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Support LogFilter for ibm-filterSubject

Currently, we can set a logfilter for an IP-Adress by using / F ldapuxsl, LOG FILTER,(IBM-FILTERIP=1.2.3.4) In the ACL documentation we find additional filters that can be set for ACLs, for example ibm-filterSubject. Having the Subject filter also...
13 days ago in z/OS / LDAP 0 Submitted

Show CPC name for applicable HWI* messages

The recent recovery enhancements that includes the new D BCPII cmd. is great! We do notice however in the various messages that show we lost or regained communication with a CPC does NOT contain the CPC name. We know the local CPC has to connect 1...
25 days ago in z/OS / BCP_BCPii 0 Submitted

Provide an ISPF PANEL VER type of PATH

With the growth of files in USS and ISPF dialogs that can work with them, there needs to be an ISPF Panel verification option to verify the PATH in the same way that DSNAME can be verified.
about 2 months ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Under review

HCD: List which PCIe Functions are attached to an LPAR from „Partition List”

Today we are using OSA Express Cards on our native Linux on IBM zSystems LPARs for network access. To check if the shared cards are defined correct to the LPAR we use the “Partition List” within a CSS, (v) View attached channel paths.Now we also u...
3 months ago in z/OS / HCD 1 Future consideration

Preventing ICH14081I Warning Message

ICH14081I message is issued when RACF encounters a duplicate class name in the dynamic class descriptor table and the installation-defined class descriptor table (module ICHRRCDE). The class attributes in the dynamic class table override any class...
14 days ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under 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...
27 days ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 0 Under review

LE AMODE 31/64 interoperability environment: retain original abend of secondary enclave

In our new application release we use the new capability to run AMODE 31 programs and AMODE 64 programs together in an application in the same address space. First we start a Java 17 JVM 64-bit environment via JZOS to run our Java-Framework that c...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / LE 1 Under review

SMP/E Root CA certificate change request

Current IBM SMP/E Root certificate, DigiCert Global Root CA, is using weak SHA1 algorithm. We are working on replacing all certificates using SHA1 with much more secure SHA256. Many vendors already switched their SMP/E client certificates to use ...
7 months ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Not under consideration

Provide a more granular control over timeout Abends (S522) than SMFPRMxx JWT/SWT/SWT

Submitted By: SHARE-z/OS Systems Programming Submitted Date: 07/12/2023 Submitter Name: Arthur J Gutowski (Mainframe Engineer) Submitter Email: Arthur.Gutowski@huntington.com Description: Provide a more granular means of controlling / protecting j...
27 days ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

Display JES2 JOBID

Submitted By: SHARE-z/OS Systems Programming Submitted Date: 07/25/2023 Submitter Name: Dave Crow Submitter Email: dave.crow@triangle-systems.com Description: Display JES2 JOBID when that information might not otherwise be surfaced, in order to be...
27 days ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Submitted

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