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z/OSMF

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Allow permanent HTTPS_KEYRING name for HTTPS PDUU for z/OSMF Incident Log

Because the HTTPS_KEYRING name field is not preserved in the z/OSMF Incident Log 'Send data' wizard between two sessions the z/OSMF user MUST know/enter the keyring name each time before sending data. The HTTPS_KEYRING name should not be a mandato...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Delivered

z/OSMF Security Configuration Assistant

Security Configuration Assistant is a very friendly and handy product to check security settings once you have the base z/OSMF setup, however, for those who still do not have it completely setup it is impossible to use, so what I am proposing is t...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Delivered

Allow Changing Password from z/OSMF Login

Currently, when a user with an expired password attempts to login to z/OSMF they will receive a rejection to their logon. Users should be presented with a process to update their password from within z/OSMF itself. The current user experience is u...
8 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Delivered

Download and upload datasets and dataset members with non-alphanumeric, non-national special characters

This request is similar to RFE ID 142345 - Download and upload datasets and dataset members with names in different encodings than IBM-1047 using REST API. Product: Zowe CLI, Zowe Explorer, Postman Actor: User attempting to download or modify a da...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Delivered

Enhance CFRM Policy Editor to allow export of CFRM policy to CSV-format file

The z/OSMF CFRM Policy Editor is a major step forward in making it easier to view and change the contents of CFRM policies. However, there are situations where it would be valuable to be able to have the policy information in a spreadsheet-friendl...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Delivered

Create z/OS Unix symbolic link with ZOSMF Rest API

We would like to see the ability to create and delete symbolic links added to the ZOSMF File Rest API.
about 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Delivered

CFRM Policy Editor Should Ask for Confirmation Before Overwriting or Renaming an Existing CFRM Policy

The CFRM Policy Editor currently will overwrite or rename an existing policy without asking the user to confirm that that is their intention. It would be better if the Policy Editor could check to see if there is already a policy with the same nam...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Delivered

zosmf session_timeout for inactive sessions

As a security compliance we have a requirement to time out users/processes that have been inactive for a specific period of time.The SESSION_EXPIRE does not support INACTIVE session timeout handling without causing nuisance to active users.
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Delivered

z/OSMF step approvers - support groups

Hi, When defining a workflow template, steps can contain an Approvers Table. Currently, only userids can be specified. This request is to add support for groups of users. As you know, users are transient: they come and go, causing maintenance impa...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Delivered

Fit z/osmf validation type TSOUSERID to the underlying RACF rule

The validation type TSOUSERID does only allow userid names up to seven characters.But RACF itself allows to use even eight character long names.https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.3.0?topic=consider-8-character-user-id Correct the regular expression...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Delivered