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FS command in SDSF should show ZFS flags like RW,RS,NE,NC,CO ...

FS commands shos statistics about zFS file systems, however it does not show the flags that can be displayed by zfsadm fsinfo '*'
over 1 year ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF WLM View Access for staff members who can't update WLM

Please update z/OSMF to allow users who are not allowed to update WLM access to view WLM.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 3 Future consideration

Allow filters on SDSF REXX interface when reading Operlog

Currently the ISFFILTER variable is only supported on tabular displays but not when using the REXX SDSF ISFLOG READ TYPE(OPERLOG) interface. It would be useful to be able to filter the Operlog on say SYSNAME or MSGID using the REXX interface given...
9 months ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Future consideration

SMP/E Commands with CHECK should have their own RACF Resource

SMP/E utilizes the RACF profiles for the various commands such as APPLY, ACCEPT, RESTORE. These commands provide a CHECK option which does NOT update any libraries but simply checks to see if everything is correct to proceed with the actual updati...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

Enhancement on TCP/IP DROP command

Right now, tcp connection could be dropped by vary tcpip drop command based on the connection id. However, user would like to drop connection straight forward by the destination ip address, instead of spending time on checking the connection id by...
2 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Health check MSGBASED

On a GDPS Metro installation there is a GDPS health checker called GDPS_CHECK_XCF that cheks for the XCF CFRM MSGBASED protocol. It raises a high priority alert whenever the LPAR that does the MSGBASED role is a KP system. However when the situati...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 2 Future consideration

z/OSMF FTPS - storing Transfer ID permanent

Since FTPS you have to use the transfer ID and password for sending data to IBM PMRs. There is no option to save the Transfer ID and password permanent. At the moment every z/OSMF user saves his own Transfer ID and password in an text file and use...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Enhance Health Check for ATTLS

Currently the Health check for ATTLS is the same as the IPSEC health check. However it is not very useful because it does not expose many of the filters and settings used in ATTLS that are not in IPSEC
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

creation of a new read-only variable: &LIKE(Yes/No) for the ACS routine

With the LIKE parameter in JCL the following read-only variables are not available in the ACS-routines. &DSNTYPE &DSORG &MAXSIZE &RECORG &SIZE I would like to have a new read-only variable : &LIKE (YES/No) recognize that th...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 0 Future consideration

ISPF 3.17 Browse - fix codepage detection

When using ISPF 3.17 and selecting a file to Edit/View the codepage is correctly detected and the data is usable. When selecting the same file using Browse the codepage is not correctly detected and the data if unintelligible. This should be fixed.
9 months ago in z/OS / ISPF 1 Future consideration