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Eliminate RACINIT 108 error on JWT expiration

When performing a multi-step, e.g RADIUS Challenge/Response MFA Authentication with the IDTDATA SAF Class activated, if the user waits for more than the JWT lefetime between steps, the user sees a quick flash of the message:IKJ56416I RACF RACINIT ...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

Provide AT-TLS capability to connect with different SNIs to same RemoteAddr

Cloud service providers can provide multiple instances of the same service behind an ingres node that can be addressed by specifying their individual virtual host names for each instance in the SNI headers (server name indicator). Multiple virtual...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

Create SMF records and batch reports when data sets or members are referenced, updated, deleted or added

To provide functionality that ISVs provide for audit tracking of specified libraries and members. Create SMF data that contains the following information: 1) Date 2) Time 3) Library 4) Volume 5) PDS or PDSE Member name 6) User id 7) Program 8) Typ...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Change Tracker 2 Not under consideration

z/OSMF REST Services - Add ability to convert EBCDIC to ASCII without adding NEWLINE characters

Add ability to convert EBCDIC to ASCII without adding NEWLINE characters, as a way to indicate that we have files that already contain the NEWLINE characters so that no additional NEWLINE characters get added.
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Implement JCL parameter that only considers GP time

In JCL the TIME parameter is used to limit the CPU time of jobs. Originally used to limit CPU times to save costs and find looping jobs. Through the introduction of Java this parameter will "misbehave" or leads to misunderstanding. Those jobs will...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 1 Not under consideration

Logon-ability with a Business Role

Definition of a Member-Class, the profiles are the name of the Business-Role, the members are group-names that represent different access-rights.Example:Profile: RACF-SystemadministratorMember:#TSOBASE Group for TSO-Basic-Rights#SDSF001 Group for ...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / RACF 5 Not under consideration

Single IODF Activate to move a cluster from one Composite to another in the same Plex

When moving an IBM tape cluster from one tape grid to another in the same plex, have found that with a one IODF Activate that a cluster will be defined to two composite (2 grids). The cluster will not come online to the new composite. To avoid thi...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Tape Storage SW Support 1 Future consideration

Timestamp in IKED joblog

It would be immensely helpful in a troubleshooting situation to have timestamps in the job log of the IKE daemon.
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Auto Load Callable Workflow Steps

We have callable workflow steps defined in a workflow, and when the step executes, it brings up the Create a Callable Workflow dialog screens even though all of the information is already populated.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

additional JESLOG SPIN options

provide several additional options to the JESLOG=SPIN parameter:- ability to spin once a week- adhoc by command- ability to keep the first bit of output
about 8 years ago in z/OS / JES2 1 Future consideration