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Test ability for PAGENT updates prior to installing them

IBM to provide a function in pagent to test a staging file for correctness prior to staging file being stored in production location. This would allow a file ready for production to be tested for logic errors prior to being installed
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Not under consideration

Show classes pending a refresh in the SETROPTS LIST or other query command

The customer would like to be able to see which RACF classes are pending a SETROPTS REFRESH
over 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

ISPF Using Shared personal lists

Our customer wants to use "Shared personal lists" so all users have a single source for often used data sets F.E. AAA.DFP.JOB.CNTL. BBB.TSO.JOB.CNTL CCC.COVER.LETTERS.TXT and so on. The idea is to have a company wide list of 20-30 data sets which ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

BGP Protocol on z/OS

We would like to have z/OS TCP/IP (OMPROUTE) support BGP protocol.
over 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

RACF protection of the sub-keywords of FCTOPPRCPRIMARY for the COPY, DEFRAG and CONSOLIDATE functions

Currently, it is only possible to protect the main keyword, FCTOPPRCPRIMARY, of the COPY, DEFRAG and CONSOLIDATE functions using RACF profiles, e.g.STGADMIN.ADR.COPY.FCTOPPRCP. We would also like to protect the sub-keywords of the FCTOPPRCPRIMARY ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 4 Not under consideration

TN3270 server logging of failed LU Pool Lookups

Level set: We have no default pools for our TN3270 server; all incoming connections must match a specific pool. If a connection comes in and fails because it does not match a pool, it is very difficult to detect, even using SMF 119 records. We wou...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

NCA: Need enhancement for show where used

When selecting the where used option for an object in zOSMF NCA it shows you what stack the object is part of but not if it the rule it is part of is enabled or not.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Need command to report same information provided by HCD option 2.5.

We would like a z/OS system command that would return the same information provided by HCD option 2.5. Part of this information is returned by the D IOS,CONFIG command, but the activation scope (are HW and/or SW activations allowed) is not current...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 2 Not under consideration

DIGTCERT owner change

Set the owner of DIGTCERT profiles to either IBMUSER or SYS1 when they are created, or provide a means to change the owner afterwards.
over 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Allow APPN to be returned via the NMI API

Enhancement to allow for APPN data to be monitored and returned using the Network Management Interface (NMI) via a TCPIP socket.
about 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration