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Core Infrastructure

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TCB field for V64WAENTRY

The 31 bit couterpart VSMLIST has the TCB field IARV64 REQUEST=LIST should have it as well
about 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 0 Future consideration

Allow PVTMOD/PVTEP modules to be traced when a module of the same name has been loaded via GLOBAL=YES.

Introduce a new SLIP option on the PVTMOD/PVTEP statement, to indicate that a loaded-to-global module should be ignored when a module of the same name, exists in the private area of the specified address space.
about 3 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Service Aids 1 Not under consideration

(MUFG) When operating VOLCAT with ISMF, the updated VOLCAT information shoud be displayed in ISMF panel or as pop-up warning

When operating VOLCAT with ISMF, the customer wants that the updated "VOLCAT name + VOLSER name of the VOLCAT" should be displayed in ISMF panel or as pop-up warning.
about 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS ISMF/Naviquest 3 Future consideration

Printing incorrect VVDS should show some suitable messages.

My customer encountered that printing incorrect VVDS results in RC=04 without any suitable messages. PAGE 0001 5695-DF175 DFSMSDSS V2R03.0 DATA SET SERVICES 2022.286 09:30 PRINT DATASET(SYS1.VVDS.VWAS901) INDYNAM(WORK03) ADR101I (R/I)-RI01 (01...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Utilities 2 Not under consideration

IXGDELET range including the block in the BLOCKID parameter

Requesting a new option to IXGDELET a range of blocks older than specified in the BLOCKID parameter AND including the block specified in the BLOCKID parameter. Our application has regular cycles of IXGBRWSE READCURSOR and IXGDELET BLOCKS=RANGE to ...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Logger 1 Not under consideration

Notify DFSMShsm users when automatic functions do not complete within a specified amount of time.

HSM has automatic functions which run for a certain amount of time that can be varied. At times, an automatic function, such as migration, may get hung and not complete. Provide the capability of noting when a function does not complete within spe...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 3 Planned for future release

Add GIT functionality when using "dataset and file search"

It would be very handy if a GIT plugin would be available to perform GIT functions on USS files. In our shop we use GIT for version control for some of our configuration files. We now use other interfaces to issue the GIT commands but it would be ...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF Software Management ability to hide Software Instances

Within z/OSMF's Software Management plugin, we need the ability to hide or separate the viewing of the different Software Instances to secure sensitive information and also ease of use.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 2 Future consideration

z/OSMF: Add ability to restore an archived workflow

It would be nice to be able to restore an archived workflow.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Loss of packet after VIPAROUTE implementation

Customer implemented VIPAROUTE and, when any target gets recicled, RTOP destination cache sets the smallest MTU among viable routes to the destination, causing the GRE headers exceeds the MTU size causing loss of packets between the distributor an...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

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