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Core Infrastructure

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Empty target distribution libraries

Empty target or distribution PDSes are not copied to the target instance. I can bypass this issue by adding the PDSes to the list of non-SMP/E managed data sets.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

DFSMShsm and DFSMSrmm release process tape owner validation

Considering the current communication design between DFSMShsm and DFSMSrmm using the EDGDFHSM to release the expired tape volumes, the Itau bank is requesting an enhancement in this function. The Itau opened a software pmr: 67230,228,631 to descri...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Planned for future release

PFI0710-1354 Deployment manager should allocate linklist-datasets with one extend

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: lutz.lasthaus-freund@f-i.deSubmitters Company: Finanz Informatik PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PFI0710-1354 Deployment manager should allocate linklist-datasets with one extendHomework Assigned: NoRequirement C...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 3 Future consideration

UDLIST and REFLIST - Identify Personal LIsts by USS and z/OS Lists

UDLIST and REFLIST should be aware of the files in the personal lists and under UDLIST only display those personal lists that are only applicable to USS, the same for REFLIST.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 1 Not under consideration

Restrict access depending on the system service used to access a resource.

A resource, usually a dataset but it can be a general resource, can be accessed through different services. The idea relates to the ability of accessing the resource through TSO, for example, but not using a JOB (or NetView, or other systems servi...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

Tool to simulate access to resources.

Administrators and support staff usually need to refine and diagnose RACF controlled access. Therefore they should have available a tool to specify the conditions when an access is to happen and get a detailed RACF response.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

Enhance performance of fseek on multi-volume FBS data sets.

Function fseek should offer the same performance on FBS data sets regardless of how many volumes they are stored on.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / LE 0 Future consideration

Enhance ICSF to support dynamic Enable and Disable for ICSF TKDS

Current and recent releases of ICSF provide a function to Enable and Disable dynamic updates to ICSF CKDS & PKDS datasets - I believe via PANELID CSFACF00. This function is missing for ICSF TKDS dataset. It would be nice to have consistency a...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 0 Future consideration

DFSMShsm won't partrel multivolume SMS data sets

DFSMShsm should honor what is coded on the management class for the Partial Release attribute for multivolume SMS datasets to release unused space. Presently, DFSMShsm will not release unused space on multivolume SMS datasets during the Space Mana...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Not under consideration

Depository Trust and Clearing Corp

Enhance ADDUSER and DELUSER commands so that they go into supervisor state to update SYS1.BRODCAST on the command issuer's behalf.
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

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