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Core Infrastructure

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Enhance SDSF Log Read Options

Please provide an option to filter for specific messages when reading the log. ISFLOGSTARTDATE works to set a starting date with ISFLOGSTOPDATE setting the ending date for the search. Having something like ISFLOGMSG option to limit the results to ...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Future consideration

Message EZZ0053I should include the file that was used

When an obeyfile is issued the message EZZ0053I COMMAND VARY OBEY COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY is issued. However if there are a lot of obeyfiles being done, it is hard to determine which one it was and if the obeyfile was successful or not.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

ADRDSSU move multivolume file to new SMS volumes preserving original allocation

I would like to have the capability to use DFDSS to move a multivolume file from one SMS pool to another and do not consolidate or manipulate the allocation. If I have a 4 volume file when moved I would like the target to be on four volumes regard...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

New option to suppress the MDRDMT records from the logrec

The Itau bank has a very large TS7700 tape environment with a heavy workload.We want an option to turn off the MDRDMT records from the logrec, it is necessary because depending the quantity of logical volumes mount requests, sometimes the logrec d...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Tape Storage SW Support 2 Future consideration

Keep owner of .sh_history on shell initialization

On shell initialization the .sh_history in the home directory is recreated (with the previous content) and the owner is set to the current UID, that started the process. This leads to problems, if the user changed his UID (e.g. switched to UID=0) ...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / Shell & Utilities 1 Future consideration

z/OSMF workflows as a self-service platform - Workflow Enhancements

We thought of using z/OSMF Workflows as a self-service platform where other teams could execute frequent requests made to us sysprogs independently, that way we would only need to take part in the initial workflow design and creation inside z/OSMF...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

Regarding OMVS.ROOT of z/OS installation ServerPac of z/OSMF version, /etc and /var I wish the BPSISETS work step of changing the attribute from DIR to SYML was done earlier.

Now, the reason why this SymLlink processing was not omitted in the installation of Server Pac for z/OS V2.3 is that there was a key point in the JCL that generated the installation JCL for V2.3. In V2.3, there is a JCL member called ALTCAT, and a...
11 months ago in z/OS / Order/Distr/Install 1 Not under consideration

Show JCL statement numbers in JESJCL output in the Status tab

When a JCL error happens, statement numbers are displayed in JESYSMSG. SDSF shows these statement numbers in JESJCL but z/OSMF's Status tab for JESJCL is missing these statement numbers. This means a customer needs to go to SDSF to view JESJCL in ...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Add Symbolic option to Syntax check

We want to have an option added to the VARY TCPIP,,SYNTAXCHECK to allow you to specify a set of IEASYMXX members. We would also like to see this same option added to the exportprof function as well. V TCPIP,,SYNTAXCHECK,SYM=(xx,yy,bb)This will ove...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Increase the maximum number of Functional Recovery Routines (FRR) entries

In the z/OS operating system, functional recovery routines (FRRs) provide means of recovery when running within SRB routines. FRRs are set through the SETFRR macro and are mapped by the FRRS control block. There is always one set of FRRs per proce...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_General 2 Future consideration

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