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Allow PORTRANGE be valid on PORTS not defined by a PORT statement

Allow PORTRANGE be valid on PORTS not defined by a PORT statement.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Support <suspend/> element in workflow with parallel step execution

We would like to use the parallel feature introduced with workflows but it does not support the <suspend/> flag. We would like it to support this flag.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Need to separate Stack wide command function from tunnel functions for IPSEC command in SAF

We would like to have a way to separate out the ipsec –f default/reload functions in the EZB.IPSECCMD.**.CONTROL SAF profile so we can assign them to a higher level user and allow other users to still manage IPSEC Tunnels. This separation would al...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

Conditional access information doesn't appear in the ICH408I message

Testing conditional access such as: WHEN(CRITERIA(SERVICE(service name))), found that when a user attempts to access the key and does not have the conditional access permitted to a certain service, the normal ICH408I msg is displayed, but there is...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / RACF 4 Not under consideration

SAMPLIB members for OAM are still being shipped

The following members are still being shipped in SYS1.SAMPLIBCBRHMC CBRHSC CBRHSG A conversation with OAM L2 and L3 indicated that they should be removed. This is to request that they be removed
about 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 2 Not under consideration

Let ISPF user select ISRTSO or ISRTSOA Panel

Provide the user with the ability to select which panel to use for TSO commands - either ISRTSO or ISRTSOA rather than forcing this on an installation wide level.
about 12 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Not under consideration

Externalize additional details about TCP/IP ECSA utilization

The display command support does not provide details about how TCP/IP is utilizing ECSA storage. The DUCB expansion problem recently experienced was identified using a system wide ECSA monitoring tool. Once the problem was identified and linked to...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Source Vipa and Interface interaction

We recently attempted to switch from Device Link statements to Interface statements. However we ran into an issue where if a Client lived on the same Host as where the Dynamic Vipa was currently on and attempted to use a Target on another LPAR the...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Add encryption status to data visible by default in FTP Exits

Sub Component: FTP Server Description: Our company uses FTP internally for batch jobs to move application data between servers and for administration purposes. We are converting to use FTPS but will have to have both FTP & FTPS active during a...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

Enhance 119 subtype 70 & subtype 3 recorsd so that it records rmdir/mkdir commands

I would like to see the 119 subtype 70 & 3 enhanced so that rmdir and mkdir commands are recorded by these record types.
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration