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z/OS Explorer

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IDz: Add Requeue Action to the JES System

In JES we can requeue a job but this option doesn't exist in IDz.
over 5 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 4 Delivered

Setup warning message how long after password is going to expire in IDz similar to 3270 emulator .

Currently IDz not showing warning message of password is going to expire before few days so user can change password before it gets expire. Mainframe 3270 emulator shows warning message before few days that password is about to expire and do chang...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS Explorer / All components 3 Delivered

Receive an error message when trying to open a file in a manner that isn't allowed based on the file type.

Currently if I try to double click on a vsam file in remote systems explorer, nothing happens. If a developer is unfamiliar with the fact that you cannot open a vsam in this manner in idz, they might be confused and continue to double click not kn...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 2 Delivered

Dynamically limit the Remote Monitor view poll interval when it results in huge results sets

In the Remote Monitor view -> Retrieved jobs, check Poll Wait Inteval set to minimum, msg "Fetching children of retrieved jobs" pops up every 5 seconds in the lower right corner when the result set is huge (example, when user does not filter JE...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 Delivered

Prevent $HASP708 with new security checks

I want to ask you for implementation of a new security check (for example SDSF as Klaus goetze has explained within the pmr) in order to examine Access permission to JES spool files BEFORE JES2 security check. This "pre-validation" should prevent ...
over 7 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Other 3 Delivered

Alert displayed when a process is in timeout for a long time

When a process has been blocked in timeout for a certain time, it would be good to display an alert to inform users.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Other 4 Delivered

Support of more than one remote system details window

Currently there is only one remote system details window available.We are using the function "Show in table" to view the content of datasets, jobs, etc. in the remote system details. Since there is only one remote system details window available, ...
over 8 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 2 Delivered

Show hexa car in JES Sysout

In JES JOB we have data in HEXA (see file sample.jpg). We need a solution to read it like than it exists for COBOL editor (see picture CobolEditor.jpg).
over 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 5 Delivered

RSEAPI - support changing RACF passphrases. you currently only support eight (8) character passwords

eight (8) character passwords no longer meet modern security requirements. RACF passphrases are becoming the "new" standard/requirement. We want to use RSEAPI password API to set/modify RACF passphrases - we need the ability to call RSEAPI passwor...
about 2 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 2 Delivered

Remote System Explorer management of certificates

When using an encrypted connection to the host, Remote System Explorer (RSE) prompts users to accept certificates that have not already been added to the preferences in Remote Systems> SSL/TLS, see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/explorer-for-zos/3...
about 2 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 2 Delivered

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