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Automatic Binary Optimizer for the Operating System

Since years, there is the ABO available for COBOL. The latest z/OS always supports up to minus two generations of hardware. So after you update a z/OS and a machine, you still can't benefit at all from the latest hardware. The idea is to add a sim...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / General Not under consideration

RACF Extract API for JWTs (enhancement for ZOS-I-4417)

This is an additon for ZOS-I-4417, but it would also be usefull if it could be provided for the existing JWT validation... With RACF be able to validate JWTs, there should be a service avalable to extract the information out of the JWT after it go...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF Not under consideration

To have parameter SYSSYM set to ALLOW as default instead of DISALLOW.

Today in zOS2.5 we have parameter SYSSYM set to DISALLOW as default for all jobclass in the system. With all the migration that is happening and will happen from JES3 to JES2 customers will need at some point to change this parameter to allow if t...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / JES2 Not under consideration

Ability to create a User ID enabled for Enhanced PassTickets with no password and not subject to revoke logic

We request an enhancement to RACF to allow a user ID enabled for Enhanced PassTickets to operate without a password and without being subject to revoke logic. Our solution relies on a PassTicket‑only technical ID to authenticate storage management...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / RACF Not under consideration

Improve RACROUTE macro for REQUEST=FASTAUTH to MNOTE on missing WKAREA

RACROUTE REQUEST=FASTAUTH needs a second work area (WKAREA) that other requests like "auth" don't require (they just required the WORKA), the idea is to add a MNOTE, just like when the normal work area is missing:** ASMA254I *** MNOTE *** 154+ 12,...
6 months ago in z/OS / RACF Not under consideration

Enhance zsh so the delete key works as on other platforms

Currently the zsh shell works well on 3.1 but the delete key on z/OS does not work the same as on Linux. On z/OS 3.1 zsh the delete key generates a ~ character and inserts it. The zsh shell should be consistent.
about 2 years ago in z/OS / Shell & Utilities Not under consideration

Warning message for new data sets covered by a Generic Profile

Allowing a warning period - IBM Documentation The warning message is issued for existing data sets, not for new data sets. For example, if you try to create a new data set that has the same name as a generic profile that does not give you ALTER ac...
5 months ago in z/OS / RACF Not under consideration

Adding Functionality into RMF Monitor III and Z Performance Capacity Analytics for MQ

Dear IBM Team We have been provided with the IBM MQ Support Pac to interpret SMF data and the MQCMD utility to use. I can confirm it is very useful in the absence if anything else, if you required to keep channel message information and data trend...
5 months ago in z/OS / RMF Not under consideration

New IBM Health Checker for z/OS PARMLIB Inconsistencies and Errors

z/OSMF Parmlib Management provides syntax validation for individual members (e.g., BPXPRM, IEASYS) via REST API, checking keywords and structure but not field values, correlations, or cross-member inconsistencies. IBM Health Checker for z/OS runs ...
4 months ago in z/OS / General Not under consideration

Use the IBM Ideas portal to report and monitor status of z/OS documentation RCF's

Recent responses to a documentation omission message sent to the regular RCF email address (mhvrcfs@ibm.com) received a response that RCF's no longer normally receive any response from the documentation team(s). Users who have taken the trouble to...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / Documentation Not under consideration

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