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    z/OSMF Software Deployment - Add new datasets to deployments

    Unable to add customer specific "datasets" to a deployment
    over 4 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

    print HOLDDATA for SMP/E RESTORE Command

    It should be helpful, if you print the HOLDDATA on the SMP/E RESTORE Command.
    almost 7 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

    SMP/E warning message for installed excluded sysmods

    SYSMODs that are superseded by another SYSMOD being applied are not excluded even if they are specified on the EXCLUDE operand.Additionally apply and apply check does not provide any information - warning messages, that excluded ptfs were implemen...
    over 4 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

    SMPE Output in XML/JSON

    Exporting in a format such as JSON/XML would allow for users to read in the SMPE output and manipulate the information to build a more automated process.
    almost 3 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 2 Future consideration

    SMP/E unconditional exclude

    SMP/E RSU maintenance is standard process for many users. Our case is simple. We applied maintenance and found sysmod which caused problem for our application. We restored sysmod which caused issue. In next maintenance cycle we run RSU maintenance...
    over 4 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

    Create Alias for all datasets when installing new z/OS

    Hi Last time I installed z/OS 2.5 all datasets was defined with an Alias but not this time with install of z/OS 3.1. the answer I got from case TS014843200 was: Its working as designed. Data sets which can be referenced using the volume, like PDSe...
    about 2 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 2 Future consideration

    Generate an ID that can be used to validate and track the software rollout

    There are two parts to this request: 1) Generate a digital signature after any SMP/E action that changes the target library. 2) Provide a way to inquire on the signature value in the running system/component/subsystem. The digital signature/hash m...
    about 7 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 4 Future consideration

    Change z/OSMF Software Management to add "Import and Receive Enhanced HOLDDATA"

    z/OSMF brings new capabilities to z/OS. The one handful is the Software Management, but one thing that could be added is to download (or upload) enhanced holddata and receive it. Today it is only possible to list the missing HIPERs (and PEs) but r...
    almost 8 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

    Expand the CONTENT option for RECEIVE ORDER to allow a more targeted (and smaller) subset of maintenance.

    This enhanced request is for users of SMPE RECEIVE ORDER who want a reduced subset of maintenance to be ordered/delivered via the SMPE RECEIVE ORDER process. For example, CONTENT(RSU2410,RSU2411, RSU2412,RSU25*). Currently there are only 5 options...
    7 months ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Not under consideration

    Saving job output from Deployment Jobs in zOSMF Software Management

    Currently, the zOSMF Deployment Jobs task has no capability to actually save the various job output(s) to a dataset.Can use the SDSF XDC command to capture the job output(s), which is a very manual process, but was wondering if it can all be drive...
    over 4 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

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