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Add interface to JES2/3 to be able to submit jobs via SFTP script similarly as FTP

First, the facility is on the regular FTP to JES2 job submission. This is not available on an SFTP process, this interface should be similar to the FTP. How it should work: When a client sends data in this case to the zOS mainframe, after the file...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / USS 0 Submitted

ADRDSSU Dump should generate SMF records on input datasets and volumes

IZBR uses smf records to build the Backup Table. It can process standard smf records when backups are made by various programs like IDCAMS or IEBCOPY but not from (the most commonly used backup method) ADRDSSU DUMP (or COPY). Now clients can set u...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Under review

z/OSMF SCA: Improve handling of variables

Remove current restrictions: - Allow for "." in variable values - this is useful to replace values e.g. for dataset names which may consist of one or more qualifiers - Replace the same variable name in any pattern, even if the the position / numbe...
5 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

Enabling of a rest service/https support to use OAM functions

Enhancement of OAM by enabling rest service support for customers to use OAM functions
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

Use TSO Rest services in PARMLIB or a user setting to change the z/OSMF code page

There isn't an option to set the code page for the z/OSMF File editor (magnifying glass). z/OSMF ISPF allows you to specify a codepage for that interactive TSO-ISPF session https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=ispf-user-settings-window Howe...
3 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

VLF SMF 41 SUBTYPE 3 - MISSING COFPURGE statistics

Currently VLF statistics tracks ADD, DELETES, TRIM activity. One of the most important activity in terms of VLF CPU usage is the PURGE activity (COFPURGE). SMF 41 should track also COFPURGE. The purge activity consumes when the cache has many entr...
4 months ago in z/OS / BCP_Supervisor 2 Not under consideration
118 VOTE

Add ability for RACDCERT to handle multiple subject alternative names

Currently, RACDCERT list will only show the first altname for a certificate. Certificates can often have many other altnames, and that information can be difficult to obtain. Also, RACDCERT can only generate certificates with one altname, when man...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / RACF 11 Future consideration

ICSF - Enhance IFA742I SMF SIGNATURE VALIDATION FAILED - signature failure

When using RECSIGN and ARECSIGN to sign the records and validate them afterwards and there is an error, it is not clear which of the two signatures failed. However, this is the essential/crucial point of the dual signature. I have to know if the c...
4 months ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

ICSF - Enhance IFA742I SMF SIGNATURE VALIDATION FAILED - provided tokens

Currently when two tokens are provided for the validation whereas one is not valid, IFASMFDP only issues:VALIDATION FAILED: RECORDED AND SUPPLIED CRYPTO OPTIONS DO NOT MATCHbut the program would know if the SGINVALIDATE or the ASIGNVALIDATE token ...
4 months ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

ICSF - Enhance IFA742I SMF SIGNATURE VALIDATION FAILED - in regards of inconsistent records

When running a Validation report for a full day and message IFA742I is issued it only tells me:VALIDATION FAILED: INCONSISTENT RECORDS - RECORDS DO NOT MATCH EXPECTED TIMES However, the day has 24h hours, split into 15min SMF interval leading to 9...
4 months ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 1 Functionality already exists

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