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Display JES2 JOBID

Submitted By: SHARE-z/OS Systems Programming Submitted Date: 07/25/2023 Submitter Name: Dave Crow Submitter Email: dave.crow@triangle-systems.com Description: Display JES2 JOBID when that information might not otherwise be surfaced, in order to be...
27 days ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Submitted

Display JES2 JOBID

Submitted By: SHARE-z/OS Systems Programming Submitted Date: 07/25/2023 Submitter Name: Dave Crow Submitter Email: dave.crow@triangle-systems.com Description: Display JES2 JOBID when that information might not otherwise be surfaced, in order to be...
27 days ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Future consideration

Save Cloud Credentials, in ICSF, via Batch job instead of GDKAUTHP ISPF Panel.

we would like to be able to save credentials (GCP Service Account Json file) via a Batch job instead of manually updating them (GDKAUTHP ISPF Panel). This could be done by submitting a batch job from a pipeline service, in combination with a new K...
28 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS Cloud Data Access 0 Under review

z/OSMF Config Assistant: Support read only mode when backing store is locked

When a user needs to open a backing store in the Configuration Assistant and the backing store is in use by another user, you are presented with the option of canceling or destroying the other user's lock. If the user only needs to view the config...
4 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Automated SMF Collection based on PARMLIB setting or z/OSMF Settings Plugin

SMF collection on z/OS does not establish a standard HLQ or dataset naming conventions for SMF collection and history. Basically every shop has their own process of collecting SMF which involves customization of z/OS exits to capture when the data...
2 months ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 1 Not under consideration

Save the selection of the “Retain Last Selection” option after leaving the SDSF Panel

With z/OS 3.1 a new option "Retain last selection" for the SDSF confirmation of action characters was introduced. The Retain last selection option can be used to default the action character confirmation with the last used value for the duration t...
2 months ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Not under consideration

Compatibility between Striped multi-layered VSAMs and Fast replication

We would like to use FAST REPLICATION to copy Striped multi-layered VSAMs. Today if we try to do that, we get the messages: ADR918I (001)-AMOVE(25), FAST REPLICATION COULD NOT BE USED FOR DATA SET B4DB2P2.DSNDBC.D1D4V01.S1D4V925.I0001.A014, RETURN...
4 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 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 ...
7 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

It will be useful, the standard PERMIT command syntax include a WHEN clause for time-based conditions.

Use Case 1: Restricting Access During Business Hours Scenario 1: A company wants to restrict certain administrative commands during business hours to prevent unauthorized changes while employees are working. Example: PERMIT EZB.INITSTACK.SYSA.TCPI...
16 days ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Under review

DSFS createparm limitations

Currently dsadm createparm has following limitation:The user ID of the issuer of the command must match the HLQ (just the first qualifier) in order to be allowed to save creation parameters for the HLQ directory. We have many technical/application...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / Data Set File System (DSFS) 1 Future consideration

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