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    Please add the message IGD17162I to the Syslog/Operlog.

    Background: We want to use Optools/SystemAutomation to quickly obtain an overview of all datasets allocations that trigger this message, even though the job ends with RC=00. IGD17162I RETURN CODE (12) REASON CODE (5F01083F) RECEIVED FROM COMPRESSI...
    25 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 0 Future consideration

    GDS_RECLAIM should delete/define the GDS versus reusing the same create date

    Currently, when you turn on GDS_RECLAIM the system will reuse an existing GDS if it is in DEFERRED status. This is a great idea except for the fact that the process keeps the original create date. In one instance we had GDS' that were created in F...
    11 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 0 Future consideration

    Enhance SMS message IGD17279I to better describe file allocation error - the diagnostic code in the message (041A041D) is not useful.

    Hello, we recently had an incident with non-VSAM allocation space problems on EAV volumes due to the Dataclass EATTR defaulting to 'blank'. We came across the following message and required IBM support to provide an explanation: IGD17279I 411 VOLU...
    about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 0 Future consideration

    Change allocation unit from cylinder to megabyte or tracks for a better release

    To avoid loosing space when customer allocate file in cylinder unit, it should be great to have a properties on dataclas to convert automatically cylinders unit allocation to tracks or megabytes. In this way the space release is done at tracks bou...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 1 Future consideration

    Enhance DFSMS to check for assignment of DATACLASS values for the SCDS, ACDS, & COMMDS

    This will inform administrators prior to an activation that a configuration conflict exist which may cause activation to go into allocation, effectively preventing activation from proceeding. Worse case could be a difficult to recover CDS file.
    almost 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 0 Future consideration

    add the substr function into ACS routines to simply SMS management for complex environment

    I have been working with a customer who wants to obtain the subsystem ID for more generic filtlists and storage group assignments. Something like filtlist XXXSAP INCLUDE(DSN%%%U.**, 'ICF.DRPLEX.%%%SAP') EXCLUDE(DSN%%%%%.ARCHLOG1.**, DSN%%%%%.ARCHL...
    about 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 1 Future consideration

    creation of a new read-only variable: &LIKE(Yes/No) for the ACS routine

    With the LIKE parameter in JCL the following read-only variables are not available in the ACS-routines. &DSNTYPE &DSORG &MAXSIZE &RECORG &SIZE I would like to have a new read-only variable : &LIKE (YES/No) recognize that th...
    over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 0 Future consideration

    DFSMS, SREAD OVER VOLUMES depending upon volume-status and free-space

    'Spread over volumes' allocated always on the volumes at the beginning of a storagegroup, regardless of volume-status : QUINEW,ENABLE and free-space. If it supported the behavior of primary allocation over multiple volumes no longer differs from o...
    over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 0 Future consideration

    ACS Read only variable required for RECFM

    We are converting our sequential data to extended format in preparation for pervasive encryption. We use the zbna software to identify files unsuitable for EF, due to utilising EXCP. We have identified a lot of files with a RECFM of FS (mostly SAS...
    over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 1 Future consideration

    Use of a filtlist in the exclude statement

    We would like to be able to use a filltlist in the exclude statement of another filllist. Often we have a long list of datasets that are allocated with custom constructs. So that the general filtlist does not unintentionally take effect, we also e...
    over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 3 Future consideration

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