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Use TSO Rest services in PARMLIB or a user setting to change the z/OSMF code page

There isn't an option to set the code page for the z/OSMF File editor (magnifying glass). z/OSMF ISPF allows you to specify a codepage for that interactive TSO-ISPF session https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=ispf-user-settings-window Howe...
about 2 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Currently there's no check in the COPY command for ADRDSSU to see if the data sets are the RACF databases or not

Hi - Sometime ago, there was a problem when the data sets which contains the RACF primary and backup databases were moved using ADRDSSU. The data sets were protected as recommended by the books as well as they were assigned the PSU attribute. Howe...
10 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Functionality already exists

Simple documented configuration of passphrase complexity rules

I am familiar with IRRPHREX option. However, I would like a simpler option that is managed and displayed in SETROPTS. I don't need extensive customizability, I really only need to enforce minimum length of 15 rather than 9. I can do it with IRRPHR...
3 months ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

Enable access to input datasets for DSFS

Currently DSFS only supports output spool datasets. The addition of input spool datasets would be very helpful in providing a full user experience via the /dsfs/ sysout interface.
9 months ago in z/OS / Data Set File System (DSFS) 1 Future consideration
255 VOTE

TSO/E: Implement Pipes Facility

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1202104946User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSHARE011455Title: TSO/E: Implement Pipes FacilitySubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSEFPOC: Will...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 20 Not under consideration

Health Checker - VSAMRLS_QUIESCE_STATUS check

Whenever there is a situation that causes VSAMRLS_QUIESCE_STATUS to alert ( by reaching the predefined threshold for the quiesce status ) this check generates a list of the CICS regions accessible only if you go inside the check - that means you h...
9 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 2 Future consideration

VLF SMF 41 SUBTYPE 3 - MISSING COFPURGE statistics

Currently VLF statistics tracks ADD, DELETES, TRIM activity. One of the most important activity in terms of VLF CPU usage is the PURGE activity (COFPURGE). SMF 41 should track also COFPURGE. The purge activity consumes when the cache has many entr...
3 months ago in z/OS / BCP_Supervisor 2 Not under consideration

Send TSAD data for z14 & z15 once per day instead of once per week

Currently TSAD is only sent once a week for z14 & z15. The data is propagated to Call Home Connect Cloud (CHCC) application which our clients use as reference for installed MCL levels, HMC levels and much more. Having 1 week delay means not ha...
4 months ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 1 Not under consideration

ZOWE User Redbook

So many questions in Zowe Slack! A user-friendly Redbook for user-level Zowe WIBNI
4 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Not under consideration

Usage of certificate instead of userid/password for log data transfer

To improve the user management process on the Mainframe HMC we want to implement regular automated reviews of the users that do have access to the HMC including the user settings.Instead of using the WebAPI we are planning to regularly send the re...
5 months ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 0 Future consideration

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