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z/OSMF

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Product: Zowe CLI, VS Code Extension for Zowe A user (administrator or developer) edits or views data from datasets of the z / OS operating system directly through the web interface of z / osmf or products interacting with it, using the IBM-1025 e...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF DataSet and File search - Small Tunings - Sort by changed date, searchfor options

Add Under Dataset and File Search feature: Columns used by 3270 dataset list utility (Volume, %used, etc) When viewing PDS dataset, add: SORT BY CHANGED DATE, srchfor string option (same used on 3270) sort prompt, id, etc.
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF Desktop Dataset Search api - Add support to edit MVS data sets with different code pages

For users who are not very familiar with ISPF, the Desktop Dataset Search feature of z/OSMF makes it possible to work with MVS data sets and unix files. Currently the z/OSMF Desktop Dataset Search api supports the edit of a unix file with a differ...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

zOSMF API upload to RECFM FBA should not add character in column 1

Using zOSMF API to upload a file into a RECFM FBA Partitioned data set will add a reserve character in column 1. This occurs every time the file is uploaded and can cause record truncation.
about 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Options in ISPF interface in z/OSMF

Hi, In most installations, in TSO/E login panel the command parameter has some CLIST or REXX programs specified for execution. The same option is missing in z/OSMF ISPF interface. Please consider to add this option. In absence of this option, we a...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

General Settings / Home Page info to be displayed on all pages

Update zOSMF Home Page settings to be displayed on all parges, and not just the login page.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Not under consideration

zOSMF workflows enable approvers for all flow types

we are looking to utilize zOSMF and workflows to automate some of our processes. There is an approver option, however this is only valid with the 'Run this step as user ID:' option and then only via cloud provisioning. We would like the approver o...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

zOSMF - Workflow "History" Export/Extraction

Given the Auditing requirement "Auditors" like to have evidence of workflow execution and "History Tab" export function can assist in this direction. Therefore an enhancement is required in z/OSMF Workflow history tab for export.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Need Log for Mails sent by JES2EDS

When we send job event notification mails with the JES2 NOTIFY JCL statement there is no evidence in the job log, the syslog/operlog or in a z/OSMF log about the sent mail.
about 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

Change how Timestamps are presented to users

Currently z/OSMF shows timestamps in UTC format https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.4.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r4.izua700/IZUHPINFO_API_GetJobStatus.htm it states that "Timestamps are presented in the JSON UTC format: "yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss....
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration