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DFSMShsm Update delete empty container messages to reflect the function it is for, migration or dump.

TCT cloud users currently see messages regarding the deletion of empty containers for migration and for dump. These messages are issued when the corresponding function is running. It would be helpful if the messages contained the function keyword ...
27 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

Cleanup user specific settings from z/OSMF filesystem

User specific settings are being stored in multiple places in the z/OSMF filesystem. Users come and go, and when a userid is removed from a z/OS system, his/her user specific settings remain in the z/OSMF filesystem on this system. Over time this ...
10 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

automated access to IBM Z Security Portal HOLDDATA needed

The current process for accessing z/OS security patch information requires browser based access to ResourceLink. We need an automated way to download the Security (Sec/Int=Y) HOLDDATA from the IBM Z Security Portal similar to as we already have fo...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 4 Future consideration

Anticipating RACF profiles that reaching maximum size

IRR411I message indicates when a profile reached the maximum output size that RACF can handle (65 535 bytes), but it is not possible to know the real size of a profile at a given moment to anticipate this situation. Would it be possible to impleme...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

zERT Analyzer - Allow for inverted filters for TCP/EE Endpoints

Currently the selected filters for the TCP or EE Endpoints do only allow to use include filters. However, I want to specifically exclude a Server and Client address range, which is currently notpossible. Hence, the plugin shall support the option ...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

Use the IBM Ideas portal to report and monitor status of z/OS documentation RCF's

Recent responses to a documentation omission message sent to the regular RCF email address (mhvrcfs@ibm.com) received a response that RCF's no longer normally receive any response from the documentation team(s). Users who have taken the trouble to...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / Documentation 1 Not under consideration

Configuration Assistant for z/OS Communications Server (NCA) - Add Backup option

NCA should have a option of backing up existing policy dataset/file before appending saving new changes. This allow easy rollback if required.
28 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Submitted

Support in-place editing for sed

The Linux version of sed has a "-i / --in-place" option that allows a sed script to modify a file in-place. The z/OS versions of sed found at /bin/sed do not support this option. Without this option, users resort to a shell redirect and rename usi...
about 2 months ago in z/OS / Shell & Utilities 0 Planned for future release

Enable TCT to use a custom system symbol instead of TCTREGION

Allow a custom system symbolic to be used instead of TCTREGION for TCT preferred and backup endpoint selection. Currently, TCTREGION symbol is limiting in scope due to PROD and DR hard coded values which don't apply to every scenario (running live...
7 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

provide ca keys for Let's encrypt “ISRG Root X1” or “ISRG Root X2” certificates.

I was working with somone who wants to use a cerificate from let's encrypt, and had a lot of work to get it to work. Having the CA public key in z/OS would be a big help.
29 days ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

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