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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.
about 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Allocation 3 Not under consideration

z/OSMF Network Configuration Assistant import function

The z/OS AI Services workflow creates a flat file with the AT-TLS policy. We have no way of importing that file into z/OSMF NCA without entering all the information manually. We need the ability to import that file into z/OSMF NCA.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

FTP server: use of UID(0)

The z/OS Communications server documentation states FTP Server has security requirements specified as needing UID(0). However, I have found (running on a zPDT) that the FTP server runs sucessfully without UID(0).I have observed other sites running...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

z/OSMF NCA Automatically detect the z/OS release level of a system image

We need z/OSMF NCA to automatically detect the z/OS release level of a system image. At the moment this parameter has to be set manually on the main "Systems" tab (select properties on a System Image (LPAR).
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

System Recovery Boost SMF record to know how much CPU used in ZIIP instead of GCP

During System Recovery Boost (SRB) some work, that is not eligible for zIIP, is dispatched on zIIP's in case there isn’t sufficient standard CP capacity available. There is existing SMF to count how much there is zIIP eligible time spent on CP's, ...
9 months ago in z/OS / BCP_Supervisor 2 Not under consideration

Upgrade to the BPXPRM## syntax checker

Please add a check to the syntax checker for BPXPRM* parmlib member. If a /* is entered and another /* is entered please note at least a message that an */ was not seen before the /*.
7 months ago in z/OS / USS 2 Not under 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...
7 months ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Tape volume output on UIM should contains DSNAME of dumped files

I use UIM exit to keep some information during a DFDSS DUMP function. During DUMP process, on UIM exit, i can have only information about the ddname and volser where the DUMP file created by dfdss resides. Now, with UIM exit there is no way to hav...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 2 Not under consideration

Create a workflow for zERT Provisioning - Database, RACF

At the moment, one has to customize members (IZUZNADT, IZUZNADI, IZUNASEC ) in SYS1.SAMPLIB to provision a database for zERT and grant access to zERT. My idea is to use a workflow which would allow to do the same but inside a z/OSMF workflow.
about 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Add interface to JES2/3 to be able to submit jobs via SFTP script similarly as FTP

First, the facility is on the regular FTP to JES2 job submission. This is not available on an SFTP process, this interface should be similar to the FTP. How it should work: When a client sends data in this case to the zOS mainframe, after the file...
5 months ago in z/OS / USS 1 Not under consideration