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IBM Z NetView

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SAF data set access check for target task's user profile to consider access of user profile for the task from which the command originated.

When using EXCMD to route a dataset update through an autotask, we have noticed that the access used is the access of the autotask itself, rather than the orignating user. This means that a user could maliciously update datasets just by routing th...
8 months ago in IBM Z NetView 1 Future consideration

Expand delimited length from 255 to 1024

This would help eliminate "DWO378E DELIMITED STRING IS TOO LONG, GREATER THAN 255 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH" when working with PIPEs, and perhaps other areas as well.
about 2 years ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration

WINDOW 100 lines long

We now have very large screens, so I am running with a 3270 screen 100x127. This is giving WINDOW a problem, especially when scrolling.I've done some testing and found the issue is due to the CNMKWIND panel definition only having 76 data lines. I ...
about 4 years ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration

NetView : allow NETVONLY=cmdname in MRT

Client requests update of the NETVONLY function in MRT message revision table, to allow NETVONLY=cmdname, same as it functions today for CRT command revision table. Reason for this request is there may be compare/evaluation methods used in the MRT...
about 12 years ago in IBM Z NetView 1 Future consideration

Canzlog Print - Need additional Option for easy use

For CANZLOG is a new PRINT option via APAR available. That was great !But after my first try to use it on the simplest way ... I failed. In our company the CANZLOG was not used only by automation admins which have know how about filters and the ma...
over 5 years ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration

Ability to use thePREFIX paramenter when using JOBNAME on an UPON statement in an MRT

You cannot use the PREFIX parameter when using JOBNAME on the UPON statement in an MRT. The alternative is to code this using the OTHERMSG statement but this is not as efficient.
about 7 years ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration

Provide the equivalent of the Netlog BROWSE ALL command in CANZLOG

You can use the BLOG command in conjunction with the Netlog BROWSE ALL subcommand. This is not available when using CANZLOG.
about 3 years ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration

Add Keyspec MTYPE To CNMECZFS Command And To CANZLOG Panel

Enhancement to to the CNMECZFS command and to the CANZLOG panel (CNMKCZLG) to permit filtering on the MTYPE/HDRMTYPE field. The Mtype is one of the fields noted in BR LOG, yet there is currently no way to filter on Mtype in either command CNMECZFS...
about 11 years ago in IBM Z NetView 1 Future consideration

Introduce Python into NetView Scripting

REXX is very easy; we all know how to code it and it is easy to learn for the newbies. Still, all the youngsters seem to know coding with Python. Python provides a readily available toolbox, which will help the new joiners to be productive quickly...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration

NetView IPTRACE Analyze Function Needs a PF8

NetView IPTRACE Analyze Function Needs a PF8 Scroll Forward Key. NetView's IPTRACE Analyze Function is good but to get to the next trace record the user needs to back out, select the next trace record and hit ANALYZE again.This is cumbersome when ...
about 4 years ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration

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