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    Extend the z/OSMF Parmlib Syntax Validation REST API with an additional parameter to specify the z/OS release of the selected Parmlib.

    This feature is needed to successfully check Parmlibs of older z/OS versions. Some Parmlib parameters are z/OS release specific and would fail a syntax check of another release. This property should be taken into account by the REST interface. You...
    9 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Submitted

    Allow multiple z/OSMF server tasks to share a common data repository within a SYSPLEX

    We would like to be able to run multiple z/OSMF servers tasks in a SYSPLEX that can be used to manage Software install, Zert, PAGENT policies (or anything else that has persistent data) in addition to REST APIs. Currently the persistent data canno...
    3 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

    Easier tool to help with structure sizing during CFLEVEL upgrades

    We would like to have a tool that would read the current CF structures and generate a new CFRM policy source with all the structures increased simply based on the current CFLEVEL and a specified TARGET CFLEVEL. The tool would assume that the curre...
    20 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Under review

    z/OSMF - Get dynamic window sizes in Sysplex Management Plugin

    When working on a big screen and running zOSMF "Sysplex Management" plugin in full screen mode to work on CFRM policy structure or others, the window does not scale to the real size of the window of the browser. The zOSMF plugin itself is limited ...
    5 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

    Writing & reading several records to/from a data set w/ multi-byte encoding causes TSO servlet timeout

    Using the z/OSMF ReST API, writing 810 or more records to a data set with a multi-byte encoding (such as IBM-937) causes the request to timeout after the given response timeout has elapsed. Create a physical, sequential data set NEW.DATASET with...
    about 1 month ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Submitted

    Allow multiple validation criteria for String type Variables (Type and Length at a time)

    1) Problem Statement (Current Limitation)Today, z/OSMF variable validation for String type supports either: Type-based validation (Validators like DSNAME, DSQUAL,ALPHA etc.), orLength-based validation (minLength, maxLength), …but not both simultan...
    21 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Not under consideration

    Integration of Data Privacy for Diagnostics (DPfD) into z/OSMF Incident Log Wizard for sending data

    We need to upload a lot of data, e.g. dump data, which quite often contain sensitive customer information. To make the process more transparent and integrated, we would like to request an optional step to be added to the z/OSMF Incident Log Wizard...
    4 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

    z/OSMF - SSO should support JWT

    In our environment we are not allowed to use LTPA for authentication anymore and would rely on JWT to keep Single sign-on working in our zOSMF instances. Or even create an integration with OAuth2/OIDC.
    2 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

    IZUFPROC Abend S222 and S013E Logrec Entries

    S222 abends are generally expected when the RESTFiles requests have finished their processing. When a request first arrives, REST Files creates a TSO Address Space to handle the request, which remains available after use so that subsequent request...
    10 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

    Provide options to cancel active user sessions

    It would be beneficial to have options to cancel active user sessions in order to comply with an audit requirement. This would involve providing the following options: Enhancing the Usage Satatistics plugin by selecting a box beside a User ID, the...
    about 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Future consideration

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