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Make the RECOVER BACKUP function with zOSMF Plugin for zOS Change Tracker the same as the ISPF function when the "recovery" dataset does not exist

The RECOVER BACKUP function with zOSMF Plugin for zOS Change Tracker does not behave he same as the ISPF function when the "recovery" dataset does not exist. With the ISPF function, there is a naming standard that the RECOVERY dataset gets allocat...
6 days ago in z/OS / Change Tracker 0 Submitted

Provide keyword support to suppress generation of TITLES and LEGEND when running ISMF in batch

When running batch ISMF/NAVIQUEST using ACBJBAOB, would like to have keyword support to be able to suppress the generation of TITLES and/or LEGEND in the output (especially when sending the report to a file) which is then subsequently used as inpu...
8 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS ISMF/Naviquest 0 Submitted

The ability for Change Tracker zosmf comparison be able to do not only backup to current comparisons but to do Backup to backup comparisons without creating a recover file to do compare.

When multiple individuals update the same member , in parmlib for example, and one of the 4 updates for that IPL makes an error it would be nice to note when change error was actually made . This would result in quicker recovery than visually look...
6 days ago in z/OS / Change Tracker 0 Future consideration

Easier tool to help with structure sizing during CFLEVEL upgrades

We would like to have a tool that would read the current CF structures and generate a new CFRM policy source with all the structures increased simply based on the current CFLEVEL and a specified TARGET CFLEVEL. The tool would assume that the curre...
4 days ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 0 Submitted

Allow VSAM Data Sets To Consider Previously Used Volumes Prior To Extend Failures

Allow new extents for VSAM data sets to consider previously used volumes before failing the extend with out of volume error.The feature will be very useful to Db2 tablespace and index extend processing which will provide additional Db2 object avai...
2 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM 1 Under review

Increase MAXSESSIONS Limit

MAXSESSIONS limit of 2000 isn't high enough for out needs. Can you increase this value ?
about 1 month ago in z/OS / BCP_CEA 2 Under review

Allow otel.resource.attributes and otel.exporter.otlp.headers labels to be configurable

At UBS, it is mandatory to include billing information and software owner identification when sending data to our OTEL Landing Zone. This is achieved by setting the otel.resource.attributes and otel.exporter.otlp.headers fields. Without these attr...
20 days ago in z/OS / Advanced Data Gatherer 0 Submitted

Recover data sets from full volume dumps on TCT

To be able to recover a single data set from a full volume dump on TCT would be a nice enhancement. A use case would be Db2 System Backup that uses DFSMS Copy Pools and gives Db2 the possibility to recover a single table space by extracting the re...
20 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

Via the ISPF panels when using the recover option after you select DSN it would be nice to carry the PDS name forward to the member selection screen

You would be able to verify that indeed you have selected the correct dsn without having the backout of the screen and back to member list.
5 days ago in z/OS / Change Tracker 0 Future consideration

Generate SMF record for I/O that is not PAV (Parallel Access Volume) eligible.

The goal is to be able to arrange datasets onto different volumes, so we don’t encounter IOS080I messages due to non-PAV I/O waiting. We need to be able to see which dataset is being accessed by non-PAV eligible I/O and base on that information ta...
5 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS Access Methods Non-Vsam 0 Submitted