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IODF default value of FEATURE and PARAMETER in the manual and the F1 help panel

Our customer encountered data integrity problem for the user catalogs and the DASD datasets in the data warehouse system because a lot of USBs were SHARED=NO. Then it could not update the databases for a few weeks. So, our customer strongly reques...
1 day ago in z/OS / HCD 0 Submitted

Enable FEATURE SHARED=YES in the HCD PROFILE

Our customer encountered data integrity problem for the user catalogs and the DASD datasets in the data warehouse system because a lot of USBs were SHARED=NO. Then it could not update the databases for a few weeks. So, our customer strongly reques...
1 day ago in z/OS / HCD 0 Submitted

IODF report in CSV format

Our customer encountered data integrity problem for the user catalogs and the DASD datasets in the data warehouse system because a lot of USBs were SHARED=NO. Then it could not update the databases for a few weeks. So, our customer strongly reques...
1 day ago in z/OS / HCD 0 Submitted

DASD SHARED default YES in HCD dialog

Our customer encountered data integrity problem for the user catalogs and the DASD datasets in the data warehouse system because a lot of USBs were SHARED=NO. Then it could not update the databases for a few weeks. So, our customer strongly reques...
1 day ago in z/OS / HCD 1 Submitted

sdsf parmlib option give member name

We have the sdsf.parm command today. which lists the datasets in parmlib concatenation.It would be good to be able to issue sdsf.parm IGDSMS00 and it displays __ user.parmlib(IGDSMS00) __ sys1,parmlib(IGDSMS00) so I can then browse/edit it directl...
1 day ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Under review

Adding Functionality into RMF Monitor III and Z Performance Capacity Analytics for MQ

Dear IBM Team We have been provided with the IBM MQ Support Pac to interpret SMF data and the MQCMD utility to use. I can confirm it is very useful in the absence if anything else, if you required to keep channel message information and data trend...
6 days ago in z/OS / RMF 0 Submitted

Warning message for new data sets covered by a Generic Profile

Allowing a warning period - IBM Documentation The warning message is issued for existing data sets, not for new data sets. For example, if you try to create a new data set that has the same name as a generic profile that does not give you ALTER ac...
6 days ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Submitted

RACF to use SYS1.RACFDB ( read only) and User.racfdb (R/W)

I use zD&T( or zPDT) to provide my z/OS system. Every 6 months there is an updated version of ADCD (turn key z/OS solution) available with new catalog, and new RACF database etc. To migrate to this I have to find all the changes I made to my c...
3 days ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Submitted

Move settings of password phrase rules from ICHPWX11-exit to RACF SETROPTS

Today we use the Exit ICHPWX11 to manage our rules for RACF Password Phrases (e.g. length of Password Phrase, valid Characters). Unfortunately the exit is not supported by IBM. A sample is delivered with SYS1.SAMPLIB, but the most current version ...
13 days ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Submitted

zOS Health Check - Root and Altroot in synch?

Add a new Health Check or extend an existing one that compares the root and altroot filesystem if they are in synch.
19 days ago in z/OS / USS 0 Under review