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    sdsf parmlib option give member name

    We have the sdsf.parm command today. which lists the datasets in parmlib concatenation.It would be good to be able to issue sdsf.parm IGDSMS00 and it displays __ user.parmlib(IGDSMS00) __ sys1,parmlib(IGDSMS00) so I can then browse/edit it directl...
    about 1 month ago in z/OS / SDSF 2 Functionality already exists

    Health Checker - VSAMRLS_QUIESCE_STATUS check

    Whenever there is a situation that causes VSAMRLS_QUIESCE_STATUS to alert ( by reaching the predefined threshold for the quiesce status ) this check generates a list of the CICS regions accessible only if you go inside the check - that means you h...
    almost 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 2 Future consideration

    Support X-IBM-Dsname-Encoding header when listing data sets and data set members

    Some mainframe developers may use a different encoding when entering the name for a new data set or data set member. However, it seems that z/OSMF converts these names behind the scenes to use the IBM-1047 encoding, so characters in the name are c...
    about 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

    Provide an operator command to display active z/OSMF Users

    Currently the systems programmer and operator can display all active jobs, tso users, and shell (sshd) users, but they are unable to display the z/OSMF users. This information is helpful when planning to shutdown a system for a planned (or unplann...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

    Use the IBM Ideas portal to report and monitor status of z/OS documentation RCF's

    Recent responses to a documentation omission message sent to the regular RCF email address (mhvrcfs@ibm.com) received a response that RCF's no longer normally receive any response from the documentation team(s). Users who have taken the trouble to...
    over 2 years ago in z/OS / Documentation 1 Not under consideration

    XCF_CF_STR_MAXSPACE health check update

    It would be good to update the XCF_CF_STR_MAXSPACE IBM health check so that it displays the current maximum structure space defined in the policy and the current augmented space allocation, when the check is successful. Currently you only see thes...
    4 months ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 2 Functionality already exists

    Changing "Dataset Type" from PDS to PDSE during a Deployment operation in z/OSMF Software Management

    Using the CustomPac ISPF Dialogs, we previously had the ability to change the dataset type for PDS datasets shipped via ServerPac to be PDS/E. As zOS 2.5 is now shipped as a Portable Software Instance (PSI) and is installed via zOSMF Software Mana...
    over 4 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 4 Future consideration

    System SSL HTTP CRL request should understand all valid HTTP/1.0 or HTTP/1.1 protocol responses

    At the moment System SSL describes the following requirement:"System SSL uses the HTTP/1.1 protocol to send the HTTP CRL request and requires an HTTP/1.0 or HTTP/1.1 protocol response.The HTTP response must include a valid content-length field tha...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / SSL 1 Future consideration

    Security-Optimization (Change the validation chain of the PLAz server certificate to a certification authority pre-installed at FI) - PLAz-Tool

    Root certificate for browser import and FI security requirements: Information security policy on the use of cryptographic procedures - For the authentication of communication partners using certificates, only currently trusted certification author...
    4 months ago in z/OS 2 Under review

    DFSMSdss COPY CONVERT PDS to PDSE V?

    Presently, ADRDSSU can only convert a PDS to PDSE Version 1. Would be prudent to be able to choose between PDSE Version 1 and Version 2; especially since IBM recommends Version 2 in most use cases.
    almost 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

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