April 2026

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The April 2026 update introduces new dashboards and usability improvements across Networks, Db2, and IMS domains in the OMEGAMON Web UI starter dashboards. These enhancements expand visibility, improve drill‑downs, and align selected views with the E3270 UI where applicable.

Enhancements to starter dashboards

You can download the latest starter dashboards from Fix Central and upgrade your existing dashboards installed with OMEGAMON Data Requester. See Upgrading starter dashboards.

The following table describes the enhancements in the starter dashboards:

Dashboards	Descriptions
Db2	The following enhancements were introduced to improve distributed workload and thread monitoring: Distributed thread details Added support to display distributed thread details similar to the E3270 UI. Includes IFCID 365 information for the selected Db2 remote (DDF) location. Access is provided through a new drill‑down link from the Thread Summary dashboard. Thread Summary dashboard Updated the existing dashboard to support additional views. Added support for viewing inactive threads (available with Db2 6.1.0). Introduced a new dashboard to display inactive threads, accessible from the Thread Summary dashboard. Db2 remote location statistics Added support for viewing remote location statistics at the system statistics level. Statement Cache dashboards Introduced new dashboards to monitor Dynamic Statement Cache and Static Statement Cache entries. Distributed Thread Details dashboard Added a new dashboard dedicated to detailed monitoring of distributed threads.
Networks	Updated Dashboards Application Network Health Overview Fixed issues with drill‑down navigation to improve access to detailed views. Enterprise Connection Health Updated the dashboard design to improve layout clarity and consistency. New Dashboards VTAM Application Overview Introduced a new dashboard providing an overview of VTAM application activity. VTAM Applications in Address Space Added a new detailed dashboard to display VTAM applications by address space. VTAM Applications in Systems Added a new detailed dashboard to display VTAM applications across systems.
zVM	New dashboards System Health Provides a consolidated view of overall z/VM system status and key health indicators. Spin Lock Enables monitoring of spin lock activity. TCP/IP Offers visibility into z/VM TCP/IP activity and network performance metrics.

Dashboards

Descriptions

Db2

The following enhancements were introduced to improve distributed workload and thread monitoring:

Distributed thread details

Added support to display distributed thread details similar to the E3270 UI.
Includes IFCID 365 information for the selected Db2 remote (DDF) location.
Access is provided through a new drill‑down link from the Thread Summary dashboard.

Thread Summary dashboard

Updated the existing dashboard to support additional views.
Added support for viewing inactive threads (available with Db2 6.1.0).
Introduced a new dashboard to display inactive threads, accessible from the Thread Summary dashboard.

Db2 remote location statistics

Added support for viewing remote location statistics at the system statistics level.

Statement Cache dashboards

Introduced new dashboards to monitor Dynamic Statement Cache and Static Statement Cache entries.

Distributed Thread Details dashboard

Added a new dashboard dedicated to detailed monitoring of distributed threads.

Networks

Updated Dashboards

Application Network Health Overview
Fixed issues with drill‑down navigation to improve access to detailed views.
Enterprise Connection Health
Updated the dashboard design to improve layout clarity and consistency.

New Dashboards

VTAM Application Overview
Introduced a new dashboard providing an overview of VTAM application activity.
VTAM Applications in Address Space
Added a new detailed dashboard to display VTAM applications by address space.
VTAM Applications in Systems
Added a new detailed dashboard to display VTAM applications across systems.

zVM

New dashboards

System Health
Provides a consolidated view of overall z/VM system status and key health indicators.
Spin Lock
Enables monitoring of spin lock activity.
TCP/IP
Offers visibility into z/VM TCP/IP activity and network performance metrics.