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    Allow VSAM Data Sets To Consider Previously Used Volumes Prior To Extend Failures

    Allow new extents for VSAM data sets to consider previously used volumes before failing the extend with out of volume error.The feature will be very useful to Db2 tablespace and index extend processing which will provide additional Db2 object avai...
    12 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM 1 Submitted

    SDSF - Output Class 'OUTCLASS' Panel

    There are for most of the definitions like Jobclass (JC), SPOOL definition (MAS,SO,SP), System info (PROC,INIT) but no quick overview for the Output Class "OUTCLASS" definition. This request is to provide another JES related panel for OUTCLASS to ...
    1 day ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Submitted

    Allow multiple z/OSMF server tasks to share a common data repository within a SYSPLEX

    We would like to be able to run multiple z/OSMF servers tasks in a SYSPLEX that can be used to manage Software install, Zert, PAGENT policies (or anything else that has persistent data) in addition to REST APIs. Currently the persistent data canno...
    18 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Submitted

    ISPF Edit Highlighting for awk

    awk is a powerful scripting language for text manipulation in the USS arena. ISPF should support this language. All ISPF users would benefit from this enhancement.
    3 days ago in z/OS / ISPF 1 Submitted

    Provide ACEE change correction capability

    Currently ACEECHK capabilities in RACF detect unexpected changes to the ACEE control block and its associated control blocks (TOKEN, ACEX, etc.) and issue IRR421I messages showing what has been changed. Please provide an option to change the contr...
    4 days ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Submitted

    z/OSMF - SSO should support JWT

    In our environment we are not allowed to use LTPA for authentication anymore and would rely on JWT to keep Single sign-on working in our zOSMF instances. Or even create an integration with OAuth2/OIDC.
    5 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Submitted

    Port the dnf package manager with RPM-based distributions for open-source software to z/OS

    dnf is a package manager that simplifies software management on RPM-based distributions. Its commands for installing, updating, searching, and removing packages, along with the ability to manage repositories, make it a valuable tool for system adm...
    about 2 months ago in z/OS / Shell & Utilities 0 Submitted

    Create a command that will permit do a clean up and force the PORTNAME

    We have two environments that share the same OSA card, but they were codified with different PORTNAME, then when the first came up, a PORTNAME was defined, when the second came up, it don't work because it was using a different PORTNAME. The solut...
    8 days ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Submitted

    Adding Functionality into RMF Monitor III and Z Performance Capacity Analytics for MQ

    Dear IBM Team We have been provided with the IBM MQ Support Pac to interpret SMF data and the MQCMD utility to use. I can confirm it is very useful in the absence if anything else, if you required to keep channel message information and data trend...
    about 1 month ago in z/OS / RMF 0 Submitted

    Integration of Data Privacy for Diagnostics (DPfD) into z/OSMF Incident Log Wizard for sending data

    We need to upload a lot of data, e.g. dump data, which quite often contain sensitive customer information. To make the process more transparent and integrated, we would like to request an optional step to be added to the z/OSMF Incident Log Wizard...
    about 1 month ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Submitted

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