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z/OSMF - Configuration Assistant Backstores Location

Currently under z/OSMF - Configuration Assistant, there is no option to specifiy where files are stored. This causes issues in our environment where 87 copies of z/OSMF exist. We currentlly have /var/ directory setup that is maintanence specific a...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

PLAC0811-1429 System logger monitoring in RMF III

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Carles.ArisSubmitters Company: la Caixa PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PLAC0811-1429 System logger monitoring in RMF IIIHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: RecognizedClosed ...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Logger 5 Not under consideration

PFI0311-1385 Provide RACF/RRSF for z/VM

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: lutz.lasthaus-freund@f-i.deSubmitters Company: Finanz Informatik PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PFI0311-1385 Provide RACF/RRSF for z/VMHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: Re...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

Delay of zFS write with sync I/Os - z/OS 2.2

Applications are experiencing huge delays when zFS is performing a write with SYNC against large files, the frequency of SYNCs are low, and there are many concurrent tasks trying to perform operations on the same file.
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / z/OS File System (zFS) 1 Not under consideration

PAGENT Refresh/Update with specific configuration specification

Enable quick updates to policy without requiring automation to rename policy files. F PAGENT,UPDATE,POLICY=????????
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Safer config online No.2

BTMU has requested for a new config online function regarding FICON Channel which allows to access UCBs by way of healthy channels other than the CHPID which is performing a config online command.The detail is as follows. While a CHPID is performi...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 4 Future consideration

General settings page for workflows to set time-limitations

Support a new general setting page in Workflows and the user can set the time-limitation for all workflow users in this new general setting page, the time limitation can be set for different scopes, for example: the time limitation can be set for ...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Provide ISPF table IMPORT/EXPORT as ISPF services

Our applications use ISPF table for storing data, manipulating and accessing table entries from high level language programs using ISPF services. User also have a need to process the data statistically and graph the data. Currently, user has to ma...
almost 12 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

Jobs/STCs supporting multiple TCBs that have TCBSENV populated with an USER ACEE result in the SMF 14/15 records show the USER of the TCB instead of the JMRUSEID.

Currently, customers of BMC TOPAZ/HCI see the address space userid as the issuer of an OPEN/CLOSE. The suggested change will show customers the USERID of the TCB performing OPEN/CLOSE instead of the Address Space USERID. At SMF 14/15 record creati...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OCEOV 0 Future consideration

CSDFILEN support 4096 bit keys

We have a need to create 4096 bit keys. CSDFILEN does not support 4096 bit keys.
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility 0 Not under consideration