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RACF RVARY password should have additional control point

Please enhance RACF so that the RVARY STATUS & SWITCH passwords are not the sole control point on this command.Alternatively think up an entirely new more 21st century approach to replace the RVARY password with completely.
about 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

JES2: Add writer id(WTRID) to the JSPA fields so PSF exit 15 can pass writerid in the -opa parameter to a CMOD server

PSF MVS Download to CMOD server:We are testing using Download to send print to CMOD and wanting to customize the output filename to match our existing standards. I have looked at the APSUX15X sample exit, but noted that WTRID is not included in th...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Future consideration

RLS should delete a RRS context interest when a dataset using TVS is closed.

RLS should delete its RRS Context when the dataset being processed via TVS is closed. This would remove client address space exposure to RLS, Context Services, and RRS issues when TVS processing is no longer occuring.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 0 Future consideration

Reset the PASSASIS flag in the user profile back to 0.

When changing the Global password setting to Mixedcase but then subsequently backing out the change for whatever reason to NoMixedcase leaves the PASSASIS flag as 1 and does not reset it back to 0. While on Mixedcase some users might have changed ...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

z/OSMF REST Services - Add ability to send the client certificate via a HTTP header to z/OSMF

The z/OSMF API functionality is for applications to work with system resources and to extract system data. The authentication can only be checked through a certificate (send with the usual http header) or username + password. The authentication po...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Enhance the moddvipa utility to work with (virtual) hostnames.

The z/OS Communication Server utility"moddvipa" works only with IP's. It should be enhanced to also accept a real or virtual hostname to be independent from the IP which is assigned to the hostname.
over 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 6 Not under consideration

Allow the LASTCOPY of Copypool backup to expire

Currently, DFHSM will not "EXPIRE" the last copy of a Copypool backup. It flags the tapes as EXPIRE but does not truly expire the tapes. Manual commands must be executed in order to truly expire the backup tapes of the last copy of a copypool.
about 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Not under consideration

Validate z/OSMF workflow File template contents only at runtime and not definition time

The "File template" in a z/OSMF workflow does check for existence of the respective file or Dataset and fails to save / open the workflow if, for example, the dataset is not available. This works as designed and is documented as such.
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Improve the accuracy of FRBACKUP Dump States by not setting initial state to FAILED

Description: The Fast Replication Dump State value of 'FAILED' can sometime be a false negative. We have encountered circumstances where the dump has not failed, but the dump state indicates it has failed. How it works today in the customer enviro...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

Request to add support for z/OSMF started task to be supported by ARM

We have open a case TS003028593 to existing issue that z/OSMF started task not auto restart and the feed back is zOSMF doesn't support AUTO RESTART. So I am raising this RFE for the requirement of zOSMF using ARM. Please add support for this. thanks.
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

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