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Core Infrastructure

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Eliminate RACINIT 108 error on JWT expiration

When performing a multi-step, e.g RADIUS Challenge/Response MFA Authentication with the IDTDATA SAF Class activated, if the user waits for more than the JWT lefetime between steps, the user sees a quick flash of the message:IKJ56416I RACF RACINIT ...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

z/OSMF REST Services - Add ability to convert EBCDIC to ASCII without adding NEWLINE characters

Add ability to convert EBCDIC to ASCII without adding NEWLINE characters, as a way to indicate that we have files that already contain the NEWLINE characters so that no additional NEWLINE characters get added.
about 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Provide Unique ABENDs for B37-04

<p>Copied from old SHARE Requirements system <span>SSSHARE012857</span>: Voting Priority=2.9</p><br /><p>+5=2 +4=10 +3=3 +2=5 +1=3 abstain=1 -2=1 Priority=2.9</p><br /><p>Allocation failures (B...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OCEOV 5 Future consideration

Support for generated jobs

We need a simple way of execution of JCL, REXX or shell script that were generated in a previous step of a provisioning workflow.Provisioning XML, that is part of a cloud provisioning template consists of two steps1. Step – generate a JCL by an ex...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

Z/OSMF ISPF needs to use ACCOUNT NUMBERS with comma's.

z/OSMF ISPF does not allow account numbers with comma's. Since z/OSMF ISPF does not allow full screen logon and uses line mode type of logon. The account number gets truncated to the first comma. example of a full screen account number that 3270 u...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 3 Future consideration

Provide AT-TLS capability to connect with different SNIs to same RemoteAddr

Cloud service providers can provide multiple instances of the same service behind an ingres node that can be addressed by specifying their individual virtual host names for each instance in the SNI headers (server name indicator). Multiple virtual...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

Single IODF Activate to move a cluster from one Composite to another in the same Plex

When moving an IBM tape cluster from one tape grid to another in the same plex, have found that with a one IODF Activate that a cluster will be defined to two composite (2 grids). The cluster will not come online to the new composite. To avoid thi...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Tape Storage SW Support 1 Future consideration

Auto Load Callable Workflow Steps

We have callable workflow steps defined in a workflow, and when the step executes, it brings up the Create a Callable Workflow dialog screens even though all of the information is already populated.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF Incident Log should support OEM FTP

Customer is running OEM FTP software and want to use this with'Z/OSMF Incident Log',editing the JCL before is not an option for the customer.
over 10 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

RACF Password Settings need to include Complexity, Examples: 1. To prevent the use of 3 repeating or sequential characters. 2. Avoid specific words such as User Name / Name of Service. 3. Prevent the use of passwords obtained from previous breaches.

Audit requires ability for specific Complexity settings as listed in my Idea above and beyond RACF specific Password settings. Examples: 1. To prevent the use of 3 repeating or sequential characters. 2. Avoid specific words such as User Name / Nam...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

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