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Add Rexx APIs for accessing EZNOSQL Databases

It would allow more utilities and programs to access EZNOSQL Databases. It would be useful for the product currently under development.
about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS EzNoSQL 2 Future consideration

SSH Enhancements on z/OS

We would like to request SSH enhancements in the area of Authentication and User Mapping, as well as Compatibility features for non-z/OS platforms connecting to z/OS (x509 Certificate Support).
over 6 years ago in z/OS / OpenSSH 1 Not under consideration

z/OSMF, please add the Zone commands(Like in SMP Command generation Selection menu), in Software instance tool, so that the Customer can use them for maintaining their software instance during their regular maintenance task.

z/OSMF, please add the Zone commands listed below (Like in SMP Command generation Selection menu), in the Software instance tool, so that Customer can use them for maintaining their software instance during their regular maintenance task. This wil...
5 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Not under consideration

Provide customer with the option refreshing the msg10 screen when the 'clear' key is hit

Before applying the fix for PQ59246, using a USSMSG10 screen during a TN3270 session logon, when the 'clear' key is hit, the msg10 screen is always refreshed. After PQ59246, it was changed to leave the screen completely clear of any data. Actually...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

SMP/E warning message for installed excluded sysmods

SYSMODs that are superseded by another SYSMOD being applied are not excluded even if they are specified on the EXCLUDE operand.Additionally apply and apply check does not provide any information - warning messages, that excluded ptfs were implemen...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

Provide a percentage status of DFHSM expirebv process completion

Currently, the expirebv process for our dfhsmuss (file mode host) environment runs for days and would be nice to see a percentage completion IE, 25%, 50%, 77% completed.
5 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

Prevent wildcard searches on HLQ

When wildcard searches are used on large(r) systems, enq delays / decrease in performance is experienced on catalog processing that impact critical production business processes.Wildcard searches causes higher processing time for example when Db2 ...
10 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 2 Not under consideration

EDGJNSCR in SYS1.SAMPLIB changes required

There are several errors in the EDGJNSCR samplib member. We ship several sample reporting jobs in SYS1.SAMPLIB, that are based on non-extended records but the job itself is does not specify this in its description. We should update the sample job ...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Future consideration

Suppression of creation of IUTSAMEH device

We would like to have the opportunity (f.e. a parameter in tcpip profile) to deactive the creation of IUTSAMEH device.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

ITDS LDAP Sever should not run in supervisor state while calling R_admin()

ITDS LDAP Server calls R_admin() in supervisor state.This results in ignoring the IRR.RADMIN.* profiles in class FACILITY. See "IBM Tivoli Directory Server Administration and Use for z / OS," SC23-6788,Chapter 17. Accessing RACF informationand"Sec...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / LDAP 1 Planned for future release

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