TWA 8.6 presentations   Hi Community,    please have a look to these presentation about TWA 8.6 ! This will allow you to understand the benefits of TWA 8.6 and how it can help your business!     TWA Development. 

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As a software and information developer, interacting with your support team on a regular basis is a viable way to head off customer problems early on and provide real time solutions that signifies team work.     The support level personnel within a company is designed to incorporate a solid working knowledge of the software product they support coupled with an innate skill base that fosters problem solving and the handling of complex customer issues in a timely manner. It's important, however, to let customers know how they can save time and... [More]

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What exactly is the OMEGAMON for z/OS Management Suite? Think of it as an integrated offering that includes monitoring for the z/OS operating system, for networks, and for expanded DASD storage, all within a single solution. OMEGAMON for z/OS Management Suite version 4.2.0 comprises the following products: Tivoli Management Services on z/OS OMEGAMON DE on z/OS OMEGAMON XE for Mainframe Networks on z/OS OMEGAMON XE for Storage on z/OS OMEGAMON XE on z/OS   You can find documentation for the Management Suite at... [More]

We are looking for additional customers and business partners who are interested in participating in an Early Access Program for an upcoming release of IBM Tivoli functionality for zEnterprise Monitoring and Discovery which is currently under development. The Early Access Program provides participants with the opportunity to get an early look at this future product code and provide feedback directly to the Development team. Customers and business partners are not required to have zEnterprise hardware currently installed in order to participate.... [More]

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TWA 8.6 ISPF Demo       TWA 8.6 zOS released ISPF Panels interface that has been greatly improved to have:    Have a quick, at-a-glance view of DB application operations, for faster administration. Have a quick, at-a glance view of CP operations for an easier monitoring Help expert users proving more short cut among panels Help not expert users reducing the number of panels to be navigated   See the following link in which you will find a whole demo of this feature to understand the powerful of this feature! 

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....but only if you want them too! There are many customers who still use the OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS CUA interface and from time to time want to customize their file and database collection panel to permanently display certain data types and collection processes. Here's a handy little tip on changing the attributes that are displayed on the KC2QCOL (CICS File/Database Collection) panel of the CUA interface from OFF to YES:   EXAMPLE:   Go into the Configuration Tool (ICAT) CICS GLOBAL and update this section: <DATABASE_COLLECTION>  ... [More]

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A Fix List summarizes all the APARs for each version, release, and modification (VRM) level of the currently supported CICS products.   For example, the following link contains a Fix List table of APARs for CICS Transaction Server for z/OS (CICS TS) V4.2. A comma separated values (CSV) file containing all the fields for each APAR is also included as an attachment. You can use the CSV file to import the list of APARs into a spreadsheet or database for sorting or downloading.    This latest update of the Fix List was done on August... [More]

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A new TechDoc  "Implementing IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE on z/OS OMEGAMON Classic in Dedicated Mode" is available. This document can be found on the web at http://www-03.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/TD105820 . This is extremely useful when setting up on-site (data center) monitoring of your z/OS System, and allows you to use OMEGAMON to provide real time data even when VTAM or TCP/IP is not available.

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On September 29 at 11:00 am EST, the Tivoli Software Community will provide a complimentary technical teleconference that will show how OMEGAMON products and the Tivoli Enterprise Portal can be used to identify, isolate, and solve typical z/OS performance and availability management issues. The session will include examples of how to get the most out of OMEGAMON and the Tivoli Enterprise Portal, and discuss the integration of OMEGAMON with other Tivoli solutions.   For more information,  Register here     After attending this... [More]

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For all of you IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for IMS z/OS v.4.2.0 users, please consider applying Interim Feature 3 (IF3), which is now available. IF3 received great reviews from our early customer feedback. It includes a number of enhancements, especially for the Application Trace Facility (ATF). With IF3, we've improved the usability of ATF making it easier to identify and analyze poor performing transactions that can impact CPU utilization and service level agreements; traces are automatically activated at OMEGAMON startup saving you time; trace... [More]

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Recently OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS support had a customer, who was having performance degradation problems with VSAM CA/CI split data and inquired about what interfaces are available to display this information.     Briefly, OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS provides the following interfaces to monitor and interpret VSAM statistics for CA/CI splits: 3270 OMEGAMON (menu system) OMEGAMON II (CUA) OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS (TEP)     The 3270 OMEGAMON (menu system) VSAM command provides VSAM statistics for CA/CI splits (similar to the LISTC TSO... [More]

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OK, we have seen Watson perform unbelievably on Jeopardy and dominate all comers and we now know that Watson is going to develop smart applications for the health care industry, but did you ever wonder what is the science behind the articulate answers Watson gives?     Check out this video, it's the best!           Watson

Check out the IBM Destination z Community   http://www.destinationz.org/Mainframe-Solution/Trends/Your-Final-Destination-z.aspx

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I was recently contacted by my Level 3 representative and told about a customer who recently had a problem interpreting a message that was generated from OMEGAMON II for CICS. This message evidently has been out there in the OMEGAMON II for CICS world for a long time and some customers find it a little ambiguous. I suggested that maybe I should rewrite the message information sections. You know, the Explanation, System response and User response sections that comprise the overall message. He suggested to keep the message text the same (code... [More]

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