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Core Infrastructure

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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

ICSF: quick rollback to the old master key in case of problems with the coordinated change Master Key

Normally we load the 2 parts of the mk from the TKE. Then from the ICSF we make the option Coordinated xKDS change MK. This process change the new MK in alls systems of the sysplex (re-enchypher included). This process seems very robust. But in ca...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 1 Not under 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

Enhance FTP DIR Results for PDSE

Enhanced the results of the FTP subcommand DIR to report a PDSE as PE or PO-E, instead of as PO where it can be confused with a PDS.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Allow use of better data selection parameter(s) on the PRINT command of ADRDSSU

When printing a data set using ADRDSSU I can see the absolute text of files including encrypted files. However, in order to just see a small part of the text I need to print the entire data set or specify absolute track addresses. Absolute track a...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Not under consideration

Legacy ISPF Gateway honors CGI_ISP* over _CMDSERV_*_HOME (or that the ship ISPXZENV to delete _CMDSERV_*_HOME).

Allow for flexibility of application developer to set CGI_ISPCONF and CGI_ISPWORK variables in their Groovy build scripts.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 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

Provide additional restriction to using IDCAMS DELETE 'XYZ.**' MASK

Protect data environment from unintenational data loss
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 4 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.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Future consideration

Improve EDIT Macro Compare return code

The current ISPF Edit compare macro command does not provide a meaningful return code.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 1 Future consideration

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