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call of IBM Encryption Facility For OPENPGP function with API

Goal, use API call in Cobol Program for Encryption and Decryption of Files in PGP Format.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility 0 Future consideration

SDSF SJ command

Allow SJ SDSF command to support remote jobs .
over 2 years ago in z/OS / JES2 1 Future consideration

SE Log to help troubleshoot API timeouts

System: zSeries Support ElementActor: Computer Operation group needing new feature The SE provides various logs that help with managing activities. We are a software development shop that uses both BCPii and Web Services APIs. We have a number of ...
over 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 1 Not under consideration

Restrict access depending on the system service used to access a resource.

A resource, usually a dataset but it can be a general resource, can be accessed through different services. The idea relates to the ability of accessing the resource through TSO, for example, but not using a JOB (or NetView, or other systems servi...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

Tool to simulate access to resources.

Administrators and support staff usually need to refine and diagnose RACF controlled access. Therefore they should have available a tool to specify the conditions when an access is to happen and get a detailed RACF response.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

Move the LSRPOOL Buffers to Above-the-Bar Storage

Move the LSRPOOL buffers from extended above the line storage to above-the-bar storage.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM 4 Not under consideration

ability to start RMF dash boards at zOSMF startup

Currently RMF dash boards need to be started by a specific user after that user logs onto zOSMF. These dash boards are limited to use by only the user that starts them and can only go back in time (using retrieve historical data) a relatively smal...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Enhance ICSF to support dynamic Enable and Disable for ICSF TKDS

Current and recent releases of ICSF provide a function to Enable and Disable dynamic updates to ICSF CKDS & PKDS datasets - I believe via PANELID CSFACF00. This function is missing for ICSF TKDS dataset. It would be nice to have consistency a...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 0 Future consideration

LE individual modules CEEROPT and CEEUOPT should be treated the same

CEEROPT and CEEUOPT allow for the passage of LE options at the individual job/application level. However, currently CEEROPT and be loaded from STEPLIB while CEEUOPT requires that it be linked with the application/program. CEEROPT is for region lev...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Not under consideration

Test General

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over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_General 0 Not under consideration