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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...
5 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

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...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 4 Future consideration

Capability in zOSMF workflow for 'superuser' to mark complete steps owned by other users

We have custom automated zOSMF workflows that are created and started by system users. Sometimes the steps in these workflows are not successful and are resolved outside the workflow, but we don't have a way for a human to 'mark complete' these st...
3 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 3 Needs more information

Option to allow z/OSMF dataset API to return error message rather then HTTP error response code

When we use a client to make numerous z/OSMF API dataset calls, if an error HTTP response code is returned, z/OSMF ( Liberty ) closes the established TCPIP connection. This is expected Liberty behaviour as this conforms to the published open RFC s...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Job Holded/Released statuses in z/OSMF REST services

Job response document contains only 3 statuses "INPUT", "ACTIVE", "OUTPUT" now. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.4.0?topic=zjri-json-document-specifications-zos-jobs-rest-interface-requests But we can also hold a job and job will be waiting for r...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF workflow engine to provide access to zOSMF JWT/LTPA token

When creating a zOSMF workflow step that invokes an External RESTapi, it would be useful to have access to the current z/OSMF user's JWT token in order to use the bearer token in an API call for other z/OS services. APIs that go through Zowe's API...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF create your own category on left bar

At the moment it is not possible to create your own category for your personal links on the left bar of the z/OSMF panel.You can only create a new link for a given category or create it as a "no category" button.
about 8 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 3 Not under 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.
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

List uncatalogued PDS members with Z/OSMF API

Being able to list uncatalogued PDS members from the Z/OSMF API would be extremely helpful for the development of software for automating z/OS OS upgrades on our systems as well of lots of other tests and validations that we need to do. Currently ...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Not under consideration

Provide multi-step indications in zOSMF Workflows regarding which system a workflow will actually be executed on

In order to prevent errors and provide better indication to users about the actual system on which a workflow will execute (as it may be different from source system), please consider the following: - Display the SYSAFF value already in the JOBCAR...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration