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Core Infrastructure

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z/OSMF Archived workflows add user specified directory path to the API call

POST /zosmf/workflow/rest/<version>/workflows/<workflowKey>/operations/archive In the GUI it is possible to archive workflows to a specific directory. However in the API it don't see the same functionality. Add header where a path can ...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Add BLOCK COMMANDS to JES

I want to be able to issue block commands in JES output. Sometimes we have to manually clear output and I have to issue P on each output. Even if I copy/paste the column of Ps, there are still many screens to paste. I want to be able to use: //p //p
about 2 months ago in z/OS / JES2 1 Functionality already exists

Allow IP Address binding for PORTRANGE statements

Currently it is only possible to use IP Address binding on PORT statements and not PORTRANGE statements. For a number of application (eg. DB2) where one Server listens on multiple ports that should only be accessed over a particular IP Address, cu...
about 2 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

update IEF033I message to include ZIIP usage time

Hello IBM, can I please for a change to message IEF033I as follows to allow the ZIIP time to be shown. This would be a small however important improvement scanning out batch jobs for ZIIP consumption. IEF033I JOB/QR2DAP49/STOP 2024008.0622 CPU: 1 ...
10 months ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 1 Future consideration

Automatic Backup for UNIX-Files

DFSMShsm in FILE-Mode (for UNIX-Files) should support automatic backup like CLASSIC-Mode. SETSYS INUSE should also be considered because files are often in use.
about 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Future consideration

PKI Services -RFC 8555 - Automatic Certificate Management Environment (ACME)

PKI services actually implements the SCEP and EST protocol to Enroll Certificates of CISCO Routers. The Automatic Certificate Management Environment (ACME) protocol is a communications protocol for automating interactions between certificate autho...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / PKI 1 Future consideration

Run RACF health checks only once per shared RACF database

Either RACF healthcheck routines should sort out, if the systems of the sysplex share the same RACF database, or there should be grouping parameter that can be specified for the check to "help" the routine to sort that out.
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Include REVOKE in FACILITY password reset authorities

Enhance the authority associated with FACILITY resource IRR.PASSWORD.RESET and those prefixed IRR.PWRESET to allow users to REVOKE an ID within the existing scope of authority of these resources. These FACILITY resources allow users to RESUME and ...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

provide Display SHCDS command with results that go to SYSLOG for automation.

SHCDS commands work both in batch and in the TSO/E foreground, but the output isn't available in SYSLOG. Automation around SMSVSAM/RLS issues would be easier if we could drive standard z/os commands such as /D SHCDS xxx and have output go to SYSLOG.
9 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 4 Future consideration

zERT Network Analyzer improvements needed

In order for the zert tool to be useful, from a db2 perspective, we need the following: - A means to schedule loads so that someone does not manually have to log in to the tool and tell it to load the latest dataset of smf data. A batch job we cou...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration