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Allow the order of variables in Workflow Editor to be rearranged

Variables defined in the Workflow Editor are arranged in order when they were created. The order is not particularly interesting per se. However, when exposing workflows to an external page. (By means, for example a portal), and want to dynamicall...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF generated FTP JCL includes plain text userid and password

When we are sending in documentation, z/OSMF uses FTP to transmit the data. z/OSMF builds the JCL and the userid/password is included in the JCL in clear text. Anyone can browse the job and find the userid/password. I would suggest that the userid...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

Multiple VTAM ATCCON configuration lists for systems

Add the facility in VTAM to support multiple ATCCONxx configuration lists to allow for one common config list to be read by multiple systems and a system specific config list.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Provide more job details in the step status panel of workflows in z/OSMF.

System: z/OSMF WorkflowActor: Provide more job details in the step status panel of workflows in z/OSMF. We are planning to use Z/OSMF for Workflow automation/orchestration to replace our Consistently repeatable processes which have multiple steps ...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF Software Management Remote Deploy Ports Specification

We need a possibility to specify a range of TCP/IP port numbers that z/OSMF can use for remote software deployment to communicate with other systems. If there is no such possibility various ports from the ephemeral port range are used and must be ...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

Prerequisite steps are ignored for a workflow step when single-clicking on a step and going to Perform tab

If a user right-clicks on a workflow step and selects Perform then the user is given a warning if prerequisite conditions have not been met (if the step is not Ready).However, if the customer single-clicks on a step and then goes to the Perform ta...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

It is not obvious how to automate workflow steps

I have observed that many people tend to single-click on a workflow step and then go to the Perform tab. They do not realize you can right-click on a step and, if eligible, be presented with a choice to automate this or other steps.There should be...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Duplicate sysout names in workflow step Status tab are difficult to associate with job steps

If a job submitted through a workflow step contains multiple job steps with the same sysout names, such as SYSPRINT, then the Status tab shows a SYSPRINT for every step but there is no identification as to which job step each SYSPRINT belongs to. ...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Saving a workflow step's JCL to a PDS member should use DISP=SHR

When a user attempts to save JCL from a workflow JCL step from the Submit panel OR the workflow step is simply setup to save data to a file, z/OSMF does not allocate the dataset with DISP=SHR. This means we cannot create a new member (or overwrite...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

When using IDCAMS with a model statement, allow for the use of keylabel(NONE) to not copy the model datasets encryption key. This allows for the dataset attributes to be copied without requiring access to an encryption key.

This would allow application developers who need to create 'test' datasets and want to use production dataset attributes. They don't want to access the data, just attributes.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Not under consideration

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