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Change how Timestamps are presented to users

Currently z/OSMF shows timestamps in UTC format https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.4.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r4.izua700/IZUHPINFO_API_GetJobStatus.htm it states that "Timestamps are presented in the JSON UTC format: "yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss....
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

ISPF Identifiers -- Add option to "Display on own line"

Consider adding a "ISPF Identifier" option to "Display on own line" The ISPF Identifier commands SYSNAME, USERID, PANELID, and SCRNAME share the same 17-character area at the start of the Title line. If more than one of these commands are specifie...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Future consideration

PRESERVE OWNERid during COPY/DUMP/RESTORE DFDSS

If a dataset is logically copied/dumped or restored by DFDSS the OWNERID field in the Catalog is reset to NULL. The Customer wants to preserve the previous content of the OWNERID field during DFDSS Copy/Restore because customer uses a function in ...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

JES2 did not issue the $HASP256 message

We hit a problem where JES2 did not issue the $HASP256 message indicating that after a JES2 checkpoint reconfiguration dialog there is no long a value for NEWCKPT1. With the current design of the dialog, it is only the member of the MAS that drive...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / JES2 1 Future consideration

NFS: Support nfs4_setfacl/nfs4_getfacl and read/write named-attributes

Using NFSv4 under z/OS, there is no support for the NFS4_getfacl / NFS4_setfacl commands, and the 'n' - read-named-attributes & 'N' - write-named-attributes.
about 9 years ago in z/OS / Network File System (NFS) 2 Future consideration

Audit all superuser usage

Provide the ability to audit ALL superuser usage.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

Enhance filtering for SDSF RSYS

Provide enhanced filtering for the SDSF RSYS command. In particular, please allow use of a scope of JESPLEX
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Future consideration

Enable AT-TLS clients to send certificate_status extension

To get OCSP stapling working the server side must be enabledto support OCSP stapling and the client side must senda certificate-status extension with it's handshake to requestthe OCSP information during the handshake. With parameter OCSPServerStap...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / SSL 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF should add a link/button to enter edit mode from the view screen

Opening this specifically for "View Software Instance" screen, but it may apply to other view screens too. When opening a Software Instance in view mode (just clicking over the software instance name) a 'View' screen is displayed. There should be ...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF Software Manager should automatically add new target zones

After adding a new target zone to an existing SMPE Environment, it must be manually added to the software instance on z/OSMF (Software Instance > Modify > Systems / Zones > Target Zones > Select...). z/OSMF should automatically refresh...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

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