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Perform Batch Reanalysis on FA Originating LPAR in SYSPLEX

This idea would benefit all users who run Fault Analyzer in a sysplex environment, use Fault History Views that cover history files from different LPARs in said sysplex, and have LPAR specific dependencies where running the batch reanalysis on an ...
24 days ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 0

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

Enhance Pre/Post Command process so that the APPLDATA would allow lowercase chars in the =PSTCMD

I have a need to always build OMVS segments with /u/userid in the home directory field Someone always ends up specifying /tmp and I need Command Verifier to ensure the following is always set OMVS(HOME(/u/userid) PROGRAM(/bin/sh)) So i'm envisioni...
8 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Command Verifier 0 Under review

Ability to control multiple Interval values for Password or Phrase Intervals

The profile C4R.USER.PHRINT.owner.userid allows for APPLDATA to be specified where you can control access to the usage of a specific interval or no interval. In our environment I could only use C4R.USER.PHRINT.** but I would need multiple APPLDATA...
over 2 years ago in zSecure / zSecure Command Verifier 0 Future consideration

Request to provide a ZAP or work around for Fault analyzer v16 to read LE delimiter separator character from default "/" to "\".

Request to provide a ZAP or work around for Fault analyzer v16 to read LE delimiter separator character from default "/" to "\".We do have a zos usermod in one of client system which changes the LE delimiter separator character from "/" to "\" and...
8 months ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Ability to see CKXLOGID information in the Command Logger Data when using ONLYAT

We use CKXLOGID to record the Access Request Number information to document the approvals received for issuing the RACF Command(s). We have noticed that if your RACF Command contains ONLYAT the command still appears in the Command Logger data, but...
9 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Command Verifier 0 Under review

Make IBM Fault analyzer to work with BLKOFF option as well

In our organization we have used BLKOFF as default option while compiling programs and now to introduce Fault analyzer its not an easy transition as by default we are not able to use the existing compile listing as side files. We have to re-compil...
11 months ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Implement Command Logging for RACDCERT Commands

It's my understanding that RACDCERT commands are not eligible for Command Logger, because the command envelope IRREV01 is not called for RACDCERT Commands. Since Command Verifier does not process RACDCERT commands, then Command Logger does not rec...
about 3 years ago in zSecure / zSecure Command Verifier 3 Future consideration

FA Eclipse: Show variable content in Cobol Source

I want to see the contents of working-storage/linkage variables in the opened Cobol source (e.g. with mouseover / hover-over) when using the Eclipse plugin for Fault Analyzer and open the programs source code
over 4 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Fault Analayzer should be able to provide abended file and records involved in the abend

When I open a fault analyzer report for abended job I want to get the file name and all the bad records information which causes the abend.
over 8 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Not under consideration