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z/OSMF

Add query parameter to read or write a set of records in a dataset

We would like to reduce redundant locking and response data volume. It could be as simple as "?start=10&end=23" which would only retrieve records 10-23. If either is not filled start defaults to first record and end to last record. As a bonus,...
2 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF Submitted

Streamline the zOSMF Incident Log File Transfer process.

Hello, I've been using the zOSMF v31 Incident Log feature to transfer files to the IBM Support server.Each time I use the Send Diagnostic Data wizard I have to supply config info such as UserID, Keyring and SSL settings. You'll see in the attached...
9 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF Submitted

Allow for uncataloged PDS members to be listed via the REST API

Users may have the same PDS in different volumes, most of which may not be in the catalog. In order for them to list members, it would be good to allow the z/OSMF REST API to accept a volser as a query parameter. Operation HTTP method and URI path...
11 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF Submitted

enhance Parmlib validation API to support symbols from dataset content.

This will be a common scenario where client will prepare their parmlib for other systems and would like to validate the parmlib before IPLing system with that parmlib. So, it's better user experience when symbols are involved to generate warning i...
17 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF Submitted

Allow read-only access in the network configuration assistant

The NCA plugin allows for collaborative access to the Policy Agent policies, but only allows one user access at a time. It is quite common for someone to open it and leave the browser tab open, holiding the lock. When another user tries to access ...
2 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF Submitted

Reinstate Import Policy feature in Network Configuration Assistant

When onboarding clients this feature provides the ability to convert them flat files to NCA in a timely and efficient manner with minimum error opportunities. In the past I have used it to import the running configurations from the Stack, so I hav...
4 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF Submitted

allow provide separate TTLSGroupAction for each rule while generating TLS policy using Network Configuration Assistant

Automatically generate unique TTLSGroupActionRef values per AT-TLS rule.Or allow users to enable this behavior via a configuration toggle or policy setting.This option would:Improve diagnostic granularity in NETSTAT TTLS and related tooling.Suppor...
7 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF Submitted