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    zSecure - Events Report enhancement for IP (in and out filters)

    The current EV.I report is very helpful to create quickly a good report. It would be extremely beneficial if the filtering of the IP and Port can be better filtered with either local or remote or both.Currently the provided IP address or Port are ...
    about 2 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin 0 Under review

    zSecure - Improve Command generation to delete a contained user

    Currently zSecure Panels (when deleting a Userid) offers only the option: 1. Delete userid and override containment protection (Y/N; blank=N) Hence, if the user is contained one can enter Y to let zSecure generate the delete command anyway. Howeve...
    about 2 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin 0 Under review

    zSecure - Add CKGRACF REASON option to all 'command' panels

    We rely and use the CKGRACF REASON field for auditing purpose for all commands executed. However, not all Panels do show the option 'QUEUE CKGRACF command (allows use of Reason)' like in Panel C2RP3XCS. The panel appears when one performs updates ...
    2 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin 0 Future consideration

    zSecure - Supported SMF fields via Carla related to PH63197

    We have installed and activated APAR PH63197 for IBM Communication Server (zERT), see: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/apar/PH63197?mhsrc=ibmsearch_a&mhq=PH63197 This introduces new fields and details for certificates, for example: SMF119SS_...
    4 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin 3 Planned for future release

    zSecure - Helpdesk - Add Phrase to helpdesk panel rather than separate one

    Currently the Helpdesk panel offers the option to set a new password or phrase for a user. The differentiation between the two is made based on selection of 'Password or phrase'.However, only the 'New password' and 'Verify password' is listed, it ...
    about 1 month ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin 0 Planned for future release

    IBM Enterprise COBOL V6R4+ - Compilation directive to inform the compiler of the end of sequential code execution (call to exit / abend routine)

    Hi, We have observed that compiler optimization, particularly PERFORM inlining, can be disrupted by certain constructs in the COBOL source code: EXEC CICS RETURN EXEC CICS HANDLE ABEND LABEL CALL to subprogram without expected return, (abend...
    20 days ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 0 Submitted

    Pervasive Encryption reporting looking to report on Dataset Type and Last Use Date

    We would like to be able to SELECT/EXCLUDE on the dataset type so that we can filter the report based on the dataset type. There are some dataset types that are not able to be encrypted, and we would like to filter them out of the reports. We woul...
    6 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin 0 Under review

    IBM Enterprise COBOL V6R4+ - Review of SQL coding rules when using the Db2 coprocessor integrated into the compiler

    Hi, Based on our tests, when using the Db2 coprocessor integrated into the COBOL compiler, it is possible to declare an SQL cursor that uses host variables before those host variables are declared . This restriction should only apply to the use of...
    22 days ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 0 Submitted

    zSecure RA.S - provide capability to update RACFCLAS description field for installation defined classes

    zSecure has a knowledge base of certain classes, including IBMs of course, plus some OEM classes, such as £ENDEVOR, so that it can report something meaningful in the Description field of the newlist type=class report type. The default description ...
    6 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin 6 Planned for future release

    Port STCK functions from PL/I to COBOL

    Hello. COBOL provides intrinsic functions to get date in time in formatted format. I need to also get the STCK (and/or STCKE) values in bin/hexadecimal. PL/I has these features : pex PLISTCK(val) to put the STCK value in val. Is it possible to por...
    over 1 year ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 1 Future consideration

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