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Callable service to query userid active/revoked status

Provide a callable service, possibly as a new function to r_admin to query a userid's active/revoked status. The status should take into account the user's- - Explicit revoked status - System inactive interval and last access, if not a special use...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

Cert (private key) cleanup prevention for PW envelop keys

During certificate cleanup based on expiration date, the certificate for password enveloping was deleted- No new password envelopes- No access to passwords in envelopes
about 6 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

Allow GDK APIs to run on zIIP

Please consider allowing the GDK APIs (primarily gdkget and gdkwrite with a streaming receive/send exit) to be called in with some ability to offload to a zIIP processor. I believe the z/OS Web Enablement Toolkit only supports task (TCB) mode, but...
8 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS Cloud Data Access 1 Not under consideration

config drift for SMS/ACS similar to IODF

Similar to IODF, when it activates, it displays what is being changed... we need to see similar when an SMS is activated. This helps in config drift procedure for audit requirement. Currently we have a rexx procedure to compare before & after ...
8 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS ISMF/Naviquest 0 Future consideration

Interface for RACROUTE-Calls from REXX/Cobol/PLI

Need for a standard interface for RACROUTE-Calls, to check authorizations for datasets and resssources from 3GL-Languages like Cobol, PL/I or REXX or even Java. Implementation in different ways: - checking for own authorizations- checking the auth...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / RACF 6 Not under consideration

Add command to limit find/change/exclude commands to specific vertical range

It is possible to limit both the "width" and "depth" of the ISPF editor F(ind), C(jange) and (e)X(clude) commands, by specifying bounds and labels. Of these two, the bounds ("width") can be set using the "BOUNDS" primary and/or "BNDS" line command...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

Need ability to allow/deny certain IDCAMS functions

Would like the ability to allow/deny certain IDCAMS functions via PARMLIB/SAF, etc. Specifically, we want the ability to allow/disallow the use of the DELETE keyword on DEFINE CLUSTER, DELETE. there could be other parameters that could use the sam...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 10 Not under consideration

Add a subsystem for Cloud Data Access

To load a file to a cloud you need to read a source file and write target file to S3. If you want to load a file to an S3, sometimes you have a file who need to be transformed. On first step you transform a source file to a target file and after y...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Cloud Data Access 0 Future consideration

Support recataloging of SMS NVSAM data sets which have become uncataloged

ISPF is unable to catalog NVSAM data sets which reside on system managed dasd and have become uncatalogued. Request that ISPF be updated to handle a catalog request from 3.4 to recatalog a system managed data set using the IDCAMS RECATALOG. comman...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 1 Future consideration

z/OSMF Software Management - Include Link to APAR info from screens that show PTF/APAR

We are looking for the Software Management plugin to add a link directly to the APAR information for screens that show PTFs/APARs so that it is faster to get that information.
over 4 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

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