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    Extend functionality of &OJOBNAME substitution also for the JCL JOB card.

    Even &OJOBNAME is correctly substituted but not in the JCL JOB card - what in our case is the biggest issue now. Suggested solution: When JCL Expert sees &OJOBNAME in the JCL JOB CARD, it should replace it with the real member name (or jus...
    10 months ago in IBM Z JCL Expert 3 Under review

    Add global option support for STA, STO and PST TRAN commands.

    Enabling PLEXPARM for IMS transactions allows setting a global status for IMS AREAS, DBS and TRANS. However for transactions the only way to set this is via the update transaction command. IMS RACF OPERCMDS settings cannot be configured for to all...
    over 1 year ago in IMS System Services / Commands 2 Future consideration

    Keyword 'ALL' needed for /DIS STATUS command

    Current /DIS STATUS command can be issued without any keywords (/DIS STATUS.), which can result in massive output message for all IMS resources generated to WTO.This affects system operator's operation. This also affects throughput of workloa...
    over 4 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 1 Not under consideration

    Keyword 'ALL' needed for /DIS STATUS command

    Current /DIS STATUS command can be issued without any keyword, which can result in massive output messages for all IMS resources generated to WTO.This can impact the operations of system operators. It also affects overall workload throughput due t...
    about 2 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 2 Not under consideration

    Bypass combined DBRC UNAUTH request for multiple AREAs

    /DBR DB and /DBR AREA commands can issue the DBRC UNAUTH request for a list of AREAs, the maximum number of AREAs in one list being 160. When the UNAUTH request is isseued for a list of AREAs, the RECON can be reserved for a long period of time. T...
    about 2 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 0 Under review

    Make debug variables available in TRACE DEBUG as they are available in TRACE FATAL

    Description: Extend the TRACE logging functionality to include debug variables in TRACE and DEBUG levels, similar to the existing behavior in TRACE FATAL. This will provide more detailed information during debugging and troubleshooting. Use Case: ...
    11 months ago in IBM Z JCL Expert 0 Under review

    Support for Local JCL and PROC Validation

    Use Case: Developers need to validate JCL and PROCs locally before mainframe deployment, to find errors earlier. Proposed Solution: Introduce an option to specify a local directory/path for JCL and PROCs. Resolve PROC calls within the local direct...
    11 months ago in IBM Z JCL Expert 0 Under review

    Need error (or warning) message for DSN= without DISP=.

    Details: Every DD DSN= should code a disposition (DISP=). Taking the default DISP (NEW) is never desired, and is risky. Currently, the existing JCL-checker product from another vendor detects this condition, and spits out an error message like thi...
    4 months ago in IBM Z JCL Expert 0 Submitted

    Requirement for IBM EKMF: Implementation of Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) Using RSA Tokens

    Enhancing Security Protocols for EKMF Agents and DB2 Database Access Background IBM Enterprise Key Management Foundation (EKMF) currently authenticates users via a single-factor method, requiring only a username and password. This process grants a...
    4 months ago in Enterprise Key Management Foundation / EKMF Workstation 0 Under review

    zSecure - User defined character set for PHRASE when using C4R.USER.=ATTR

    With OA64290 the ability was introduced to define in the APPLDATA for C4R.USER.=ATTR PHRASE. That support is great as it allows to generate by default passphrases instead of passwords. However, zSecure generates a passphrase selecting all characte...
    over 2 years ago in zSecure / zSecure Command Verifier 2 Future consideration

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