE stage.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Threshold changes should be possible to dynamically revert back

Our team uses SA 4.1 and NetView 6.2.1 for mange applications. Panel AOFKAASR allows to dynamically add, change threshold but it doesn't allow to revert changes back to previous state. This function should be added to avoid recycle NetView, ACF CO...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

System Automation - Handling Long-Running Enqueues improvement

As IBM recommended, the IBM System Automation's Handling Long-Running Enqueues (ENQs) function was enable in order to determnine a contention problem on RACF Databases getting a dump of the holder of the resource. The objective of the RFE 87447 is...
about 4 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

INGALERT should default to use MVSESA if the jobname is not known to System Automation

If INGALERT code is called from the Message Automation Table, if not specified, the jobname is taken from the message's job name field. If the jobname is not known to System Automation, no alert is generated and the following message is issued: IN...
about 4 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future consideration

Ing305I should be issued for any invoked shutdown

Currently if there is a GDPS controlled image when a shutdown has been invoked message ING305I is issued. This seems to be in line with the ING313I, Ing314i and Ing315I messages.
about 4 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future consideration

Show when INGVARS are deleted from resources

When you add a new INGVAR to a resource, it will display inside the History section of the resource exactly what you have set and what that INGVAR has been set to. For example; History : 2020-01-21 09:31:05 Variable attribute/user/TESTVAR manipula...
over 4 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future consideration

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