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z/OS

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z/OSMF NCA: provide new options in older releases

Today, new network security parameters are made available in the Network Configuration Agent along with the new z/OS release. If the NCA is running in a production environment, these new network security parameters for the Policy Agent can only be...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

Prevent IEBGENER overlay of PDS or PDSE dataset

When using IEBGENER it is possible to forget to add a MEMBER NAME on the SYSUT2 which then corrupts the PDS or PDS/E. Sometimes you can recover but sometimes you cannot. It would be helpful if IEBGENER could TEST the dataset type on SYSUT2 and if ...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Utilities 1 Planned for future release

Create a new parameter for SFTP which prevents the replacement of a file if a new file with the same name is transferred to the targeted directory

If SFTP is used to transfer a file to a directory with a file of the same name, SFTP will overwrite the existing file. Some other implementations have a -n parameter, for noreplace, which prevents the server from overwriting the existing file. Som...
11 months ago in z/OS / OpenSSH 1 Future consideration

Enhance DSFS createparm to add completion message

Currently the createparm command on a successful create will terminate with no messages. Please add a message about the successful completion including the particulars of the creation.
11 months ago in z/OS / Data Set File System (DSFS) 1 Future consideration

Create RACF resource for using parameter ONLYAT on command without beeing SPECIAL

In our customer environment, we have 3 sysplexes (test, acceptance and Production) with 3 KSystem --> 6 RACF database.Without SPECIAL attribute, it's not possible to use parameter ONLYAT on RACF cmds to address only one RACF database on a RRSF ...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

SRCHFOR cmd within ISRDDN ( DDLIST ) utility

It seems to me that SRCHFOR cmd within ISRDDN utility could be helpful.
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Future consideration

SMP/E HOLDSYS to exclude ENH & make ENH as stand alone item to BYPASS

The default of HOLDSYS includes ENH.This RFE proposes/suggests/recommends to exclude ENH from HOLDSYS. And make ENH stand alone, such as HOLDENH.
about 3 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

Provide a refresh button in instances view for a provisioning instance so it's easy to follow its progress while it's running

During a deprovisioning run, a refresh button is available which allows clients to follow the progress of the deprovisioning run. This allows clients to follow progress of the deprovisioning run without having to leave the Software Services -> ...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

SMF type30 to include on task/job level ECSA/CSA and PVT/ePVT actual usage

Please include on type30 SMF record task level ECSA/CSA and PVT/ePVT actual usage fields.
about 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 3 Not under consideration

RLSENABLE to fail when no CF structures defined

By providing the required define parameters for RLS and specifying storage class that did not have the required CF structures defined. The catalog was defined successfully, and a MODIFY CATALOG,RLSENABLE(catalogName) was successful. An attempt to ...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 2 Not under consideration