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Enable Bidirectional Integration Between Instana and BigPanda

The current integration approach between Instana and BigPanda is limited to one‑way communication using webhooks, allowing Instana to send or collect data unidirectionally. However, some customers(FIS, TIS, TSYS) require full bidirectional synchro...
about 10 hours ago in Instana / Extend Capabilities 0 Submitted

Add support for configuring the Oracle RAC discovery command cemutlo to execute using sudo through collation.properties, similar to the existing configuration options for srvctl and crsstat.

During Oracle RAC discovery, TADDM executes: $GRID_HOME/bin/cemutlo -n In secured Oracle RAC environments, this command requires elevated privileges to access Oracle diagnostic directories (for example /u01/app/grid/diag). When executed without el...

Assign a runbook to incident

Today we need send a message by a webhook when an incident is created/updated, currently we are using "Invoke IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact" but we want to aviod use impact and solve whole workflow in AIOPs In Automation-> Policy Template currentrl...
14 days ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps 1 Under review

Enable Custom Certificate Duration and Support External Certificate Issuers for All Components in Cloud Pak for AIOps 4.x

During Cloud Pak for AIOps 4.x installation, the certificate creation step fails because the application default certificate duration does not align with the bank’s certificate manager requirements. Specifically, the default duration conflicts wit...
5 days ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps 0 Submitted

Expose DB2 JDBC PreparedStatement bind variable values in Instana SQL traces (optional / configurable)

For enterprise z/OS customers running mission‑critical DB2 workloads, Instana SQL visibility is functionally limited because AutoTrace, by design, does not capture JDBC PreparedStatement bind variable values, rendering all parameters as ?. While d...
5 days ago in Instana / DB2 0 Submitted

Custom Dashboard - Show Data labels in Pie Chart

We use Instana extensively across our enterprise and have been building custom dashboards with pie charts for various reporting needs. While analyzing the data, we noticed that the pie‑chart tooltip displays only the percentage value without the c...
5 days ago in Instana / User Interface 0 Submitted

Snooze function improvements

1. Comment (Justification) field enhancementsRequest: Improve the comment/justification flow when snoozing resources by adding structured and mandatory input options.Requirements:   Pre-set (customizable) list of justifications available in a drop...
8 days ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 1 Submitted

Version Control Gap Analysis: DI Maps Migration

Executive Summary Our organization is transitioning from Observium weathermaps to DI Maps+Reports to modernize network visualization and replace manual Visio topology maps. However, a critical compliance gap has been identified: Maps lack version ...
15 days ago in SevOne / Data Insight (DI) 0 Under review

Implement sensor for observability of applications developed in PowerBuilder

PowerBuilder remains a crucial framework for massive, traditional ERP and financial systems in sectors such as government, healthcare, and banking. These applications are the backbone of many organizations, but they lack modern observability. With...
about 6 hours ago in Instana / Tracing 0 Submitted

New permission enabling the viewing and editing data for all active and archived plans.

Currently, a role must be granted the "ManagePlans" permission to view and edit data for all active and archived plans. However, this also gives them the ability to create, open, archive, restore, and delete plans. This new permission would allow ...
about 6 hours ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Submitted