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Command driven reload of AGM components in zCEE

Most of the zAPM functions can be manipulated dynamically. We can AGMU STOP/START the CICS component, AGMQ TERM/INIT the MQ components & F container,AGMA IVP to trigger a comms attempt to the DG from container. There does not appear to be a wa...

Default SMU Panel with INGPLEX Functionality

We're users of the INGPLEX commands with the TN3270 Panels. Some functionality is really useful such as the INGPLEX IPL, SVCDUMP, SLIP etc. panels. We would like to see a default panel within SMU which has the same functionality as the TN3270 Pane...
3 days ago in IBM Service Management Unite 0 Submitted

JDK latest and greatest lifecyclemanagement

IDz is considered as a threat for our mission critical applications by our security depertment because it runs on an IBM supported open JDK version 11 This version is considered out of date and does not receive the more structural security enhance...
8 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 0 Submitted

Gateways (DISPGW) to show correct status when inbound sessions are not connected

We recently created a new LPAR. We defined a gateway definition to the LPAR hosting the TWS controller, but missed defining a gateway definition the other way. DISPGW on the new LPAR showed the status of the gateway to the TWS system as active. Th...
1 day ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Submitted

File Manager Compare - display offset

Enhance File Manager compare output to show offset when using record field display. It is possible to have several field in a cobol recordstructure with same name. The compare then shows the name only, but not which one of the fields. This is FMZO...
1 day ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Submitted

WorkStation Not Repurting But "submit-NO'

Like a case TS016443942 we need to have a Not Reporting workstation but that possible to put "submit no"For example when the operator must manually stop a plan "halfway"where the plan has a "non-reporting workstation" as the successor of the first...
1 day ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Submitted

Issue another message if job is Auto Recvered - EQQE036I replaced by EQQE036A

Issue another message if job is Auto Recvered - EQQE036I replaced by EQQE036A EQQE036I message replaced if auto recovery is in job and error code tested for is in play. EQQE036I should only be issued when the job ends in error queue and will not b...
1 day ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Submitted

CA7 jobs scheduled ID with 000 should be available for ca7 impact analysis in ADDI analyse client.

We have most of the batch jobs defined/scheduled in ca7 with SCHID 000 but in ADDI analyse client SCHID 000 is unavailable for impact analysis. with out that half of the jobs will be unavailable for ca7 in ADDI impact analysis and that will impact...

Include additional open-source tools for System Administration/Automation, CI/CD Pipelines and Development.

Enhance development ease of use, expand system administration/automation capabilities and continue to transfer Linux skills to the z/OS platform. A suggestion for the next set of tools to add: System Admin: sudo, gpg, openssl CI/CD: groovy/gradle,...
2 days ago in Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS 0 Submitted

ZTPLF allow assignment category

This eases the removal of numerous local mods we have regarding management of VTS tape categories. ZTPLF FILL and ZTPLF LOAD commands require a tape category to obtain a tape (in this case scratch tapes). I would these commands to optionally accep...
2 days ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Submitted