IBM Z Hardware and Operating Systems Ideas Portal


This is the public portal for all IBM Z Hardware and Operating System related offerings. 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.

ADD A NEW IDEA

All ideas

Showing 1508

WSHB0410-1330 Extend LE LEDATA verbexit to display Java method names

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: pela04Submitters Company: SHB PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: WSHB0410-1330 Extend LE LEDATA verbexit to display Java method namesHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: WebSphereCurrent Status: RecognizedClos...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / LE 4 Not under consideration

PUBS0511-1412 expirint TSO pasword not recognized when using passtickets

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: hanspeter.vogel@ubs.comSubmitters Company: UBS PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PUBS0511-1412 expirint TSO pasword not recognized when using passticketsHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCur...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

Common Policy/LPAR Specific Policy

Allow common policy to be shared across multiple LPARS whileallowing for unique stack specific policies.
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Need improved SMS initialization message for IPL automation

During an IPL, SMS issues the IGD020I message indicating that SMS has completed initializtion. Unfortunately, the SMS intialization does not include all of the SMS subfunctions (such as compression services, SMS VSM, etc.) since those subfunctions...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 1 Not under consideration

Return Policy Agent data via the NMI

The NMI currently has a facility to receive PAPI performance data. I am requesting the Policy agent data similar to data returned when entering the "omvs paseach" command. I would like get the policy actions, rules, QOS rules etc.
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Not under consideration

Eliminate IOS071I IDLE WITH WORK Q'D on MSCH

System: z/OSActor: User wants to eliminate the worrisome message IOS071I This customer regularly runs ICKDSF PPRCOPY SUSPEND batch job to suspend lots of dasd PPRC volumes. During this job is running, they often observe IOS071I IDLE WITH WORK QUEU...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 3 Not under consideration

Float point data editting and conversion in DFSORT

It would be great value-add feature if DFSORT supports float point data editting and conversion in future version/release. It's been mentioned in PMR 41300,057,649 that there is a DCR MR0304147529. I'd like to re-submit this request here for my ow...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DFSORT 3 Not under consideration

DFSMSdss - Stand-Alone Restore & MSS1

Background - We learned from a previous PMR (09180,070,724) that an IPL of Stand-Alone Dump on a z196 from a MSS1 DASD volume doesn't currently work. We've also discovered that DFSMSdss Stand-Alone Restore IPL from a DASD volume in MSS1 suffers th...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 2 Not under consideration

resolver cache

Allow resolver cache to be queried before hosts tables.Current options:LOOKUP DNS LOCAL:cache, then NSINTERADDR server, then local hosts tables.LOOKUP LOCAL DNS:local hosts tables, then cache, then NSINTERADDR server. Desired new option:LOOKUP CAC...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Not under consideration

syslogd should include severity in logs files.

The syslogd has very limited output capabilities and is restricted on what is written to file. Currently the Severity is not available. At a minimum, we would like to see the severity be written to file instead of just used as a filter option. Ide...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

By clicking the "Post Comment" or "Submit Idea" button, you are agreeing to the IBM Ideas Portal Terms of Use.
Do not place IBM confidential, company confidential, or personal information into any field.