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Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS

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Batch interface to gather statistics, same as ISPF panels

We would like to be able to gather stats using a batch interface. The stats we are interested in are the C.18.1/2, c.12 and the active users
over 1 year ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Batch interface for SOM and USER statistics

We would like to be able to gather statistics for DVM using a batch interface. We want to establish history in a Adabas file and have a dashboard to see trends etc. The statistics we are interested in are SOM (ISPF 1.18.1 / 2), User stats (CPU, Co...
over 1 year ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Refresh all DVM's sharing the same map dataset

In multi-LPAR environments, we will have a single DVM subsystem running across more than one LPAR. When maps are created in DVM, we would want all instances of DVM that are sharing the same map dataset to be refreshed.
over 3 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 1 Planned for future release

Kerberos support for JDBC Gateway to Greenplum

We use the JDBC Gateway to communicate outbound from the mainframe to distributed Greenplum. Currently only userid/password is supported. We have had to get an temporary exception in order to implement this. UYserid/passowrd voiolates our company ...
almost 2 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 2 Future consideration

JGate log file cleanup

We need a way to limit the number of log files that JGate will create.
almost 2 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Support for AES_256 ciphers in DVM Studio secure connections

Currently with DVM Studio v1.1.53 it is not possible to establish a secure TLSv1.2 connection to the z/OS DVM server using AES_256 ciphers. Attempts to connect securely using an AES_256 cipher result in the following error: An error occurred while...
almost 4 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Exploit RMF online VSAM dataset

We would like the IDAA Loader to be able to exploit RMF online VSAM datasets like with other SMF records i.e. SMF type 70. This way we could easily analyze LPAR performance from the last hours in shorter intervals than from SMF records. A similar ...
almost 2 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Allow for a project view in Studio that only shows maps for a specific user and interfaces with both SCM and DVM servers.

The current Server tab shows all maps for a given DVM subsystem. The main premise of this Aha is that developers typically have a view within an IDE that contains just their project code (linked to their software configuration management system). ...
almost 2 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Validate SQL should simply validate whether the SQL is valid to execute

Currently, while in editing SQL in DVM Studio, you can highlight the SQL and choose "Validate SQL". This option will run the same logic used when creating a view and flag, for example, duplicate column names as an error. In this case the flagged S...
about 2 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Enable granular trace option for IDF QRYDTA and CNTQRY messages

We would like to be prevent the following messages from being logged in trace browse due to the high number of messages for a large result set. IDF Req 022876 CNTQRY IDF Rpy 022876 QRYDTA
about 2 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration