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Core Infrastructure

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Provide ability to list all z/OSMF Workflow Definitions

z/OSMF Workflow Definitions must be specified when creating a Workflow instance. However the user must know the name and location of the file that contains the Workflow Definition. It would be FAR easier to use Workflows if the Workflow Editor 'ca...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Is IBM health check VSAMRLS_TVS_ENABLED still required under zOS v3.1 ?

Now that DFSMStvs is included in the base install of zOS v3.1, health check VSAMRLS_TVS_ENABLED excepts as it now finds the product installed but not enabled. I suspect the majority of zOS customers do not enable this now free product? so would ha...
5 months ago in z/OS / BCP_Healthchecker 2 Under review

LE AMODE 31/64 interoperability environment: use of ILC in parallel threads in Java

We want to be able to use the Java batch framework for parallel processing on z/OS in the same way as on other operating systems.We need to execute the batch on z/OS when we have to call COBOL modules for business functionality. The opportunity to...
5 months ago in z/OS / LE 1 Not under consideration

Enhance DFSMS to check for assignment of DATACLASS values for the SCDS, ACDS, & COMMDS

This will inform administrators prior to an activation that a configuration conflict exist which may cause activation to go into allocation, effectively preventing activation from proceeding. Worse case could be a difficult to recover CDS file.
10 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 0 Future consideration

New Security Type for HTTP and OCSP in System SSL

With enabled Certificate revocation status checking in ATTLS, system SLL offers 3 different security types for HTTP and OSCP (RevocationSecurityLevel = Low, Medium or High) LowCertificate validation does not fail if the OCSP responder or HTTP serv...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / SSL 0 Future consideration

Enhance RACF so a Passticket Only UserID is possible

Please enhance RACF so that we have a new attribute of let's call it PASSTICKET or PASSTICKETONLY We use passtickets and for security reasons don't want the UserIDs to also have to have a password.
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

HealthCheck for RACF Class PROGRAM

In RACF-Class PROGRAM there are PROFILEs with MEMBER-Definitions,for example Profile ** with Members (for example) DB2.OLD.VERSION.SDSNLOAD.I would likte to get an automatic health-check of this RACF-Class. Maybe an Extention to IBMRACF,RACF_SENSI...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / RACF 4 Not under consideration

SSH Enhancements on z/OS

We would like to request SSH enhancements in the area of Authentication and User Mapping, as well as Compatibility features for non-z/OS platforms connecting to z/OS (x509 Certificate Support).
over 6 years ago in z/OS / OpenSSH 1 Not under consideration

EDIT-Profile resets CAPS OFF/NUMBER OFF even if PROFILE is LOCKed

ISPF EditorWhen opening an existing Member, LOCKed Profiles with CAPS OFF are temporary changed to CAPS ON if there are no lowercase Characters in file.The same is for NUMBER OFF, it is temporary changed to NUMBER ON STD when Number in the rightmo...
almost 12 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Future consideration

CLONE the master catalog to a alternate name, with no internal updates.

We would like the ability to STAGE changes for up coming IPLS ( days, sometimes weeks in advance). Of the 3 components RESVOL, PARMLIB and Master Catalog... only the Master Catalog is not able to be cloned ...aka staged for a future IPL. Currently...
5 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Not under consideration