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Core Infrastructure

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provide Display SHCDS command with results that go to SYSLOG for automation.

SHCDS commands work both in batch and in the TSO/E foreground, but the output isn't available in SYSLOG. Automation around SMSVSAM/RLS issues would be easier if we could drive standard z/os commands such as /D SHCDS xxx and have output go to SYSLOG.
about 2 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 2 Needs more information

Isolate PCI traffic from non-PCI traffic on the crypto cards

One of our teams has to purchase hardware security module (HSM) to handle the encryption of the PCI traffic. If CSF could separate the PCI from the Non-PCI traffic, this could allow our team to use the hardware encryption process instead of buying...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / ICSF 2 Needs more information

in the panel editing: I would like the option of exporting the panel definitions into a text-source format with tools around it to be able to create pannels with ISPF statements. The definition should fit in a functional design, also context sensitive info for the end-user.

shorten the distance between functional design and program
about 1 month ago in z/OS / ISPF 1 Needs more information

Granular security for DFSMSHSM modify commands

The use case: Mainframe user wants to recover his/her data sets using HSM modify command. Because the mainframe user does not have Storage Administrator permissions the recover data set command fails. Storage Administrator must protect all HSM mod...
3 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Needs more information

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