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Add New Optional parameter to delete a userid with norule.

This rule is useful when someone try to delete a userid(ex- which support the dataset rule), but try to retain the rule( ex-dataset). this is useful if you have a dataset HLQ which is used by CICS region but you dont want to manage a userid as tha...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 4 Not under 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...
about 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...
about 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. ...
about 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...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future 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

Add System SSL API to Retrive All Certificates Presented by a ServerHello TLS Negotiation Message

We use System SSL on z/OS V2R1 to diagnose and analyse problems involving TLS connections, certificates, and key rings. During a recent issue we were debugging, we discovered that the gsk_attribute_get_cert_info() API only returns the final server...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / SSL 2 Not under consideration

ID Token support in pthread_security_np et al

Please add RACF/SAF ID token support to pthread_security_np and pthread_security_applid_np C library functions (and underlying BPXnTLS etc) so that an ID token can be passed as the "identity" parameter to these functions. Oh and please do Java too...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

Create R_ADMIN (IRRSEQ00) Exit Point

We'd like an exit point create for the R_ADMIN (IRRSEQ00) callable services interface.
over 4 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

ICSF Keylabel Alias Support

In order to remove the need to change hard-coded ICSF key label names within applications and the RACF database, we would like to have the ability to assign one-or-more aliases to a keylabel in the CKDS/PKDS. For example, we might have the followi...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 2 Future consideration

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