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Core Infrastructure

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Time stamp with command needed for NETSTAT commands

We are asked from time to time to automate netstat commands to figure out issues, and internally we do this as well. To help with this we create rexx scripts to pull these displays out and put them in CSV formats. However there is no Time stamp in...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

SMC-D use appn

Currently SMC-D is using only native TCPIP traffic. I would like to see if SMC-D can be enabled to use APPN traffic like XCFINIT in Start Option. SMC-D enabled for APPN and TCPIP of SMCDINIT in VTAM Start Option. This would be preference then usin...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Standardizing diagnostic data collection process

Standardizing diagnostic data collection process of each component and products and then make process automation.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 4 Not under consideration

z/OSMF Let ?Create Workflow? to set ?Users can take ownership of steps automatical

In z/OSMF Workflow, Allow "Create Workflow" process to set "Users can take ownership of steps automatically" rather than requiring setting only in WF Editor. For same reasons as "set Owner on all steps to User" in Create Workflow. Particularly for...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

Support Permanently Register Products (IFAEDREG / IFAUSAGE)

The IFAEDREG and IFAUSAGE services should support the ability to permanently register a product for the life of the IPL.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 1 Not under consideration

Need indication in ACS routine that SMSHONOR has been specified

We have a variety of systems that have very different logic in the ACS routines and most of them utilize the UNIT parameter for determination of assignment. As such, it has always been a challenge to get the proper assignment in cases when we want...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 0 Not under consideration

Simplify Cleanup of Config assist objects

We have been using zOSMF over the past few years and over that time there are orphaned objects that are just taking up space (Traffic Discrptors, Requirement maps, etc). There needs to be a way to filter out those things that are not part of a sta...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

z/OSMF import policy data not possible with a userid that only can perform logon with a passphrase

I am not able to import policy data in the configuration assistant plugin in z/OSMF with a userid that only has a password phrase. Our high privileged users do not have a password, they have a password phrase only. The import policy data password ...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

Remove macro expansion branch instruction opcode dependencies from LE runtime routines

At least one LE runtime function (CEEVTOVF) uses branch instruction opcodes within macro expansions (at least EDCPRLG) to determine the language of the caller and bases actions on that language. Assembler macros IEABRC and IEABRCX interfere with t...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Not under consideration

z/OSMF Workflow Notification - too general and does not open directly to assigned step

z/OSMF currently sends a notification to a user when a certain step in the workflow is assigned to him/her. However, the notification is too general and doesn't contain details of the step. The link, once clicked, doesn't also directly open to the...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

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