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Provide the ability for DSS to be able to scratch and reallocate an in use (ENQed) dataset that is not the actual dataset in use during a logical copy operation.

System programmers who maintain indirectly cataloged datasets on a maintenance sysres / sysres set that gets cloned to an IPLable sysres set.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 5 Future consideration

TSO/E REXX LISTDSI providing information out of the VIO datasets

We have legacy jobs using LISTDSI to collect dataset attributes; SYSNAME SYSDSORG, SYSLRECL and SYSRECFM. We want to increase the default maximum size of the VIO storage group to benefit batch workloads. Before the VIO increase their temporary dat...
3 months ago in z/OS / TSO 0 Future consideration

Enabling of a rest service/https support to use OAM functions

Enhancement of OAM by enabling rest service support for customers to use OAM functions
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

zOSMF - Full High Availability (not only for REST)

Current implementation of zOSMF does not allow for a full High-Availability setup, which contradicts the platforms design with highest availability, redundancy and data sharing.We suffer from zOSMF downtime required for maintenance of the hosting ...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

zERT Analyzer - Allow for inverted filters for TCP/EE Endpoints

Currently the selected filters for the TCP or EE Endpoints do only allow to use include filters. However, I want to specifically exclude a Server and Client address range, which is currently notpossible. Hence, the plugin shall support the option ...
11 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

New APPLY EXCLUDE option on FMID(s)

We would like to have the option to EXCLUDE specific FMID(s) when APPLYing service. At the moment only EXCLUDE sysmod(s) is feasible. Kind regards Konstantinos
about 1 month ago in z/OS / SMP/E 2 Future consideration

JES2 $POLICY DISPLAY enhancement

$POLICY DISPLAY currently only shows installed JES2 policies and whether they are enabled or not. To keep the overview of all policies, there should be some enhancements made on this: Include the POLICYLIB from which the policy was loaded Include ...
6 months ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Future consideration
118 VOTE

Add ability for RACDCERT to handle multiple subject alternative names

Currently, RACDCERT list will only show the first altname for a certificate. Certificates can often have many other altnames, and that information can be difficult to obtain. Also, RACDCERT can only generate certificates with one altname, when man...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / RACF 11 Future consideration

ZOWE User Redbook

So many questions in Zowe Slack! A user-friendly Redbook for user-level Zowe WIBNI
5 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Not under consideration

Enhance Msg IEA602I ADDRESS SPACE CREATE FAILED

A Start Operator cmd or using the ASCRE Service by other methods trys to start an adress space,that may fail with IEA602I Msg START ABCDEFG,parm=xxx IEA602I ADDRESS SPACE CREATE FAILED. A STORAGE SHORTAGE EXISTS (or other reason) Automation may se...
23 days ago in z/OS / BCP_General 0 Under review

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