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WTOR with REPRO NOMERGECAT confirming that NOMERGECAT is intended and informational msg that target catalog needs to be used

When using REPRO NOMERGECAT a WTOR should be issued asking the client if he really wants to run the NOMERGECAT and if the answer is yes, issuing a message that you must use the target catalog after the nomergecat.
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 4 Not under consideration

request a solution for OA26512: MR1022132619

DFHSM shutdown after ARCCTL TASK abended. For further information look at the PMR.The recommended action from IBM was to open this RFE.
about 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 3 Not under consideration

IKED Messages to SYSLOGD need to use priorty class

IKED Messages all logging to the same priority for SYSLOGD daemon instead of logging between debug, info and err messages.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

JCL syntax checking for AVGREC=U with SPACE=(CYL|TRK)

It is currently acceptable to have AVGREC=U and SPACE=CYL, but going to a secondary volume, the allocation changes to TRK. This can cause more than 59 volumes to be used, causing the job to fail. When job is going through conversion,this scenario ...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 1 Not under consideration

Centralize Stack Symbols names in zOSMF

Right now when you create STACK Variables in zOSMF you have to copy the exact name to each stack. Also it is difficult to change a stack variable name in the tool. It would be better if there was central table of names that you can add to and see ...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Change the TCP/IP Base Resolver Configuration search order

Move DEFAULTTCPIPDATA so it comes before SYS1.TCPPARMS(TCPDATA) in the TCP/IP Base Resolver Configuration search order.
about 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 6 Not under consideration

Let zOSMF assume that PMR numbers for PDDU are IBM ones?

Hi, When in Incident Management in zOSMF and selecting "Send Diagnostic Data" a PMR number must be entered. It is assumed that the PMR number is not an IBM one unless a box is checked. The default should be that it is an IBM PMR and the checking o...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

Metadata for certificates

For certificates, would like metadata that identifies things such as who the cert. was sent to.
about 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 4 Not under consideration

Provide the last modified time stamp for a sequential dataset on z/OS

I provide a tool that reads a file, then subsequently updates the file. I want to be able to detect if the file has been modified by another process, but since the sequential dataset does not provide a modification time stamp, I am unable to do th...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Access Methods Non-Vsam 3 Future consideration

Test ability for PAGENT updates prior to installing them

IBM to provide a function in pagent to test a staging file for correctness prior to staging file being stored in production location. This would allow a file ready for production to be tested for logic errors prior to being installed
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Not under consideration

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