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zOSMF zERT plugin configuration enhancement

Currently zERT do not support DB2 configuration with TCPALVER=SERVER_ENCRYPT or the RACF passticket. Please enhance zOSMF zERT component to provide user the ability to configure the client-side securityMechanism or encryptionAlgorithm Please refer...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

Z/OS Unix OCOPY

Update OCOPY to correct abend S213-15 (IEC143I) if DSNTYPE=LARGE and SMS BLOCKTOKENSIZE is REQUIREd.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / USS 4 Future consideration

Ability to remove lines from drop down lists in ZOSMF.

Drop down lists, for instance when starting the <<workflow editor>> or <<Create Workflow>> functions, saves the last used definition filenames and workflow variable input filenames. That is very convenient, but there is no ...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

JES2 $P command confirmation

$P (without parameters) is a very simple and powerful command in JES2 platform. It simply stops all the JES2 tasks, and nothing depending on them can go ahead. It is necessary to execute a $S command to resume processing. Although it is be very po...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / JES2 1 Future consideration

Simplified MNTE_SYSLIST syntax as part of z/OS UNIX REXX mount command

Currently, if a user would like to include MNTE_SYSLIST as a parm in his USS REXX mount command implementation, the user must code the MNTE_SYSLIST as though they are writing assembler code using the mapping described in BPXYMNTE: MNTENTSYSLISTNUM...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / USS 0 Future consideration

Warning issue while coding One IPUT File same as OUPTUT FILE

After execution of IDCAMS / REPRO function on May 01, 23, application reported lost of more than 80K records, because erroneously JOB processes GDG file both as input and output, using DFSORT: 171 //SORTIN DD DSN=RRMX.AM.AM.B02.AMACT.SAM80.BU(0),/...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS General/Unknown 1 Future consideration

Better recovery from VTS and z/OS out of sync volume mount status

We have had numerous instances where z/OS and the VTS get 'out of sync' in regards to the mount status on a single VTS logical drive. We have had several instances of this situation with the most recent case documented in PMR 34469,122,000. In thi...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Tape Storage SW Support 3 Future consideration

BPXN004I msg should be "E"

BPXN004I error condition is much more than an information msg and this condition can cause sysplex wide uss issues
over 8 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

IEFC001I Should include the nested level in it

Currently the IEFC001I messages looks like this IEFC001I PROCEDURE MYPROC WAS EXPANDED USING SYSTEM LIBRARY SYS1.PROCLIB
over 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 1 Future consideration

z/OS console services - solKeyReg -> sol-key-detected:false -> fail the workflow step

In z/OSMF workflow REST API step, it's very inconvenient to check the response to API request and possibly fail the workflow step. Eg.: <requestBody substitution="true">{"cmd":"S BLABLA","system":"${_workflow-systemName}","sol-key": "^(?![\\...
about 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

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