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Write IEFC001I and IEFC002I information to SMF

Description: At the point where IEFC001I and IEFC002I messages are produced, also write this information to SMF. The record should indicate if it was a cataloged procedure (the IEFC001I infomation) or an INCLUDE group, the member used, whether i...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 1 Future consideration

Z/OS PARMDD to support started task parameter

Please have PARMDD support started task parameter
over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Assign MSGTYP=(JOBNAMES) to message IEF402I to better communicate job failures

At present, other job initiation/termination messages are visible to consoles with MONITOR(JOBNAMES) attribute set, such as IEF403I, IEF404I, and IEF450I. The lack of MSGTYP=(JOBNAMES) for IEF402I appears to be missing the spirit of the MONITOR(JO...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 0 Future consideration

SET symbol value concatenation with lowercase and special characters

Simplify the syntax around creating USS paths by combining JCL SET symbols.
over 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 2 Future consideration

IEFC001I Should include the nested level in it

Currently the IEFC001I messages looks like this IEFC001I PROCEDURE MYPROC WAS EXPANDED USING SYSTEM LIBRARY SYS1.PROCLIB
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 1 Future consideration

Expanded support allowing symbol substitution inside quoted fields.

Requesting the ability to code system and/or JCL symbols inside a quoted field and have their values substituted. Today this is not possible. Consider the following scenario://EXPORT EXPORT SYMLIST=* //TEST SET DIR='/part1/part2/part3/&SYSCLON...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 1 Future consideration

Converter/Interpreter JCL Security Check

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0325114051User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSHARE013507Title: Converter/Interpreter JCL Security CheckingSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MV...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 1 Future consideration

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