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Reopen data sets after restart

Local files are reopened after restarting Eclipse automatically, remote z/OS file aren't. Please add an option to have also the last z/OS Data sets / members opened, that were open upon shutdown.
about 2 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 4 Not under consideration

IDz: Copy/Paste only works in one direction

e want to use copy and paste while working with the project view and the remote system explorer. We tried it in both directions but only the way from the project explorer to the host worked. There is a workaround with drag and drop but I wonder wh...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 6 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer MFA Support for zOS Connections outside RSE

Currently only zOS RSE connections include MFA support. We currently use zOS FTP, zOS Connect, etc. Connections.
almost 5 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 Not under consideration

Add warning when exporting RSE filters leads to not export all filters

When you export filters for a z/OS connection in Remote Systems Explorer, there must be a warning, if this doesn't lead to export all filters.
almost 5 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 2 Not under consideration

option to switch to Superuser mode

Explorer for z/OS needs an option to switch to Superuser mode (SU).
about 6 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 Not under consideration

Single FTP session to allow MFA

In the FTP perspective, use only one FTP session. This will allow our multi factor authentication MFA. From the sniffer/Wireshark, we see the first session authenticate, but the second fails because the same token pin is presented a second time. T...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 2 Not under consideration

Job Log view is needed to handle very large job output

We have CICS region jobs running on different regions. When user wants to see the job log from RDz its throwing heap error. since the output size is more than 3 million lines. I want to act on my job out put rather than viewing 3million lines in o...
over 8 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 4 Not under consideration

Limit number of UNIX Files displayed under Z/OS UNIX Files

When listing files under z/OS UNIX Files folders, all the files are listed, regardless of the number of files. When listing members under MVS Files there is a preference "Default expansion page size for filters and data sets" which limits the numb...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 Not under consideration

Add MFA support to z/OS FTP Perspective

The z/OS Explorer's z/OS perspective for FTP connections should be enhanced to support MFA authentication. Currently, it only supports userID + password authentication.
over 6 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 1 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer Ability to view RACF/ACF2 Security Violations

We must have the ability to view the traditional RACF/ACF2 Security violations in order to quickly troubleshoot issues
about 6 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 2 Not under consideration

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