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z/OSMF

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Dataset Detail in Data Set List of Data Set and File Search

When you do a File List in 'Data Set and File Search' you get the name of the files and more column like mode, Owner/Group, Size, Modify Time. When you do a Data Set List in 'Data Set and File Search' you get the name and NOTHING else. Because I t...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Add timestamp to message IZUG024I in zosmf server joblog stdout

Adding timestamp to message IZUG024I in zosmf server joblog stdout can help user easyly idetified the server startup ended time.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Not under consideration

Add nosetuid option to a Mount request in the z/OS Data set and file REST API

Without the nosetuid option a mount request requires a user have authority to the SUPERUSER.FILESYS.MOUNT resource which is usually reserved for administrators or sys progs, and most average users do not have this authority. With nosetuid a mount ...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Reduce the polling time between zOSMF Workflow/Template Steps

For a non-REST-steps in z/OSMF Workflow like JCL step, there is an internal poll time which is 5 seconds (fix). Currently, the Workflow users cannot reduce the internal poll time manually. For Services or Application that use z/OSMF Templates or W...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

CICS login from z/OSMF native interfaces

Currently only ISPF login option is available in native interfaces. If we can add CICS login into z/OSMF then user can stop using emulators.
about 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Not under consideration

IBM z/OSMF REST API support user token authentication

Currently z/OSMF REST API support the following ways of authentication: -Basic authentication -Certificate authentication -Web token authentication We'd like to have user token or private key authentication supported, such that users don't need to...
over 2 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

There is no support for the Russian language

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

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