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CICS Explorer: Option to leave BATCHREP view open

When using the new "Perform Batched Repository-Update Job Operation" it would be good to have an option to keep the window open in order to submit another request without having to "Definitions ->Submit Batch...." every time.
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Future consideration

Change default for KLSSDCF1-Delete Confirmation panel from delete to cancel.

People put a D by a session in the menu and if they just hit enter on the delete confirmation screen it deletes the session and marks it blocked. It would be nice if the default is changed to cancel then people have to make the choice to delete th...
over 1 year ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Other 2 Future consideration

SA390 Dynamic Update of CMD processing using ACF REQ=REPL for same named commands.

Enhancement to current functionality of SA's 'ACF REQ=REPL' command.Currently, if multiple CMDs are defined, all with the same name, the ACF REQ=REPL will replace all existing CMDs with the one specified in the line command. Would like to have the...
about 6 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

RTMC - Roll up Name Value Pair data into summary groups

This is a request for logical summary groups to be created for RTMC name value pair data. When there are hundreds of values for a name value pair (e.g MsgType) the default dashboards can be overwhelming with too much granular data. We need a highe...
over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Move DB2 package fields to the package tables

Please move the following package detail information from the DB2 transaction tables, to the package table where they are more useful: SELECT_ACC INSERT_ACC UPDATE_ACC DELETE_ACC DESCRIBES_ACCPREPARE_ACC OPEN_ACC CLOSE_ACC FETCH_ACC LOCK_ACC CALL_ACC
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 0 Future consideration

Avoid GDPS Healthcheck SPOF for single rack DASD subsystems

In TS003711052 we encountered an issue where GDPS/PPRC Healthcheck claimed to detect a single point of failure - "all paths share a SPOF on control unit interfaces". This is not a real issue because the DASD is a single rack subsystem and we expec...
over 4 years ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

Graph generated using 'Program Control Flow' feature in ides to be exported as PDF

Using 'Program Control Flow' feature in iDz would be good to have a function that allows to export graph not only as svg or png, but also as PDF.
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Future consideration

IBM Z Software Asset Management - Change to "Machine Inventory" report to display number of Crypto Cards.

IBM Z Software Asset Management - Change to "Machine Inventory" report to display number of Crypto Cards. Currently, the columns for "Crypto Online" and "Crypto Installed" are part of the report but they display 0 even if the actual value is not 0...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 0 Future consideration

PIF function enhance

We can see the data in panel EQQLSTAP by using ISPF. But she can not not get "Current plan end" time and "Long term plan end" time data onetime by using PIF. [Please refer the below panel image] <My customer request> She wants new function i...
11 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

SAVE AS in MFS editor will not save to remote system

SAVE AS - customer opens remote MFS file in a PDS. He does a File -> SAVE AS and gets a UI to choose the location of the save. None of the choices are the remote zOS connections. The only choices are local. However, performing the same action i...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Future consideration

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