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Allow usage of z/OSMF JWT tokens by multiple sessions using the same user ID

We are using new APIs to obtain JWT tokens (/zosmf/services/authenticate) from our automated scripts that use other z/OSMF REST APIs with the obtained. After the script completes, it calls the DELETE method to invalidate the token that it obtained...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Add LDAP configuration option to restrict specific IP addresses from connecting to the server

As it stands currently there is no easy way for an LDAP administrator to prevent/block specific IP addresses from connecting to the server. The admin must rely on other products like TCP, we recently found out that NETACCESS is not a viable soluti...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / LDAP 2 Future consideration

Member List - Add Block Line Commands

Allow Member List line commands to be entered in blocks. A block of line commands is marked by entering two forward slashcharacters (//) at the start and end of the block. The required line command is entered on the first or last line of theblock,...
almost 11 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 5 Future consideration

have CEEZ1IPT fail more gracefully

When an application is using PIPI, and the PIPI Main code creates children but then completes back to PIPI, future services that need the IPT will fail with an Abend0C4 in CEEZ1IPT due to not getting a CAA address from CEEARLU.CEEZ1IPT needs valid...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / LE 0 Future consideration

End user must be able to handle custom secureboot keys on s390x

On all securebootable platforms end user can- wipe secureboot keys- provision own secureboot keys- reset to stock secureboot keys And boot bootloader / kernel is only signed by keys that end user controls. This has many properties of securing syst...
about 5 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / General/Miscellaneous 2 Future consideration

REXX SAY should use PUTLINE

REXX Say should use PUTLINE when under TSO so that the results can be trapped using outtrap.
about 8 years ago in z/OS / TSO 2 Future consideration

Enhance applmsg/dmsmsg macro to not require a base register

The APPLMSG macro uses the DMSMSG macro which generates code that unnecessarily requires a base register. See attached macro expansion. The red instruction is the one that causes a base register to be required. The MVC is badly coded, there's no n...
about 7 years ago in z/VM 2 Future consideration

Option to automatically create unique workflowname through RESTful API

Workflows created within the z/OSMF Workflow tab have a unique name if the value "Default Name:" is left blank. As a result, all the workflows created from the same .xml will have “- Workflow_%", where % is a increasing number with each workflow c...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

dss full DUMP CPVOLUME for OS MiniDisks like z/VSE

ADRDSSU dump is not possible for DASDs with multiple OS MiniDisks. Our customers have separated some DASDs into many smaller z/VM MiniDisks for use by his z/VSE. But same problem could occur for other products under z/VM, that create OS-Disks. Pro...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

Enhance Security Configuration Assistant plug-in to export review & fix suggestions to a csv file.

Makes it easier to configure z/OSMF
about 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

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