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RACF search filters should not consider wildcards (*) as a character towards the 8 character limit

Often, when using products like LDAP, wildcard filters are used to return a number of matching entries. RACF user IDs have an 8 character limit so a client would expect that a search for *1234567* would work, since a * can be nothing or something ...
11 months ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

DFSMSdss DEFRAG needs to be able to be cancelled or provide better diagnostic messages

When running DFDSS today, there is still an issue that if a DEFRAG is being run, it cannot be cancelled. This can require other work (Production Batch, STCs, etc.) to have to be cancelled if there are issues with the DEFRAG running. This can creat...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Not under consideration

Create a RACF/Secure Communications redbook

The documentation for setting up secure communications between z/OS lpars/plexes and external sources (that may or may not be mainframe-related) is not at all stream-lined, and I've had to dig into RACF, TCPIP and OpenSSH manuals, along with googl...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Change of behaviour for the USS 'tail' command

The USS 'tail -1 <file>' command is outputting 2 lines if the final line in a file does not end with a new-line character: >cat tt aaa bbb ccc>>od -h tt 0000000000 81 81 81 15 82 82 82 15 83 83 83 0000000013 >tail -1 tt bb...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Shell & Utilities 0 Planned for future release

Allow to add new CFRM structure from REST API

In today's world the z/OS Tech would have to list the CFRM policy, edit the output clear all the header information , page breaks, etc .. then add the "new structure" to the policy code then activate the new policy. So, it would be nice to have so...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

ICH555A error after changing the ICHRDSNT.

This request relates to a shortcoming in the so-called 7 x 24 service that IBM would offer. After adjusting the ICHRDSNT member in which the statistics bit for the backup is enabled, the sysplex must be brought down completelyto exclude the ICH555...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

Add Limited Support Date to z/OSMF Software Management Product Information File (PIF)

Currently, the support date range is described by the following two dates in the z/OSMF Software Management Product Information File: GADate (support begin date)EOSDate (support end date) Some ISVs have an additional support tier e.g.: Full suppor...
11 months ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

HLIST VOLUME - more accurate listing in HSM PLEX

In HSMPLEX environment, ADDVOL ML1 SDSP settings are applied for specific LPAR only, but the HLIST VOLUME from another LPAR lists SDSP=YES (ADDVOL ML1 SDSP was not submitted on that other LPAR)
about 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Not under consideration

IPCS Provide support for Format of STR(LS)

IPCS CBFORMAT -address- STR(LS) does not format the Linkage Stack data at the address provided, but instead formats a different Linkage Stack. Which LS that is formatted depends upon the type of DUMP (e.g. SVCDUMP or SADUMP) and other variables kn...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_General 4 Not under consideration

Workflow needs a place to document author, version, change log, etc.

Hi, Currently, the workflow editor doesn't provide a place to keep track of the usual data that developers need. Things like author, version, changes, etc.For example: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

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