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    Add the ability to add workflows to the end of software deployment

    Add the end of a software deployment it would be helpful to run self-written workflows. These workflows should be associated with the category seleted at the start of the deployment in the step "Specify the properties of this deployment."
    over 4 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

    SMP/E HOLDSYS to exclude ENH & make ENH as stand alone item to BYPASS

    The default of HOLDSYS includes ENH.This RFE proposes/suggests/recommends to exclude ENH from HOLDSYS. And make ENH stand alone, such as HOLDENH.
    about 4 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

    SMP/E to update acceptable LKED PARMs / Binder Options

    It has been found that DB2 High Performance Unload (HPU), under DB2 Tools, FMID HINZ510, is trying to use COMPAT=PM5 in their JCLIN's LKED Steps. SMP/E only accepts up to PM4. This is to request SMP/E allow all the available COMPAT options to be s...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Not under consideration

    Enhance zosmf SMP Features

    I have tested SMP APPLY PTFS with zosmf gui. Basically it works, but there are some quirks 1) The "corrective" type of apply should present a list of all ptfs received and not applied yet so i can choose from a list If i want to apply all ptfs rec...
    over 3 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 2 Future consideration

    Display FMID for datasets being deployed in a server pack

    When doing installation of a server pack with many hundred of dataset it's not easy to know what product the dataset belongs to. There for it would be very useful to display FMID & a description of the product in a column to make it easier to ...
    about 2 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

    Software management: Serverpac, et al. Configure Deployment should allow for BOTH a target volume, and Target Storage class, and add provision to code Dataclass

    At my installation, we have SMS ACS routines for directing new OMVS datasets to certain StorClass/StorGroup, mainly for the automated allocation of user home ZFS containers.. This doesnt work for SYSRES contained OMVS datasets, so I must code STOR...
    about 2 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

    Stop failing SMP/E process if duplicate entry in SELECT or EXCLUDE

    When a SMP/E user has a duplicate entry in a SELECT list or EXCLUDE list or in both, the message GIM56401S ** UI53619 HAS ALREADY BEEN SPECIFIED ON EITHER THE SELECT OR EXCLUDE OPERAND. is issued and the SMP program terminates. A much better appro...
    about 7 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

    z/OSMF Software Management - Include Link to APAR info from screens that show PTF/APAR

    We are looking for the Software Management plugin to add a link directly to the APAR information for screens that show PTFs/APARs so that it is faster to get that information.
    almost 6 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

    Support special characters [<>&"] in the password (PW) attribute of the HTTPPROXY element in the SCMPCLNT DD input stream

    We are trying to use the "network delivery" function of SMP/E. At our site we need to go through a proxy server to access the Internet. The proxy server requires a "service account" userid and password to be authenticated using NTLM. However, the ...
    about 4 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

    Enhance SMP TRANSFERONLY PTF Download

    If i Download PTFS/HOLDATA with the TRANSFERONLY option i have a unix directory with a few files and an Order Entry in CSI The Order entry in CSI tells me the requested PTFS and or Holddata, but the exact content downloaded is unknown without RECE...
    almost 3 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

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