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Core Infrastructure

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FTP multiple listening ports

FTP-Enable ability to Listen on multiple ports using ONE(1) started task
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Separate place and editor for Actions.xml

editor for Actions.xml is now only available when creating a template. This is too late. we would like to do this earlier and aspart of the development of the workflow.Also we want to have an editor for this separately, much like the workflow edit...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Need SMFLIM to win over IEFUSI

After APAR OA48746, SMFLIM will always defer region limits to IEFUSI settings. This causes problems in our migration from IEFUSI to SMFLIM, such that we are completely unable to devise a safe migration plan. Our IEFUSI will set region for all step...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 2 Not under consideration

Add TCPIP LOGSTRING Information for RACINIT NetAccess Authorization Checks

Add TCPIP LOGSTRING Information for RACINIT NetAccess Authorization Checks. Currently the NetAccess RACINIT checks don't show the IP address in the TCPIP Logstring information which is currently working as designed based on conversations with z/OS...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / Ported Tools 1 Future consideration

Open up XCF NOTEPAD to allow USAGE=CLIENT to unauthorized programs

To avoid always having to open a connection everytime, have my server address space create one connection that could be used by any thread running in any other address space while running unauthorized? Of course some sort of RACF check would be ne...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 1 Future consideration

PFA_JES_SPOOL_USAGE - exceptionmin value

We have a product that occasionally creates a spool exception with average variance of 4000 to 5000 TGs increases which is <.01% of out total TGs . The exception is very short, always back to normal before the next collection cycle.It is a SYSO...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Predictive Failure Analysis 1 Planned for future release

Adaption of RMF PM customization capabilities to z/OSMF

Unlike RMF PM it is not possible to have an overview of all essential performance and capacity related numbers on a CEC on one Screen without any requirement to scroll down and up.
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / RMF 3 Future consideration

access system variables of any system in workflow xml

I need access to system variables of other system. eg ${_sys-system-variablename}
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

advanced mapping json rest response to velocity variables

advanced mapping of json variables from a REST response to workflows variables (for example how you can get a value for a variable from this list? (https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.3.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r3.izua700/izuprog_API_Sy...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

manual Pairing for DFSMShsm frbackup

We use the frbackup command for copying our DB2 Environment in a new SYSPLEX. Therefor it is necessary that the first Volume of the source SG is copied to the first Volume in the backup Pool. The HSM make these Pairing more or less randomized. So ...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 3 Not under consideration