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z/OSMF

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Import/Export capability for z/OSMF provisioning resources

Today - a lot of configuration needs to be done in order to publish a provisoning template in z/OSMF CP&M. This shared or dedicated resource pool require configuration of instance details, Job statement and the different resource pools for net...
over 2 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 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

List data set members and USS files with control characters in the name

Product: Zowe CLI, Zowe Explorer, Postman Actor: User attempting to list members in a partitioned data set or list files in a USS directory when one of the names contains a control character in the range \x00-\x1f (such as \x0a = LF and \x10 = DLE...
over 1 year 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.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Future consideration

Add auto refresh/update

When checking the status of running automation workflows or when user needs to manually do steps they are often mashing the refresh button in order to see status changes. Suggestion to add a method to automatically update on changes or refresh in ...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF SCA IRR.DIGTCERT.GENCERT security weakness

The SecurityConfigurationAssistant checks in "advanced configuration" the "z/OSMF Server setup for shared key ring and certificate".It is not mentioned (or configurable) than only ONE of the zwo options (FACILITY with two checks or RDATALIB with o...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Running REXX containing dialogues should issue an error in case of user interaction when using REST interface

We use the command "zowe zos-tso issue command "exec somerexx"" extensively, to reuse some of our existing REXX on Z.This causes problems sometimes, when a legacy REXX calls another legacy REXX that calls another ..., and somewhere a panel pops up...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Requirement to support HTTP header-based authentication with Z/OSMF

We are trying to access z/OSMF over an Apache HTTPD proxy, unfortunately the proxy does not allow us to forward the client authentication certificate. The authentication is done on the proxy and then the proxy forwards the HTTP header-based authen...
11 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Allow a signed workflow definition to reside on a remote system

We keep our workflow (WF) definitions on one system, and then pull them from various systems around the globe when creating WF instances. We want to be able to have a zOS related WF that calls a DB2 related WF (example: bind some packages). Both W...
8 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Check pending structures and perform structures' rebuild more easily when activating a CFRM policy from z/OSMF

When activating a new CFRM policy, sometimes the change remains pending if CF resources are allocated for the structures being modified. Reallocate or structure rebuild is needed in order for the pending policy change to take effect. However, with...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

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