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Integrate z/OS REXX StreamIO into base z

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR062511463User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE03020Title: Integrate z/OS REXX StreamIO into base z/OS productSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ...
almost 11 years ago in z/OS / TSO 3 Future consideration

Externalising the ZFS ucat Automount allocation error’s in SYSLOG.

A change is needed for the 'UCAT' option of the 'ALLOCUSER' parm in automount. A error message should be externalized to SYSLOG when the creation of the end users zfs fails because there is no ALIAS in the master catalog. Currently the only way to...
3 months ago in z/OS / USS 0 Future consideration

HMC - Enable DNS over TLS or HTTPS

To implement concepts like zero-trust it must be possible to define in the TSS management console the Name Server as a secured one using DNSSEC and either DNS over HTTPS (DoH) or DNS over TLS (DoT).
about 1 year ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 0 Planned for future release

PDUU (AMAPDUPL) should support UNIX files

We plan to use AMAPDUPL replacing plain FTP for sending dumps, logs, files to IBM for problem determination. Unfortunately, AMAPUDUPL doesn't support Unix file. SYSUT1 is only for sequential dataset and PDS. In order to send Unix files to IBM with...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Service Aids 6 Not under consideration

RACF - Postprocessing data for REQ=FASTAUTH

While using IBM zSecure Access Monitor to create access reports, it's currently not possible to properly report on CL(PROGRAM) even with the 'OPTION CAPTUREPROGRAMS' enabled. That seems to work as designed as documented here and here. Access Monit...
9 months ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Future consideration

show EAV related information is ISPF DSLIST

In ISPF DSLIST there are NO informations related to the dataset Placement on EAV volumes. I would find the following Information helpful, maybe as a separate page (via PF10/PF11) in DSLIST: - value of EATTR- number of cylinder managed extents- agg...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 2 Future consideration

IRR.PASSWORD.RESET profile should be provide more flexibility

CONTROL access to the profile permits to a user to: 1) Reset a password with NOEXPIRED operand or 2) Reset the password or password phrase within the minimum change interval for a user who does not have the SPECIAL, OPERATIONS, AUDITOR, or PROTECT...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

Enable use of OS Level Filtering in IEASYMxx member

We'd like the ability within a single IEASYMxx member to assign the value of a symbol based on the level of z/OS the system is IPLed under. SYSOSLVL(Z1020500) SYMDEF (&PRDVER='V1') SYSOSLVL(Z1030100) SYMDEF (&PRDVER='V2') This will aid in ...
8 months ago in z/OS / BCP_Supervisor 1 Future consideration

System wide System SSL Settings

We would like the ability to set system wide System SSL settings at IPL time. We would like a configuration, where we can permanently disable legacy SSL settings (protocols, ciphers, ecurves, keysizes, etc.). Currently, it is up to each Applicatio...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / SSL 1 Future consideration

move Workflow 'Start Parallel Automation'

Currently the Workflow 'Start Parallel Automation' is available under the Actions pulldown when in a Workflow. Whereas the 'Perform - Perform Automated Step' is available by a 'Right Click' on the Step. The Automation option shoujld be move or dup...
about 2 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Not under consideration

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