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Management of Runtime Libraries

I want to be able to track a manage runtime environments of deployed software. I have one set of runtime libraries in sysplex.But I have multiple running instances using shared runtime libraries. For example one instance per system image in sysple...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

z/VM support of SuperPAV

DS8880 (DS8884 and DS8886) and z/OS supports SuperPAV. z/VM does not support SuperPAV. More Alias required per LCU. Support of SuperPAV will relieve UCB/address constraint.
over 7 years ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

The TSO-RCEIVE command force DSNTYPE=LARGE for datasets larger than 2Gb. Bypass this to let SMS to allocate the ds.

TSO-RECEIVE command force DSNTYPE=LARGE for datasets larger than 2Gb. This causes that the receiveing dataset allocation is forced to DASD instead of being managed by DFSMS routines.Specially for large datasets might be useful to allocate them on ...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

Link between called workflows in Archive

When workflows call other workflows, a connection is made between them, there is a link set up in the calling workflow to the called workflow, to easily find it and open it up. When the workflows have been archived, the link is no longer there, an...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Provide an override for message IGW01559E when using COPYGROUP to copy an Executable module and it's Alias into a target load library.

In certain circumstance when copying an executable module and its alias into an existing load module with the Replace modifier, error message IGW01559E is issued. However, the situation described by the error message does not apply. The Alias bein...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS Utilities 0 Future consideration

CRYPTO APVIRT in PROFILE needs to be overridden in USER by a CRYPTO DOMAIN APDED

It makes directory maintenance easier when handling a large LINUX server environment (or any that would use CRYPTO)
over 1 year ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF workflow granularity for DELETE

It used to be that only the owner of a workflow could delete it. Now it is anyone who has access to <saf-prefix>.ZOSMF.WORKFLOW.ADMIN Recommend that perhaps by making the workflow Restricted or Private also means that it cannot be deleted ex...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF generated FTP JCL includes plain text userid and password

When we are sending in documentation, z/OSMF uses FTP to transmit the data. z/OSMF builds the JCL and the userid/password is included in the JCL in clear text. Anyone can browse the job and find the userid/password. I would suggest that the userid...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

PKI Exit for SCEP Requests

Implement a PKI EXIT function on pre-processing operations in pkiclient.exe before call of SCEPREQ, to turn possible customizations on SCEP Requests.
about 3 years ago in z/OS / PKI 1 Future consideration

Allow the order of variables in Workflow Editor to be rearranged

Variables defined in the Workflow Editor are arranged in order when they were created. The order is not particularly interesting per se. However, when exposing workflows to an external page. (By means, for example a portal), and want to dynamicall...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

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