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z/OSMF

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z/OSMF SCA: Improvements deleting variables

In z/OSMF SCA, you can define variables to complete the resources in the "configurable" tab. It would be helpful to have the following options: Remove all variables at once, i.e. return to the initial display with the placeholders for the variable...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Dark mode for z/OSMF apps

Dark mode should be implemented in the z/OSMF apps, such as software management
4 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Workflow steps view: Additional column for a short user note

A column for a short user note for each step would be helpful in the overview of all workflow steps. Today you have Step Notes but they are only visible when you open this step. Workflows with many steps could be much better processed by the user ...
7 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Workflow steps that are skipped should show the reason for skip in the state column

Workflow steps can be skipped by the z/OSMF user who is working with that workflow or by a discovery step within the workflow. For a workflow with many steps it's important to have the overview why a step was skipped directly in the workflow steps...
7 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Add job classes REST call to z/OSMF API

It would be useful if the z/OSMF REST API allowed you to get a list of all job classes on a system, this could be used in IDE extensions, external management tools or automating documentation.
7 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

PKI client service within z/OS to access external PKI for certificate request/(auto)approval

PKI Services (z/OS2.5) supports the following EST functions:1. cacerts: requests the EST CA certificates (the whole chain of the issuers' certificates) using Simple PKI Request.2. simpleenroll: requests a certificate with supplied public key using...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Future consideration

Provide more granularity for control access to different paths under /global/zosmf

There is a need to distinguish between zOSMF ADMIN GROUP (IZUADMIN) and the USS OWNER GROUP of z/OSMF's USER_DIR path. Users defined in the z/OSMF administrator's group (IZUADMIN) should NOT necessarily have access to all the USS directories under...
over 2 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...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

add GDG support to z/OSMF Dataset Rest API

When I make a post request to the /zosmf/restfiles/ds API for a GDG creation (+1), it returns a "404 not found". I expected, that a new generation dataset is created with the disposition sent within the post body. However, z/OSMF RESTFiles does al...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Notification over zOSMF to messenger APP

We plan to send status messeges from z/OS to mobile devices to give a systems programmer opportunity to recive this messseges and react on unexpected situation. Apps can be tools like signal, telegram, iMessage, threema or SMS messaging.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

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