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CFRM Policy Editor Should Make It Easier to Manage PREFLISTs With More Than 2 CFs

The CFRM Policy Editor currently allows you to add a CF to a PREFLIST at the start, or the end, or in a random position. However, configurations with more than 2 CFs require an easier way to add CFs in any relative position in the PREFLIST.
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

modify preflist for multiple structures at one time

Sometimes we want to change some structures preflist in batch. If we can add this function into "Modify Multiple CF Structures" panel of zOSMF Sysplex Plugin, it will be great. Thanks!
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Provide optional tagging parameter for zOSMF Files API

Currently, there is no capability to set a file tag when creating a file using the zOSMF REST API for files. Adding an optional parameter to set the tag of the created file will ensure that the file lands in USS with the appropriate tag (when requ...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Inclusion of error description and possible causes as a comment for excluded PTF's in z/OSMF APPLY/INSTALLTION job.

Adding error descriptions and possible causes as comments for excluded PTFs (Program Temporary Fixes) in a z/OSMF apply or installation job offers several significant advantages. Adding these comments transforms a mere exclusion into a valuable pi...
6 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

CFRM policy editor: support for comments

CFRM policy editor does not support comments. When importing the CFRM policy from a dataset, current available comments in the JCL of the CFRM policy are lost.It would mean that we can't document anything if using the zOSMF CFRM policy editor. ZOS...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

zOSMF ISPF Plugin - TSO Privileged Logon

Via zOSMF ISPF plugin it is not possible to do a PRIVILEGED "SUBSYS(HASP)" TSO Logon.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

An optional option to execute SMP/E ACCEPT with RSU* as default sourceid should be provided within z/OSMF's Software Update process.

This will be a valuable potential enhancement for z/OSMF! While z/OSMF's Software Update focuses on the APPLY process, integrating an option to execute SMP/E ACCEPT with RSU* as a default SOURCEID would offer several significant advantages. Despit...
7 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Enhance of SMF Explorer and SMF REST Services

SMF Explorer and SMF REST Services supports only the following SMF Types now. Type30 Type70-79 Type99 Type113 Reference: https://ibm.github.io/IBM-SMF-Explorer/mappings/guide/ https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=services-smf-rest We would ...
7 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF StorageAPI - GetVolumeList MissingField: PhysicalStatus

We are using z/OSMF Storage API for checking, if all Devices are online. So if anyone varies a disk offline, the check (in CheckMK) gives us a hint. Currently we had the problem: A StoragePool was extended with two more disks, the Pool-Freespace w...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Future consideration

z/OSMF Default Jobcard

Allow customer to supply default jobcard within z/OSMF.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration