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    Warning message when set resource audit when its class is not in audit mode

    In order to warn to security administrators to know that this resource audit will not be recorded, because the racf class which it belongs, is not in setropts audit.
    9 days ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Needs more information

    TSO commands issued via the REST API may cause data truncation

    The REST APIs are extremely convenient since they don't require account information or logonProc.However, there can data truncation when using these APIs. Note:There doesn't seem to be any data truncation when going the long route.Long route: Star...
    2 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Needs more information

    DASD SHARED default YES in HCD dialog

    Our customer encountered data integrity problem for the user catalogs and the DASD datasets in the data warehouse system because a lot of USBs were SHARED=NO. Then it could not update the databases for a few weeks. So, our customer strongly reques...
    3 months ago in z/OS / HCD 2 Needs more information

    The warning message should be issued for new datasets as well, not just for existing datasets.

    It would be advisable to extend the dataset profile warning to dataset allocation as well, rather than limiting it only to access and delete operations. Currently, notifications in the syslog and to the user are generated only for these latter cas...
    4 months ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Needs more information

    Enable Bring-Your-Own-Model (BYOM) Support in IBM AISS

    Currently, IBM AISS only offers IBM-defined AI models for systems insights and automation. While these models are powerful, customers often have domain-specific requirements or have already invested in custom-trained models (e.g., forecasting work...
    5 months ago in z/OS / AI Framework 1 Needs more information

    Smart Control Block Visualizer

    Replace traditional “hex dump style” printing with an intelligent, structured, and human-readable representation of control blocks.
    5 months ago in z/OS / General 1 Needs more information

    Display the dataset name for a test case in the BROWSE display after an ACS test case has been run

    Currently, the dataset name for an ACS test case is not displayed on the BROWSE panel displaying the results of the test. It would seem that this is basic information that should be presented on the BROWSE screen. Instead, the user has to resort t...
    6 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 3 Needs more information

    RLS should delete a RRS context interest when a dataset using TVS is closed.

    RLS should delete its RRS Context when the dataset being processed via TVS is closed. This would remove client address space exposure to RLS, Context Services, and RRS issues when TVS processing is no longer occuring.
    almost 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 1 Needs more information

    RFE for the limit for number of TCB'SMSVSAM is allowed to generate on z/OS 2.1

    System: z/OS 2.1 SMSVSAM..Actor: User needing new feature which prevent from a burst of UNQUIESCE/OPEN of RLS files that brought down smsvsam..Description: In pmr 12534,000,738, customer encountered Abend 092A storage shortage VSAM hung which due ...
    almost 11 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 2 Needs more information

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