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Core Infrastructure

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zERT - Allow filtering for cipher suites

Please add a filter criteria for CipherSuites, like 009D or C027. So it is a quick view over used certificates, and we could reduce our AT-TLS rules for longer unused ciphers. Alternative would be a filtering with multiple parts, like AES_CBC_128 ...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Icon for links

The defined links in the lowercase "links" folder have all the same icon. A different icon (customizeable) would make the links better distinguishable.
about 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Not under consideration

Allow PVTMOD/PVTEP modules to be traced when a module of the same name has been loaded via GLOBAL=YES.

Introduce a new SLIP option on the PVTMOD/PVTEP statement, to indicate that a loaded-to-global module should be ignored when a module of the same name, exists in the private area of the specified address space.
about 3 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Service Aids 1 Not under consideration

TCB field for V64WAENTRY

The 31 bit couterpart VSMLIST has the TCB field IARV64 REQUEST=LIST should have it as well
about 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 0 Future consideration

(MUFG) When operating VOLCAT with ISMF, the updated VOLCAT information shoud be displayed in ISMF panel or as pop-up warning

When operating VOLCAT with ISMF, the customer wants that the updated "VOLCAT name + VOLSER name of the VOLCAT" should be displayed in ISMF panel or as pop-up warning.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS ISMF/Naviquest 3 Future consideration

Printing incorrect VVDS should show some suitable messages.

My customer encountered that printing incorrect VVDS results in RC=04 without any suitable messages. PAGE 0001 5695-DF175 DFSMSDSS V2R03.0 DATA SET SERVICES 2022.286 09:30 PRINT DATASET(SYS1.VVDS.VWAS901) INDYNAM(WORK03) ADR101I (R/I)-RI01 (01...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Utilities 2 Not under consideration

z/OSMF Software Management ability to hide Software Instances

Within z/OSMF's Software Management plugin, we need the ability to hide or separate the viewing of the different Software Instances to secure sensitive information and also ease of use.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 2 Future consideration

IXGDELET range including the block in the BLOCKID parameter

Requesting a new option to IXGDELET a range of blocks older than specified in the BLOCKID parameter AND including the block specified in the BLOCKID parameter. Our application has regular cycles of IXGBRWSE READCURSOR and IXGDELET BLOCKS=RANGE to ...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Logger 1 Not under consideration

Notify DFSMShsm users when automatic functions do not complete within a specified amount of time.

HSM has automatic functions which run for a certain amount of time that can be varied. At times, an automatic function, such as migration, may get hung and not complete. Provide the capability of noting when a function does not complete within spe...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 3 Planned for future release

z/OSMF: Add ability to restore an archived workflow

It would be nice to be able to restore an archived workflow.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

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