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z/OS Explorer

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RFE IDz Remote Systems View should be able to sort datasets alphabetical by dataset name only

RFE IDz Remote Systems View should be able to sort datasets alphabetical by dataset name only and not by type-based order like when listing a mix of non-migrated and migrated (DFSMShsm HMIGRATE) datasets. This is currently by design. No doubt, if ...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 2 Not under consideration

Parameter colorisation in JCL editor

Add the possibility to colour a parameter in Window > Preferences > JCL > Editor > Syntax Colouring.
over 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Other 4 Not under consideration

Filter on a GDG entry gives "Empty list"

Filter on a GDG entry gives in IDz the answer "Empty list", even though the GDG have children.
over 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Other 9 Not under consideration

Sort Tabs in Remote Shell View

When we have several tabs open in the the Remote Shell view, it would be very helpful if we could sort them in the same way as we can sort the tabs in the editor.
over 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 2 Not under consideration

option to switch to Superuser mode

Explorer for z/OS needs an option to switch to Superuser mode (SU).
over 5 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 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
over 5 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 2 Not under consideration

Explorer needs grouped connections to relate ftp connection and cmci connection together

RBS has multiple sysplex and CICSplex.When switching CMCI session the related FTP session does not switch automatically.Which means the explorer can deliver incorrect results because of a mismatch between active CMCI and FTP session connections. A...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 1 Not under consideration

Support JWT in zCEE API Toolkit IBM Explorer for z/OS

From the PMR:Hello,I've confirmed with the z/OS Connect EE developers that JWT authentication from the z/OS Connect EE API toolkit is not supported. Could the customer raise an RFE that would start with z/OS Explorer host connections and then we c...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 2 Not under consideration

z/OS Remote System connection Export/Import

Currently the z/OS Explorer allows you to export all of your host connections that are non-rse (remote system explorer). This means that all RSE connections need to be manually entered on any secondary installation of IBM z/OS Explorer.
almost 6 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.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 1 Not under consideration

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