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Core Infrastructure

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Add Dataset support to the SDBM backend

Don't see that recomendation from https://ibmsecurity.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/AMDS-I-334 that new RFE has been opened.But we're interested of same feature to handle racf dataset profiles from SDBM backend. z/OS 2.4 has added DATASET support to the R_A...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / LDAP 0 Planned for future release

Provide a SETOMVS SYNTAXCHECK equivalent via a batch job.

Request a batch utility which would allow you to check BPXPRMxx syntax via a DD for input and route the output to a DD. The benefits would be: (1) Allow any location for input (vs. current SETOMVS SYNTAXCHECK which must come from PARMLIB) and (2) ...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / USS 1 Not under consideration

ICSF Keylabel Groups

We would like to have the ability to organise/display ICSF keylabels in the CKDS/PKDS via an installation-defined free-form text grouping name (e.g. Credit Card)
over 4 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 3 Not under consideration

zFS ACCESS Security

We ask z/OS Security Server to be enhanced to permit zFS to be easily protected, like HFS current protection running for the early life of HFS on z/OS.
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / z/OS File System (zFS) 1 Functionality already exists

Reduce volume of IFA786W messages when buffers fill up

We had an issue resulting in SMF log stream had no buffers available resulting in the following message being issued literally thousands of time and flooding our automation product and console: IFA786W SMF DATA LOST - NO BUFFER SPACE AVAILABLE TIM...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 1 Not under consideration

z/OS Web Enablement - JSON Parser GNUV Fails on COBOL COMP-2 Floating Point Numbers

COBOL is not currently able to use the HWTJGNUV callable service for JSON numbers that are not integers..therefore...this is a Request for Enhancement (RFE) against the z/OS Client Web Enablement Toolkit to be able to handle floating point numbers...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / web enablement toolkit 0 Future consideration

zOS Ported Tools SSH FACILITY BPX.SMF Processing Improvements

RFE for Improvements to FACILITY BPX.SMFReference: OA48775.pdf The DoD STIG Team evaluated changes to FACILITY BPX.SMF that provide granular profile capabilities in the format BPX.SMF.<type>.<subtype>. We also participated in a telecon...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / Ported Tools 0 Future consideration

Sysplex couple dataset has insufficient room for growth

Health check XCF_SYSPLEX_CDS_CAPACITY alerts with message IXCH0602E indicating one of the Sysplex couple dataset resources has hit the maximum threshold. Message IXCH0911I informs which kind of resource (XCF GROUPS, XCF GROUP MEMEBERS or SYSTEMS) ...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 1 Future consideration

Replace Db2 ZOS requirement for zERT of ZOSMF

When looking at zERT function ZOSMF, says REQUIRES DB2 Z/OS - why - Why not use diff options to store these SMF 119 records - not everyone has DB2 Z/OS and even if they do, not everyone has this on all lpars etc....
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

RFE for DS QLIB distlib DELETE

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). By expanding the current DS QLIB,composite,DELETE to expand to usin...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Tape Storage SW Support 1 Future consideration

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