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GDKUTIL setup exec SYS1.SAXREXEC(GDKAUTHP) Cloud Provider List should not always be empty if ~/gdk/providers exists

The developers of this utility have asked me to open an RFE for this change. See IBM case TS010292335 where I note that: Doc for GDKUTIL mentions that the following dirs should be created as follows in case local customization is needed: mkdir ~/g...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Cloud Data Access 1 Delivered

Add parmlib support to enforce DSN RACHECK when IGNORE processing is requested

Currently when the end user specifies IGNORE processing the dataset name check is bypassed. DFSMSrmm should introduce a parmlib parameter to enforce the dataset name check even when IGNORE processing is requested. This would allow better security ...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Delivered

CSSMTP should allow SYSOUT class specification for error reports

When CSSMTP detects an invalid SPPOL file, it can optionally generate a report that describes the error(s). This is accomplished by using the Report statement in the CSSMTP configuration file. Unfortunately, when setting the Report statement to SY...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered

zHMC CPC Properties

JPMC(Ovidio.Ruiz@JPMCHASE.com) is trying to utilize the zHMC Web API Services to pull the CPC properties and use that information to populate a database. The data provided by HMC via CPC properties is much different that the data returned via WEB ...
over 6 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 4 Delivered

PTF CHECKSUM TO VERIFY INTEGRITY

A shipped PTF should contain an MD5 checksum, or signature which SMPE can verify to insure that the PTF content has not been altered. The customer should have the option of a BYPASS if the alteration is deliberate and justified.
about 9 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 3 Delivered

In z/OSMF, search function in console services should be enhanced to support illuminated mark

To enable a similar function on z/OSMF, similar as a separated window for WTOR.
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Delivered

Open z/OSMF Console service restful APIs

Hope z/OSMF console service to provide restful APIs to get real time syslog/operlog and to get NIP console info.
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Delivered

Reduce JES2 ePVT space requirement

We've recently upgraded to zOS 2.3, and JES2 now requires a large amount of ePVT storage. On z/OS V2.1, we must use 1200MB of ECSA for our IMS environment.Therefore, we want the JES2 ePVT space to be the same as V2.1 in order to upgrade to z / OS ...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / JES2 5 Delivered

IRRUT200 needs to run AMODE 31

IRRUT200 does not execute in AMODE 31 and so it cannot handle RACF databases beyond a certain size.See apar OA14731. Modern RACF databases can be quite large and this limitation is very serious. Please initiate development effort toredesign IRRUT200.
over 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Delivered

HWIREXX should support the passing of arguments to the invoked REXX exec

HWIREXX provides a way of running system rexx BCPii execs in batch. It does not, however, allow for the passing of arguments to teh invoked rexx . To overcome this, you need to find a different way of passing parameters(like reading them from a da...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_BCPii 1 Delivered

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