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    Improve MAN command

    The current MAN command uses a z/OS unique man page format and man database. As others port tools (see the z/OS Open Tools project on Github at https://zosopentools.github.io/meta/#/) to run under OMVS this presents challenges and a great barrier ...
    over 2 years ago in z/OS / Shell & Utilities 4 Future consideration

    Changing Allocation Libraries Values during a Deployment operation in z/OSMF Software Management

    Using the CustomPac ISPF Dialogs, we previously had the ability to change allocation dataset values via ServerPac while installing a new zos version. We used to do this trying to avoid space jcl problems while applying RSUs and PTF during the whol...
    over 2 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

    Command required to filter all the userid if it contain S# data.

    We are Monitoring all our ID's which will help us keep track of all the id we own, if there is any changes in the id we will be alerted and we can take action on it. how can we identify that id is our's? we will add S#=XXXXXX with our ID's to know...
    2 months ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

    RACF Resource Serialization: Reducing Impact on Critical Processes Due to User Statistics Updates

    We propose an enhancement to the RACF mainframe security product, specifically regarding the serialization of the SYSZRAC2 resource for database access. Currently, when a process holds this resource for an extended period (ranging from seconds to ...
    8 months ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Future consideration

    CSSMTP Check SMTP Mail Addresses

    CSSMTP does not have a function to control the usage of Sender- and Destination Mail addresses specified in the SMTP-Headers (for example MAIL FROM:, RCPT TO:, FROM:, TO:, etc.). The check must be based on the RACF user ID with which the JES spool...
    over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Future consideration

    Provide new functionality to import data in to zNA using the Db2 load utility instead of inserts

    - Db2 load utility can be scheduled as a batch job - Load can be run with log no, reducing the logging overhead - Less resource contention
    almost 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

    Signed SMF Records - Validation must be possible with any Token name (holding the pubic key)

    We are using SMF dual signature (RECSIGN and ARECSIGN) which works as expected. However, we have a problem with the validation of the records.We have a specific naming pattern assigned to our Tokens (as referenced in SMFPRMxx) member. All our syst...
    about 1 year ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

    [Sysplex Management] Allow to edit preflist of multiple structures at once in the CFRM Policy editor

    Currently, if you want to modify the preflist of multiple structures, you must select each structure individually, click "Edit", adjust the preflist order using the "Sort" buttons in the preflist section, and then save the changes. When dealing wi...
    2 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

    Accept and generate RACF Identity Tokens for authentication

    z/OSMF can generate and validate JWTs, but the JWTs are only valid with z/OSMF itself. If z/OSMF could generate RACF Identity Tokens (IDT), then the generated token could be used with other z/OS components that support RACF IDTs such as Db2 for z/...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

    ADRDSSU Dump: should not ignore migrated Dataset, at least give warning message for Migrated Dataset not included in DUMP

    Hello Team,Our monthly maintenance process is lot dependent on ADRDSSU utility, where we take DUMP of target to Runtime and Runtime DUMP from one lpar to another using ADRDSSU. Last two months due to some SMS change some of our target libraries go...
    almost 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Future consideration

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