z/OSMF Guild Poll 2

1. Which of the following z/OS Storage Management functions are valuable for storage automation? (Please choose 3)

List and view SMS volume, storage group, data class, storage class and management class
View, define and alter SMS base configuration
Define, alter and delete SMS volume, storage group, data class, storage class and management class
Display, edit, translate, validate, test and delete ACS routines
Display, define, alter, validate and activate SCDS
List, view, define, alter and delete cloud class constructs
List, view, define, alter, backup and recover aggregate groups
Provision and de-provision storage resources
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2. Which of the following tools would you like to use to manage storage automation. (Choose as many as applicable)

z/OSMF GUI
Red Hat Ansible
ZOWE CLI
Homegrown REST API solutions
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3. Are you or your colleagues is using Workflow? (Select as many as apply)

Yes, we are using workflow for z/OS Upgrade
Yes, we are using workflow for z/OS Software Installation and Configuration
Yes, we are using workflow for Cloud Provisioning and Management for z/OS
Yes, we are creating our own workflows
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No, we are not using workflow yet
I don't know

4. What is holding you back from using Workflow?

I didn't know about Workflow
I don't have the need to use Workflow
I haven't had time to explore Workflow yet
Workflow lacks functions that I need
I don't know how to create my workflow definitions
I found it's hard to create workflow definitions for our own processes.
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4. Please share any specific functions that would add value to Workflow for your enterprise

4. Please select all functions you would like z/OSMF Workflow to have

Basic authentication with remote systems without having to configure SSO
Deep Search all the contents of workflow steps
More Workflow and step templates so that I can create my own workflows easier
Sleep capability to pause the automation for a specified period
Loop workflow step
Support system variables in file template
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5. What tools do you use to create or edit workflows? (Select all that apply)

z/OSMF Workflow Editor
z/OSMF Desktop Editor
Broadcom Workflows4z VS Code Extension
ZOWE Explorer VS Code Extension
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I do not create or edit workflows

6. Do you anticipate using workflows in the future?

6. If you would like to work with the z/OSMF team to highlight specific use cases and build a plan towards adopting workflows please submit your contact information and a member of our steering committee will reach out to you

6. If you would like to participate in our SWAG raffle please include your contact information