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Core Infrastructure

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extended ip-address support for netaccess

Include the ip-address of the network resource that is being accessed to the ICH408I-netaccess-message and not just in the smf-audit-log. Everytime netaccess is denied for a user the ich408i message occurs.As administrator it's much easier to dete...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

SDSF XDC Panel Include DD name or DSID

Currently when using XDC to print output from a job in SDSF it only displays the JOBNAME and JOBNUMBER. This is fine if you are only using it once. However, if you have multiple XDC commands going on at one time, then when you hit ENTER, it is not...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Planned for future release

enhance UUID@GEN to generate ITU compatible uuids

UUID@GEN data set is a member of hlq.SEZALOAD. (alias of member ezauidgn) currently TSO UUID@GEN or TSO ezauidgn generate for exampleuuid (458487b55160.02.c0.64.02.03.00.00.00)containing time_high := 458487b5time_low := 5160family := 02host := c06...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

Underlying reason for save failure is written to the log but not displayed to the user

When saving a file/member for a workflow step (such as saving JCL for a workflow step), the underlying error is hidden from the user. The user must go to IZUG0.log to find the underlying reason. It would be good if the error dialog presented to th...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

OMVS Shell Logging to SYSLOGD

IBM should provide the ability to log messages to the active OMVS/USS syslogd. Currently logger, which is standard in UNIX for writing messages to syslogd, does not have this ability in z/OS but writes messages to the z/OS SYSLOG without an option...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / USS 4 Future consideration

Enhance TSO TELNET command to be able to pass parameter 'Srcip'

Allow source IP parameter to be used with the TSO TELNET command, or an equivalent command/service.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Implement IXGINVNT REQUEST=CHECKDEF EXTRACT=YES and return all logstream names in a sysplex

It would be useful to go ahead and implement IXGINVNT REQUEST=CHECKDEF EXTRACT=YES. It would be nice to have information like the system name the logstream belongs to, status of the logstream, what kind of logstream it is, *DASDONLY*, PRODUCTION o...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / BCP_Logger 2 Not under consideration

Add BWO when performing dataset level flashcopy of an open VSAM dataset.

Please see PMR 23957,442,000.This request is needed to address a problem introduced when migrating our DFDSS logical backups from Concurrent Copy to FlashCopy (Using DFDSS FASTREPLICATION). At times when a dataset flashcopy is taken and we later a...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 2 Future consideration

PDS with 4K directory blocks, Load module headers

Current PDS directories are 256 bytes with 8 byte key, so 38 blocks per 3390 track or 9.5K of data. Allowing 4096 bytes with 8 byte key would allow 11 blocks per 3390 track or 44K of data. Current PDS directories only have full blocks until end of...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS Access Methods Non-Vsam 1 Not under consideration

Support Control Passthru for Up, Down, RFind and RChange

With z/OS 2.2 the ability to passthru Left and Right was provided using the CONTROL PASSTHRU service. This should be extended to support Up, Down, RFind and RChange.
about 6 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Future consideration

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