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Allow a signed workflow definition to reside on a remote system

We keep our workflow (WF) definitions on one system, and then pull them from various systems around the globe when creating WF instances. We want to be able to have a zOS related WF that calls a DB2 related WF (example: bind some packages). Both W...
10 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

HealthCheck for RACF Class PROGRAM

In RACF-Class PROGRAM there are PROFILEs with MEMBER-Definitions,for example Profile ** with Members (for example) DB2.OLD.VERSION.SDSNLOAD.I would likte to get an automatic health-check of this RACF-Class. Maybe an Extention to IBMRACF,RACF_SENSI...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / RACF 4 Not under 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

EDIT-Profile resets CAPS OFF/NUMBER OFF even if PROFILE is LOCKed

ISPF EditorWhen opening an existing Member, LOCKed Profiles with CAPS OFF are temporary changed to CAPS ON if there are no lowercase Characters in file.The same is for NUMBER OFF, it is temporary changed to NUMBER ON STD when Number in the rightmo...
almost 12 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Future consideration

Enhance DFSMS to check for assignment of DATACLASS values for the SCDS, ACDS, & COMMDS

This will inform administrators prior to an activation that a configuration conflict exist which may cause activation to go into allocation, effectively preventing activation from proceeding. Worse case could be a difficult to recover CDS file.
10 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 0 Future 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SYSMODs that are superseded by another SYSMOD being applied are not excluded even if they are specified on the EXCLUDE operand.Additionally apply and apply check does not provide any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

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

Customer is requesting an RFE to provide a progress indicator for CFCC image activation.

Due to the large amount of storage we define in the CFCC image, it is taking 10 minutes or more for the CFCC Operating System Messages console to come up after we activate a CFCC image. The image activation itself that you initiate at the HMC comp...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Parallel Sysplex 0 Planned for future release

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

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