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Provide an override for message IGW01559E when using COPYGROUP to copy an Executable module and it's Alias into a target load library.

In certain circumstance when copying an executable module and its alias into an existing load module with the Replace modifier, error message IGW01559E is issued. However, the situation described by the error message does not apply. The Alias bein...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS Utilities 0 Future consideration

Migration data sets distinguished by different importance of the data sets.

We would like to be able to customize characteristics of migration data sets distinguished by different importance of the data sets. Currently, there is no way to configure specific migration tape data set name for different sets of files.All tape...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Future consideration

LDAP Debug tracing should externalize negative SQL return codes

LDAP debug tracing does not externalize SQL error messages when using TDBM with DB2. This means that customers may need to recreate an issue twice, which may not be possible, in order to receive the SQL return code if the LDAP return code is not s...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / LDAP 0 Future consideration

CRYPTO APVIRT in PROFILE needs to be overridden in USER by a CRYPTO DOMAIN APDED

It makes directory maintenance easier when handling a large LINUX server environment (or any that would use CRYPTO)
over 1 year ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF workflow granularity for DELETE

It used to be that only the owner of a workflow could delete it. Now it is anyone who has access to <saf-prefix>.ZOSMF.WORKFLOW.ADMIN Recommend that perhaps by making the workflow Restricted or Private also means that it cannot be deleted ex...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

ISPF Edit Clipboard setup

Users can create an ISPF Edit Clipboard using the CUT command and can then manage them using the CUT DISPLAY Clipboard Manager. The Clipboard Manager supports a description for the clipboard but the only way to add the description is via the Clipb...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF Dynamic Vipa usage

We operate with two Tcpip stacks, one for internal customers and the other for external clients. When trying to use Dvipa for z/OSMF URL we had problems. We eventually had to add a local_override.cfg file to our configuration to have z/OSMF have a...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

zOSMF zERT plugin configuration enhancement

Currently zERT do not support DB2 configuration with TCPALVER=SERVER_ENCRYPT or the RACF passticket. Please enhance zOSMF zERT component to provide user the ability to configure the client-side securityMechanism or encryptionAlgorithm Please refer...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

Z/OS Unix OCOPY

Update OCOPY to correct abend S213-15 (IEC143I) if DSNTYPE=LARGE and SMS BLOCKTOKENSIZE is REQUIREd.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / USS 4 Future consideration

Ability to remove lines from drop down lists in ZOSMF.

Drop down lists, for instance when starting the <<workflow editor>> or <<Create Workflow>> functions, saves the last used definition filenames and workflow variable input filenames. That is very convenient, but there is no ...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

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