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DFSMS PDS/PDSE

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A full PDSE dataset should be able to delete members without needing additional DASD space

We currently have a large SMP/E SMPPTS PDSE dataset which is full on a volume with only 5 available cylinders. Attempts to delete a member from the PDSE result in a E37-04 abend because the system is trying to get an additional extent. The dataset...
about 2 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 1 Planned for future release

IEBCOPY PDSE Member Generations Unload

IEBCOPY supports the ability to unload/reload a PDS to/from a sequential dataset. This is very useful for backup and transport. With the new GENS=ALL support for PDSE member generations the user expects to be able to do the unload/reload for their...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 0 Future consideration

Disallow edit/save of PDSE generated members

Provide the ability to disallow editing the non-zero PDSE member versions.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 1 Future consideration

Share PDSE cross sysplex

Enhancement of PDSEs to be able to be shared cross sysplex. Currently, PDSE could not be shared outside a SYSPLEX.
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 2 Future consideration

IEBCOPY Site Default for GENS=ALL

IEBCOPY should have a site wide default (parmlib) for GENS=ALL
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 0 Future consideration

Unable to delete member in PDSE 100% utilized

See: PMR
about 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 2 Future consideration

Avoid out of storage abends in LLA

LLA should not try to honor LLACOPY when there is not enough private memory available to do so. A better behavior would be to reject the LLACOPY and produce a proper CSV message to indicate this anomaly. Maybe it is possible to delay the LLACOPY t...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 0 Future consideration

Request to add more flexibility to PDSE Member Generations

This is an enhancement suggestion for the next version of PDSE libraries. With PDSE V2, you can retain multiple generations of members. This feature may have been added to close one of the remaining PDSE functionality gaps compared to regular PDS ...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 3 Future consideration

SYSZIGW0 should prevent deletion

My customer encountered the message IGW039I while allocating a new dataset although the dataset could have been deleted normally. The deletion should be prevented by qname SYSZIGW0. Please refer to case TS009656465 for more details.
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 1 Not under consideration

Provide A Command to Increase a PDSE V2 MAXGEN Value

When allocating a PDSE Version 2 Library one is required to specify a MAXGEN value that limits the number of Member Generations allowed within the PDSE. If the value is too small the user must either live with it, or recreate the PDSE in such as w...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 1 Future consideration

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