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Core Infrastructure

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dsfs/sysout should use stepname.procstepname.ddname

Currently /dsfs/sysout/ ... uses stepname.ddname.something - that can be misleading as multiple steps can use the same ddname - adding the procstepname so it is stepname.procstepname.ddname.something would provide additional granularity and clarity.
about 2 months ago in z/OS / Data Set File System (DSFS) 3 Future consideration

z/OSMF REST API for spawning UNIX shells, executing commands

Users of z/OS UNIX who are already leveraging z/OSMF REST APIs currently have two options when trying to remotely interface with z/OS UNIX: Avoid z/OSMF entirely and use SSH. This has a number of downsides, including re-authentication concerns, in...
3 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Write message from JES2 policy to joblog

JES2 policies can be used to force installation requirements like accouting information.The user should be informed that the job does not meet the guidelines especially if it is canceled by a poicy. And a good place to do this is joblog.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / JES2 4 Future consideration

Simple documented configuration of passphrase complexity rules

I am familiar with IRRPHREX option. However, I would like a simpler option that is managed and displayed in SETROPTS. I don't need extensive customizability, I really only need to enforce minimum length of 15 rather than 9. I can do it with IRRPHR...
2 months ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

Have one (instead of multiple) syntax rules for DEVSUPxx

The +-30 statements in DEVSUP are parsed using multiple (at least 2) sets of rules. e.g. some statements are limited to 4 blanks around the equal sign, while others have no limit. The Initialisation and Tuning Reference specifically says blanks ar...
10 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS OCEOV 0 Under review

AI-Powered WLM - New feature: WLM Service class

Every working day, during the first 5-10 minutes of our main EOD processing (batch), the WLM service classes of online transactions have very bad Performance Index (>4). We would like a similar feature to the new AI-Powered Initiators to protec...
10 days ago in z/OS / AI Framework 0 Submitted

Separate “Local Lock Suspension Time” from “zIIP on CP Time”

We have been in the process of activating and evaluating SMT-2 across several LPARs. As part of our analysis and IBM’s analysis (TS015958511), we were made aware that "Local Lock Suspension Time”, which is not eligible to run on a CP, is always a ...
28 days ago in z/OS / RMF 1 Needs more information

Integrate zowe into the base z/OS product and maintenance stream

zowe is becoming a key part of many installations devops environment and needs to be installed and supported as part of the z/OS service stream. By doing this it will save each site the added steps involved on the installation and maintenance and ...
7 months ago in z/OS / General 2 Future consideration

Override CFRM preference list on the SETXCF START command

Whenever there is the need of reallocating structures over the CFs available on a Sysplex the command SETXCF START,REBUILD,STRNAME is used. This command if used with the option LOC=OTHER will honor the CFRM preference list on the active policy. Th...
12 months ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 0 Future consideration

make z/OS FTP does support MLSD

z/OS FTP does not support MLSD, therefore, in Filzilla and other FTP clients, files with more than 99 exdents are not displayed in the file list, with MLSD this would be possible
4 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

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