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Simplify dataset comparison

It would make it easier to compare two datasets if I could check two of them off in the monitored resources data and then click a hypothetical "compare" button in the blue box that appears with remove and view members. I was really surprised I cou...
25 days ago in z/OS / Change Tracker Submitted

Please add dark mode to change tracker

It would improve the accessibility and look if an optional dark mode theme was added to change tracker.
25 days ago in z/OS / Change Tracker Future consideration

Make the "Triggerrefresh" command synchronous

We recently encountered a situation where the asynchronous processing of the `triggerrefresh` command led to unexpected behavior. In our case, we wrote to a member in a REXX script immediately after checking it out. This failed because the checkou...
27 days ago in z/OS / Change Tracker Future consideration

Via the ISPF panels when using the recover option after you select DSN it would be nice to carry the PDS name forward to the member selection screen

You would be able to verify that indeed you have selected the correct dsn without having the backout of the screen and back to member list.
4 months ago in z/OS / Change Tracker Future consideration

Make the RECOVER BACKUP function with zOSMF Plugin for zOS Change Tracker the same as the ISPF function when the "recovery" dataset does not exist

The RECOVER BACKUP function with zOSMF Plugin for zOS Change Tracker does not behave he same as the ISPF function when the "recovery" dataset does not exist. With the ISPF function, there is a naming standard that the RECOVERY dataset gets allocat...
4 months ago in z/OS / Change Tracker Future consideration

The ability for Change Tracker zosmf comparison be able to do not only backup to current comparisons but to do Backup to backup comparisons without creating a recover file to do compare.

When multiple individuals update the same member , in parmlib for example, and one of the 4 updates for that IPL makes an error it would be nice to note when change error was actually made . This would result in quicker recovery than visually look...
4 months ago in z/OS / Change Tracker Future consideration

Include Current Options on Modify Protection Panel

When modifying a protected dataset, you have to figure out what the current options are so you don't lose any of the options you are not modifying. Further, there's no way to tell the current email group without searching the VSAM datasets. When d...
6 months ago in z/OS / Change Tracker Future consideration

Add variable for Comments to the email template.

Our management and auditors are going to require a change ticket number and description in the emails when a dataset is changed. The current email template does not include a way to incorporate the comments from CSAVE.
7 months ago in z/OS / Change Tracker Future consideration

Interface z/OS Change Tracker via z/OSMF pour un profil non administrateur

Bonjour, Serait-il possible de bénéficier des deux fonctionnalités de l'interface IPSF sous z/OSMF pour un profil non administrateur ? Fonction AUDIT Fonction RECOVER Je vous remercie par avance. Cordialement, Moussa BEN HADDOU
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Change Tracker Future consideration

Provide support for Folders or Filtering for Protected Datasets in zOS Change Tracker

If there is a large number of Protected Datasets and a user is only interested in being able to see a selection of them, there is currently no way to create a customised selection (via a Folder or Filtering) of the datasets the user is only intere...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Change Tracker Future consideration

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