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Make APF-Authorised VTAM applications check VTAMAPPL resources

VTAMAPPL resources are only checked when non-APF programs attempt to OPEN ACBs.However, using programs such as SuperSession it is possible for any user to OPEN ACBs and thus subvert controls over ACB opening. This can be used in a denial of servic...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

z/os to be able to change tape cat code

hello, our z/VM team currently performs this task for us. via something called DFSMSRM, this includes a better Q LIB VOL command as well as set volcat volume by chance can z/OS have similar capabilities?
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Tape Storage SW Support 2 Not under consideration

Highlight/select a range of workflow steps to automate

Today you can right-click on a workflow step and select Perform. If the step is marked as eligible for automation then the user is asked if they would like to run the step automatically (with various options).It would be nice if the user could sel...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Allow performing of group steps from the list of steps in a group

When a user clicks on a group (parent) branch in a workflow to view the group, the user is presented with a list of steps in the group. The user cannot launch any actions from this.It would be nice if the user could:1. Select to automate all eligi...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Expose DateTool class to Velocity context during workflow step interpretation

The use of Velocity is really nice but it would be nice if the DateTool was exposed to the context so we can perform date/time operations. For example, we would like to grab the current date/time for some of the workflow steps to timestamp when a ...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Make automated/manual behavior consistent when submitting/saving JCL for workflow steps

If a workflow step is marked for automation and has <submitAs> set to JCL and a name in the <saveAsDataset> element then there is different behavior depending upon whether the customer is running the step manually or automated. When ex...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Give better warning when hitting Finish without performing step in workflow

When manually processing a workflow step, the user can hit Finish from the Instructions tab by accident and the step gets marked Complete. While there is text above the instructions, that text is not real "visible" as the customer's focus is on th...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Enhance Capacity Provisioning Manager to better handle 10 second and lower RMF Intervals

CPOSERV is unable to complete its observation cycle while monitoring multiple systems/sysplexes where some of those sysplex are set with an RMFIII MINTIME of 10 seconds or lower. There is a business requirement to have the RMF MINTIME set at 10 se...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Capacity Provisioning 1 Future consideration

USS HealthChecks

We are requesting to add USS health checks to Health Checker for z/OS to validate correct USS configuration and also identify best practices. Some items that we would like checked: (1) Validate permission bits for /etc, /dev, /tmp (i.e. ensure tmp...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

z/OSMF cannot reconnect after TCPIP recycle

If TCPIP is recycled, z/OSMF makes no attempt to reconnect after TCPIP resumes and, is ready. It does, however, issue messages:[WARNING ] RMI TCP Accept-0: accept loop for ServerSocket[addr=0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0,port=0,localport=1026] throws and...EDC51...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Not under consideration

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