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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
2 months ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Under review

Allow to correlate JVM SMF Data to a Job and Step to allow analyse SMF 121 in large Batch environments

We need a way to understand which JOB a SMF121 record belongs to, to understand what caused an abnormal behaviour. Therefore a SMF30COR field could be part of the SMF121 record, we would still need to understand what Jobstep is the SMF121 Record f...
2 months ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 0 Under review

Add a filter for the AltClientID to the QUERY IMSCON TYPE(CLIENT) command

If you have hundreds or thousands clients connected to IMS Connect at the same time and if you are also using synchronous callout, having a filter on the AltClientID with the QUERY IMSCON TYPE(CLIENT) command could be very helpful when you have an...
2 months ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 0 Under review

AD lacks inter-relation analysis capability from java service connected to mainframe.

Proposed idea: 1. In current AD 6.0.1/6.1.x all artifacts loaded from z/OS into application discovery on windows would enable user to analyze the inter-module relationships/interdependencies in mainframe alone but it didn't show the holistic view ...

zCDP to support CA/BroadCom IDMS SMF record collection

In ASEAN, there is a customer who uses CA/Broadcom IDMS.Customer has some difficulty to produce any IDMS performance related report So.. if zCDP is able to collect IDMS SMF record in near-real time, then forwards it into Analytic Platform (such li...
about 2 months ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Under review

Support PDT files with IPP

We are preparing for the implementation of IPP (Internet Print Protocol) in our agency. Beginning in 2025, Microsoft will no longer publish new print drivers. By 2027, 3rd party print driver updates will no longer be allowed. We have legacy applic...
26 days ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 1 Under review

CH51 HTTP Java Logger. log directly to Splunk via HTTP; Log4j2; No intermediate DASD store.

CH51 HTTP Java Logger. log directly to Splunk via HTTP; No intermediate DASD store. Splunk provides direct to Splunk via HTTP. This would be good since no intermediate Data Store or Joblog overhead. Also not to worry about file space at the CTG le...
27 days ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 0 Under review

Add ability to post notices on web UI

It would be helpful if our support team could post notices on the web UI to inform users of important information. These would be informational messages and Not prevent use of the UI. Examples: Upcoming planned maintenance Failed to load usage dat...
27 days ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 0 Under review

zTPFDF should provide an "aging" report similar to VERIFY chain counts, to show the time interval since the prime was last updated.

As a database administrator, I want to know how long it has been since a given sub-file was last updated so that stale, obsolete and no longer needed data can be more easily identified. The idea is to Enhance CRUISE to provide “Aging” statistics i...
28 days ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 0 Under review

Option to generate REST Open API Service JSON file without REST RPC lines

We want to create a OPEN API REST Service project without REST RPC. At this moment when a JSON file is created there are also REST RPC lines in it.As a result of that Postman uses this RST RPC Endpoint.
2 months ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 1 Under review