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Core Infrastructure

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Include BatchPipeworks (PIPE module) in base TSO

I wish IBM would include Batchpipeworks (AKA the PIPE module) with BASE code ZOS TSO. Batchpipeworks is included for free in the base VM CMS operating system.Batchpipeworks has dozens of built in stages that allow for user written rexx stages to h...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / TSO 5 Not under consideration

Support NORACF in Conjunction with MFA Keyword when using LISTUSER Command

Currently, using RACF's LISTUSER command does not support the MFA keyword when specified alongside NORACF. After opening a defect with z/OS Security Support, I was requested to submit an Idea. I believe the MFA segment should work as every other s...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

Enhance Type 80s so I can tell when a UNIX authority that requires UID(0) was actually used

I would like to see a new type 80 field that would actually tell me if a UID(0) used some UNIX authority that requires its UID(0) attribute. RACF type 80 records already has a bit to tell me if superuser authority was used but it needs to be granu...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Add CPU time to LDAP SMF 83 record

For better monitoring of LDAP performance issues, include CPU time instead of just elapsed time in SMF type 83 records.
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / LDAP 2 Not under consideration

SDSF - LOG - FILTER

When invoking SDSF LOG… have SDSF check to see if a filter is defined, if one is defined… display the FILTER panel (ISFAFIL) prior to display the OPERLOG or SYSLOG. This will inform and allow the user to change the defined filters in advance, prio...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Future consideration

need way to get id of client of AF_UNIX stream socket

Other Unix-like systems provide a way to determine the user-identification number of the client that connects to a Unix domain socket which is using the SOCK_STREAM protocol to communicate. For example, on IBM AIX systems, the application can use ...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / USS 0 Future consideration

Software Update plugin enhancements - Add the ability to automatically identify and retrieve any missing PTF's and download/receive them and rerun the APPLY CHECK. Also identify PE PTF's that cannot be APPLYed and exclude them.

This would save time and confusion. It would also steer less experienced sysprogs away from the terminal which is (I thought) the whole reason behind z/OSMF. The ability to customize the jobcard (to include parms like a time parm and region parm) ...
6 months ago in z/OS / SMP/E 5 Functionality already exists

RMFIII - Display needed to indicate %age of H/W Group Cap used

Hello IBM, As an example of what we'd like, please take case TS014739169 and also the description below - We have two LPARs in a H/W Cap Group (values taken from RMF PP H A R D W A R E G R O U P R E P O R T) HW GROUP PARTITION SYSTEM ------NAME CP...
6 months ago in z/OS / RMF 0 Future consideration

Use Multi thread when transferring an object

I have a dedicated network for using S3. When i have to transfer a hudge file the transfer took a long time and doesn't fully utilize the dedicated network. The idea is to use multi threading when the customer had big file to transfer.
6 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS Cloud Data Access 1 Not under consideration

Enhance IEBCOPY to be able to copy members from a concatenation of PDS/PDSEs

IEBCOPY currently does not support allocating multiple data sets to the INDD. As a user of IEBCOPY, I would like to be able to copy members from a PDS/PDSE concatenation (specified by the INDD parameter) into a single PDS/PDSE data set.
about 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Utilities 0 Future consideration

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