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Enhance 126char console command limit

A z/OS Console Command is limited to 126 char. For me this is a similar bad limitation as the 100 char jcl parm-limit before z/OS 2.1 (which is lifted now with PARMDD etc.) I´d like to have 1024char.
about 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Consoles 2 Future consideration

Provide more granular control over the maximum number of processes limits

Currently, the maximum number of processes is controlled by the MAXPROCSYS value in BPXPRMxx. There are warnings not to set this value too high as each process has the potential to consume its own address space. This means that MAXPROCSYS should n...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / USS 1 Not under consideration

Make the ISPF TSO Command Function Consistently Across All ISPF Panels

an IBM Case was recently created to describe a problem encountered by RACF administrator, who had recently converted the RACF password pattern to include lower case characters. The problem encountered they discovered was that the ISPF TSO Command ...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / ISPF 2 Not under consideration

Supporting all date and time formats of DB2

We use the DB2 date and time formats in our programs. Therefor it is necessary that the language environment - that is the software LE - supports all date and time formats that DB2 supports.Supports means (examples):- day-zero is accepted (00-00-0...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Future consideration

Add command to limit find/change/exclude commands to specific vertical range

It is possible to limit both the "width" and "depth" of the ISPF editor F(ind), C(jange) and (e)X(clude) commands, by specifying bounds and labels. Of these two, the bounds ("width") can be set using the "BOUNDS" primary and/or "BNDS" line command...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

CTRACE filter for IP Address for SSL traces

When taking an SSL trace for ATTLS connections you have to take traces for all ATTLS connections. This leads to a lot of noise in the trace.
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / SSL 0 Future consideration

Interface for RACROUTE-Calls from REXX/Cobol/PLI

Need for a standard interface for RACROUTE-Calls, to check authorizations for datasets and resssources from 3GL-Languages like Cobol, PL/I or REXX or even Java. Implementation in different ways: - checking for own authorizations- checking the auth...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / RACF 6 Not under consideration

Cert (private key) cleanup prevention for PW envelop keys

During certificate cleanup based on expiration date, the certificate for password enveloping was deleted- No new password envelopes- No access to passwords in envelopes
about 6 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

Allow suppression of TSO message OPERATOR ACTION HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR YOUR DATA SET when accessing GDG tape

The current experience for when a TSO user opens GDG tape datasets via dynamic allocation is the user will receive message on screen "OPERATOR ACTION HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR YOUR DATA SET" for each dataset referenced. This happens because a TPUT is...
8 months ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

Need ability to allow/deny certain IDCAMS functions

Would like the ability to allow/deny certain IDCAMS functions via PARMLIB/SAF, etc. Specifically, we want the ability to allow/disallow the use of the DELETE keyword on DEFINE CLUSTER, DELETE. there could be other parameters that could use the sam...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 10 Not under consideration