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Define Volumes as first step in z/OSMF Serverpac Deployment

It would be helpful to provide the capability in z/OSMF, as part of a Serverpac install, to add a step that defines and builds ICKDSF JCL to initialize volume names which will be used in the Deployment Checklist step, to assign datasets to a speci...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

In traditional ISPF at LOGON time, you can select a COMMAND to be executed. I noticed when I LOGON to TSO through ZOSMF, there is NOT a COMMAND field to enter. As a result, my current LOGON proc fails. Can you allow a COMMAND to be entered through ZOSMF?

It is useful because I cannot logon to TSO currently with my LOGON proc through ZOSMF. We do NOT want to have to create SPECIAL procs.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Test General

Submitted By: SHARE-MVSE Submitted Date: 05/10/2022 Submitter Name: Meredith Halperin (IT Manager) Description: Testing Aha integration
over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_General 1 Not under consideration

Ability for BINDER to tag ALIAS zfs files

It would be useful if it was possible for the BINDER to be able to tag the zFS file that has been created during its processing (chtag). If ALIAS is specified and points to a zFS location an untagged file will be created. Since the binder only pro...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Program Management/Binder 0 Future consideration

increase RACF password interval to 365 days for the setropts settings

we would like to follow NIST guideline of a 365 day password interval. we want to change the Password change interval 60. This string indicates the maximum number of days passwords remains valid (due to a SETROPTS PASSWORD(INTERVAL) command). It c...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

add both compression and encryption support for OAM.

This is so the statement, Pervasive Encryption, is true. Not sure why this was missed in the first place, OAM must support compression and encryption so data can be protected.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

IARV64 LIST service to return storage sensitivity in the returned area mapped by the IAXV64WA dsect.

This change will can be used for determining which memory objects have been marked 'sensitive'.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 0 Future consideration

Add a WHEN clause to RACF

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1218033026User Marketing Field Requirement Number: DSMV2F03004Title: Add a WHEN clause to RACFSubmitted By: Paul Gent/UK/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : E UGPROJ : DSMFPOC: Arthur Fitzpatrick/Poughkeepsie/IB...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

Provide SMPE GIMAPI with a facility to w

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR062511467User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE08006Title: Provide SMPE GIMAPI with a facility to wait for datasetsSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS U...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 2 Future consideration

Option to restrict UNIX System Services

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR062511468User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE08010Title: Option to restrict UNIX System Services authority to SMP/E workSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 2 Future consideration