Skip to Main Content
IBM Z Software


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against IBM Z Software products. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


Shape the future of IBM!

We invite you to shape the future of IBM, including product roadmaps, by submitting ideas that matter to you the most. Here's how it works:

Search existing ideas

Start by searching and reviewing ideas and requests to enhance a product or service. Take a look at ideas others have posted, and add a comment, vote, or subscribe to updates on them if they matter to you. If you can't find what you are looking for,

Post your ideas
  1. Post an idea.

  2. Get feedback from the IBM team and other customers to refine your idea.

  3. Follow the idea through the IBM Ideas process.


Specific links you will want to bookmark for future use

Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.

IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com) - Use this site to view all of your ideas, create new ideas for any IBM product, or search for ideas across all of IBM.

ideasibm@us.ibm.com - Use this email to suggest enhancements to the Ideas process or request help from IBM for submitting your Ideas.

Status Delivered
Categories Runtime
Created by Guest
Created on May 22, 2012

New feature enhancement for TXseries

New feature from CU

1) CU need a tool to monitor the status of IPIC connection between TXSeries and CICS on Z ,which like the sample program as 'ping'/'pong'.
2) From the TXSeries side, by ACQ/REL alike command or other mechanism to manual quire/release the connection, not from MF side;
3) Dynamic TXSeries trace switch (without restart the region, only by some command such as inquire), especial to IPIC trace.
4) XA configuration parameter in RD.stanza, which includes the username/password of DB as Plaintext, CU want to save it as encrypted to meet the internal audit request.

Idea priority Urgent
  • Guest
    Reply
    |
    Oct 5, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Transaction Processing
    Product - TXSeries

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - WebSphere
    Product family - Transaction Processing
    Product - TXSeries

  • Guest
    Reply
    |
    Mar 10, 2015

    This requirement is satisfied by TXSeries v8.2 which was announced 17th Feb 2015 with a planned general availability date of Mar 13th 2015. For more information see the IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms V8.2 announcement letter

    http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/7/897/ENUS215-047/ENUS215-047.PDF

  • Guest
    Reply
    |
    Jul 12, 2012

    nr. 3 ( Dynamic TXSeries trace switch) is important for me too