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Add an additional parameter for CBRUXSAE (OAM Security exit) to get the Db2 SSID or name of OAM system

Currently, we've the requirement to setup a Multiple-OAM Environment. This have to be done for some application restore tests. Currently, our OAM Security exit checks RACF for the access rights to the collections (the RACF ressources are the colle...
11 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 0 Planned for future release

CSSMTP sender address for undeliverable error reports

When using CSSMTP parameter >ReturnToMailFrom Yes< in Configuration Statement >Undeliverable<, CSSMTP creates an error report mail for the sender of an undeliverable mail. The sender address of the error report mail is created by CSSMT...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Need to see zCX information from SDSF (requires API)

Sysprogs need to see information about zCX address spaces from SDSF. This requires an API, so SDSF and other products can extract information. Information requested (provide information from the zCX joblog when zCX initializes - i.e. zCX type, ver...
7 months ago in z/OS / Container Extensions (zCX) 0 Future consideration

In the default z/OS distribution predefine empty mount point /dsfs

With the default SMP/E root filesystem please deliver it with a /dsfs mount point so that it is there and won't be lost with maintenance.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / USS 5 Functionality already exists

ISPF 3.17 Browse - fix codepage detection

When using ISPF 3.17 and selecting a file to Edit/View the codepage is correctly detected and the data is usable. When selecting the same file using Browse the codepage is not correctly detected and the data if unintelligible. This should be fixed.
11 months ago in z/OS / ISPF 1 Future consideration

RACF: Establish a Permission Create Date

This idea goes along with ZSECURE-I-566. The zSecure suite has several toolsets to cleanup the RACF DB. One area of cleanup is unused/inactive permissions. Access Monitor does track when a permission has been used and provides a tool to remove the...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Store dataset creating id in automatically during allocation

Provide a mechanism where the creating ID of a dataset can be stored in a place that can be easily displayed and reported on using standard tooling like Dcollect.
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Allocation 3 Not under consideration

Provide config option to IBM LDAP to allow suppression of ' ICH408I, IRR013I ' Logon Error Msgs from its JESLOG and LPAR SYSLOG.

We recently converted from Broadcom CA-LDAP to IBM LDAP (LDAPSRV). Both accessing a RACF database. We have '.net' web service validations coming in for userid / pswd. With IBM LDAP, we're now seeing dozens of ICH408I, IRR013I Logon error messages ...
4 months ago in z/OS / LDAP 0 Future consideration

Enhance Health Check for ATTLS

Currently the Health check for ATTLS is the same as the IPSEC health check. However it is not very useful because it does not expose many of the filters and settings used in ATTLS that are not in IPSEC
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Know how close an AS is to exceeding MEMLIMIT

MEMLIMIT is defined as the limit of private virtual storage that an address space can use above the bar any given time. But, guarded virtual storage and storage obtained with memlimit=no does not count against the MEMLIMIT. In SMF is reported SMF3...
4 months ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 2 Functionality already exists

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