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z/OSMF

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z/OSMF Files API - Fully Support Migrated / Archived z/OS Data Sets

z/OSMF appears to detect migrated / archived z/OS data sets by the pseudo VOLSER name of `MIGRAT`. However, ISV products, like CADISK, may be configured to archive data sets on a VOLSER of 'ARCIVE`. z/OSMF should detect ARCIVE data sets as being m...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 4 Future consideration

Define KEYRING_OWNER in PARMLIB instead of local_override.cfg

If you use a shared KeyRing (one certificate for all services on one LPAR) you have currently to alter /global/zosmf/configuration/local_override.cfg inserting a line "KEYRING_OWNER_USERID=certOwnerID"The KEYRING_NAME is configured in IZUPRM00.Thi...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

z/OSMF export/import of configuration definitions

We have more than one z/OSMF running in more then one sysplex. We would like to export and import some of the configured functions from one z/OSMF to the other. For example - z/OS Operator Consoles- Links- FTP Servers- etc Same as for Network Conf...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Display logging options in use for z/OSMF

With the 'F zosmfserver, D IZU' command only the logging options are displayed which z/OSMF has read from PARMLIB\ at startup.We need a way to display what logging options are effectively in actual use.
about 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Provide option to specify time zone for all z/OSMF logs

Provide a configuration parameter to set the time zone so that the time in the IZUG0.log and many other logs are in sync with the time in many other software and SYSLOG.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

z/OSMF RESTful APIs for RACF management

Dear, Our customer ICBC is trying to use z/OSMF to implement RACF management such as password reset, user resume and so on. But now z/OSMF didn't provide any API to implement it. We open this RFE in order to request z/OSMF to provide RESTful API t...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Not under consideration

ZOSMF recursive workflow

Requesting to add feature for recursively calling workflow steps.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF WLM View Access for staff members who can't update WLM

Please update z/OSMF to allow users who are not allowed to update WLM access to view WLM.
about 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 3 Future consideration

Workflow editor - Possible to create jobcard .

Be able to define specific jobcard for a jcl step when create a workflow definition file in workflow editor.In the specific jobcard, to be able to use variables as well, like for other jcl.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Dataset and File Search UI does not display dataset member attributes

There isn't a way to show dataset member attributes in dataset and file search GUI the way it is possible for a Unix file. Dataset and File Search UI does not display dataset member attributes, and this is inconvenient for customers who may wish t...
11 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration