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
Workspace z/OS Connect
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 7, 2018

Persist connections between IMS and z/OS Connect EE in API requester scenario

Allow to persist connections between the IMS MPR and z/OS Connect EE for better performance and avoid doing too many SSL handshakes (if the connection is using HTTPS).

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |
    Jun 18, 2018

    This requirement is addressed by z/OS Connect Enterprise Edition V3.0.10 / APAR PI98232:
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?crawler=1&uid=swg1PI98232

    The communication stub for IMS and other non-CICS z/OS applications is enhanced to support persistent connections to the z/OS Connect EE server.

    For further details about API Requester from IMS, refer to the “Configuring IMS to access z/OS Connect EE for API calls” topic in the z/OS Connect EE V3.0 Knowledge Center:
    https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS4SVW_3.0.0/com.ibm.zosconnect.doc/configuring/config_ims_commstub.html