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Core Infrastructure

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Test ability for PAGENT updates prior to installing them

IBM to provide a function in pagent to test a staging file for correctness prior to staging file being stored in production location. This would allow a file ready for production to be tested for logic errors prior to being installed
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Not under consideration

Change the TCP/IP Base Resolver Configuration search order

Move DEFAULTTCPIPDATA so it comes before SYS1.TCPPARMS(TCPDATA) in the TCP/IP Base Resolver Configuration search order.
about 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 6 Not under consideration

Let zOSMF assume that PMR numbers for PDDU are IBM ones?

Hi, When in Incident Management in zOSMF and selecting "Send Diagnostic Data" a PMR number must be entered. It is assumed that the PMR number is not an IBM one unless a box is checked. The default should be that it is an IBM PMR and the checking o...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

Metadata for certificates

For certificates, would like metadata that identifies things such as who the cert. was sent to.
about 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 4 Not under consideration

Provide the last modified time stamp for a sequential dataset on z/OS

I provide a tool that reads a file, then subsequently updates the file. I want to be able to detect if the file has been modified by another process, but since the sequential dataset does not provide a modification time stamp, I am unable to do th...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Access Methods Non-Vsam 3 Future consideration

More info for Netstat TTLS display

Currently right now there is no way to just see all the connections that are using ATTLS without doing a multi step process. It would be nice if we can get an enhancement to the NETSTAT TTLS display where it would just display all the Connections ...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 6 Not under consideration

Conditional visibility of variables in UI

I want to be able to hide certain input fields based on content of a variable.Example: CICS=YES/NO. If CICS==YES, then CICS_OPTIONS variable is visible.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

JES2 new Function (STAC Queue Corrupted)

ITAP-SSSE z/OS JES2 support, suggested that we submit a RFE, requesting that the development team introduce a new function in JES2 so that the STAC queue is verified when a STATUS/CANCEL SSI call is being handled and if queue error is detected, th...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Future consideration

Untamperable last-login date display at USS logon

1. Decentral Unix application are able to display last login date and time to users. These data are stored in a binary database that regular users or their impersonators cannot tamper with. Typically the /var/log/wtmp file. 2. Based on IT Risk aud...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

CSSMTP user data in SMF record

Add a user data field (256 bytes) to the SMF 119 subtype 50 (Mail record) record for CSSMTP. The CSSMTP server should populate the user data field from a header in the SMTP file written by the application.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

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